Veterans Day 2025

Some people talk about courage and sacrifice like these exist in a single moment, something

captured in a photograph or remembered in a headline. But those who have worn the uniform

know better. Courage isn’t loud. It’s the quiet act of showing up when you’re exhausted, afraid,

and uncertain what the next day will bring. It’s doing your duty even when the world forgets

what that really means.

Veterans Day is more than a discount at Starbucks. It’s more than just being far from home. It’s

about understanding that you might never see home again and still going anyway. It’s about

carrying the weight of that knowledge every day afterward. It’s about seeing the world

differently because you’ve seen too much of it.

I never really knew what to say when someone would say, “thank you for your service.”

It’s not that the words don’t matter; they do. There’s just a difference between imagining and

knowing how something feels. Gratitude is kind, but it can’t reach the places that memory still

holds. Some things you can’t describe, and some things you shouldn’t have to.

Coming home doesn’t always feel like coming back. The world moves on while part of you stays

somewhere else—in faces, in moments, in the sound of things you can’t forget. That’s a kind of

strength most people will never have to find, and maybe that’s mercy in its own way.

Whether for you this day is about celebration, reverence, or something in-between. It’s about

pausing long enough to honor the unseen burdens and the lives shaped by them. It’s about

gratitude that runs deeper than flags, parades, or speeches. It's about remembering the cost of

peace, freedom, and what it took to carry it.

To every veteran: thank you. For what you’ve endured, for what you’ve given, and for what you

still hold in silence. You are proof that courage doesn’t fade. It simply changes form.

If you’re a veteran in crisis or know one that needs help

Today, we remember you. We honor you. And we see you.

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