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Greeson: If we can’t come together on Veterans Day, well, that’s on us

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Olath Walton carries a flag during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Walton was representing the Knights of Columbus during the event.
Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Olath Walton carries a flag during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Walton was representing the Knights of Columbus during the event. Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Olath Walton carries a flag during the Massing the Colors during the Veterans Day Program at the Chattanooga National Cemetery Monday, November 11, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Walton was representing the Knights of Columbus during the event.

By Jay Greeson 3 min read

Monday was Veterans Day, which was hatched with the treaty that ended the hostilities of World War I.

The wording declared peace on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Shouldn’t this be the one thing we can agree on? A no-brainer, right?

War is bad. Peace is good. Freedom, YAY freedom.

Well, in a word: Nope.