Today is Veterans Day in America. Veterans Day is a federal holiday on November 11 to honor all those who served in the U.S. military. Veterans Day was first designated to honor the veterans of World War I in 1918 and was called Armistice Day. That was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor veterans of both World War I and World War II.
On my talk show today, I spoke of my deep appreciation to all veterans and what they have contributed to my career. Every day I express my opinions and the freedom of speech that veterans fought for is the foundation of my career. We all owe veterans appreciation for their part in securing freedom of speech in America. Whether it’s expressing an opinion on talk radio or talking to friends over drinks in a bar, we all owe our freedom to express our opinions to our veterans.
President Trump has talked about changing the name of Veterans Day to Victory Day. If Veterans Day were changed to Victory Day, that would exclude many of our veterans from being recognized. The Vietnam War did not end in a U.S. victory. The Korean War did not end in a victory for the United States. There could be future conflicts that yield not decisive winner, but the veterans who fought in Vietnam, Korea, or any war in the future where there is no clear victory for the United States are no less worthy of the soldiers who fought in the wars that ended with surrender agreements.
There seems to be a tendency by the president to want to change everything so that history records that he was responsible for the change. Changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and changing Veterans Day to Victory Day when all wars did not end in victory are efforts to create landmarks for a president driven by a desire to change America in his image.
Hear more in the audio player above.