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Considering we have holidays such as National Chocolate Chip Cookie day or National Puppy Day, I don't see the big deal in having a Women' Veteran's Day. Its not like it would be a Federal Holiday.
Women have served in one way or another in every war this nation has ever fought . They also fought for years to be treated as equals. To be treated on par with their male counterparts. As a vet I fully support female vets. I also feel it would be a disservice to them to segregate them from the men who served along with them.
They are vets, let them be recognized with all other vets on the same day. To do otherwise, in my opinion, diminishes their service and contribution.
Considering we have holidays such as National Chocolate Chip Cookie day or National Puppy Day, I don't see the big deal in having a Women' Veteran's Day. Its not like it would be a Federal Holiday.
That's my thoughts. As a women veteran from Michigan, it doesn't really hurt anything. Our presences as women that served are not as recognized as men. Anyone in the customer service industry assumes my husband or father is the vet instead of me. I will assume because Michigan has a smaller vet population and/or mostly older male vet population. I haven't experience that in North Carolina or Florida yet.
That said someone who signs up for military service knowing they're working a job that's as safe as working in any civilian job doesn't deserve the title of "Veteran", not that it should affect benefits, but unless you actually did the job the military is intended to do (receive or return fire) you should not hold the title of veteran. If the criteria is set that "they could have been required to come under fire" then shouldn't that also apply the title to anyone registering for selective service?
That said someone who signs up for military service knowing they're working a job that's as safe as working in any civilian job doesn't deserve the title of "Veteran", not that it should affect benefits, but unless you actually did the job the military is intended to do (receive or return fire) you should not hold the title of veteran. If the criteria is set that "they could have been required to come under fire" then shouldn't that also apply the title to anyone registering for selective service?
I'm glad most people don't believe that including the federal government. Unless you are military, you will never know the sacrifice of multiple deployments, PCS to PCS moves every few years, leaving your mom, spouses, sister, brother, grandparents to take care of your children for months on end, the strain of emotional and physical toll, etc. With experience being an Army wife and active duty Army, I completely disagree.
Considering we have holidays such as National Chocolate Chip Cookie day or National Puppy Day, I don't see the big deal in having a Women' Veteran's Day. Its not like it would be a Federal Holiday.
don't kid yourself, that is what some would try to turn it into. We do not need days to honor every segment of society. Women who are vets are just that, vet and deserve to be honored just like all vets but they do not need a special day anymore than any other group. it is nothing like Chocolate Chip day or any other of those silly days, it is something to take very seriously. Let's not make a joke out of it.
A Michigan lawmaker is proposing a "Women's Veteran's Day" for June 15th citing that it is not fair that stories of female veterans often get left out of the narrative.
Should we create a Women's Veteran's Day? If so, should Veterans Day on 11/11 be changed to Men's Veteran's Day?
Should we also divide us up further and have Black Veteran's Day, Hispanic Veteran's Day, Muslim-American Veteran's Day, Veterans with a Peanut-Allergy Day, LGBTQ+ Veteran's Day, Mormon's Veteran's Day, etc...?
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