This Veterans' Day, do something to support US Veterans

Wounded Warrior project seems to be a good route too. At least I hope it is, as our household donates to it.

On Saturday I got together with a group of neighbors to help a Korean War veteran that lives down the road from me to make some needed repairs to his house. He has lived in the community since the 60s and has always been an active member of the community until this year when his health started going downhill. Several of us had asked him if he needed help over the past year as we noticed his house wasn't being kept in the meticulous shape he had always done in the past but he kept telling us he didn't need any help and that he had just been too busy fishing and playing with his great grandkids to worry about the little stuff.

His wife was a poll worker for the election and one of the neighbors that was also a pole worker started talking to her and she admitted that he was having too much trouble with his hips to do the work around the house but he was too proud to admit he needed help. They worked out a plan to get him out of the house for a few hours Saturday so we could get everything done without him knowing so he wouldn't have a chance to say no.

We installed a wheelchair ramp, painted the wood trim on the house as well as his fence, replaced some stained carpet in his living room, fixed up his landscaping, installed safety rails and handles in his bathroom, replaced his water heater that was giving him trouble and just helped clean up a lot of general clutter inside and out. We also installed a 30ft flag pole with an American flag and a 101st Airborne flag out front.

The look on his face when he got home was priceless.

I support the veterans fighting against American imperialism