Veterans Day 2010: Meet the challenge

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives November 11, 2010

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Editor's note: On this Veterans Day, a reprint of a very special Trib editorial. Today should remind all Americans that we owe a debt too profound for mere dollars to repay -- our debt of gratitude for the sacrifices made by those in our nation's military.

We certainly owe our veterans sustained focus on their needs, not just the one-day spotlight that shines on the Nov. 11 speeches, ceremonies and parades they so richly deserve. Thus, Veterans Day challenges us all to take action that translates solemn rhetoric about America's sacred obligations to all who wear its uniform into something more than just words. More...