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How easy is it to miss the importance of a special day that means so much too many, but to others it means to have a day off? Banks, post offices, schools and government personnel honors this holiday by closing for business. However, a special group considers this day more than a day to fire up the grill. They gather together with those who honors this day as they do to reflect.
Throughout the years, Hollywood has graced the screen with various films that honors Veterans with movies that depicts what is happening during a war, the conditions the troops are put in and the transition they face when they come home. Although there have not been films in the theatres recently that have focused on this subject, there is a small community of filmmakers that refuses to let us forget the courage of those who served go overlooked.
SnagFilms.com has made available a few short films and documentaries free in honor of Veterans Day. Films such as Arlington: Field of Honor takes the viewer to a sacred place filled with many who lost their lives sacrificing themselves for our safety. Baghdad Bound: Devil Dog Diaries shows the inside dealings of the Marines and the struggles many of them face being in a foreign land. Let us not forget those who have paved the way for those to follow their brave example in the film Battle for Midway, one of the most important wars in history World War II, and how their sacrifice allows us to have the lives that we have today. In addition, who can forget Pearl Harbor, the attack that took the US by surprise? We have seen the Hollywood version as Ben Affleck portrayed a courageous warrior, but in this film Pearl Harbor: Day of Infamy, hear commentaries from actual survivors of the attack and get a first hand account of what happened.
Therefore, before you let the grills sizzle or let the hot dogs and hamburgers cook to your taste. When you crack open that cold Coke or Pepsi and lay in your lawn chair in your back yard or on the beach surrounding by the ocean and the kids playing, reflect on why you have this day off. Remember the safety blanket you are under, take a moment of silence, and say thank you to those who made it possible. Enjoy your Veterans Day.
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