Veterans day has come and gone.  I was at a meeting when someone asked that all the veterans stand and be acknowledged.  There is always someone who looks at me funny when I do this.  Yes, I am a veteran, too.

You cannot tell military veterans by looking at them, a point well made in this internet page.

A lot of them happen to be women.  Many people do not think very much about this.  I routinely ask women patients if they have served in the Armed Forces.  I mean, they may be able to get medications free or other benefits, so I always ask.

Often women laugh.

“We have equal rights in this nation,”  I tell them.  “We should feel, I think, an equal obligation to service.  At the very least, it is a vocational option for many, as once it was for me.”

My husband made a wonderful photo tribute for my beloved Aunt Sadie, and for me. We both served in the Army.  My aunt is a nurse and by now everyone should have figured out what I am. Read more on Veteran’s Day Salute…