Veterans Day
For the past two years, I’ve had a post commemorating Veterans Day. In 2008, the post gave a history of Veterans Day. In 2009, I wrote of Veterans Day in conjunction with the tragedy at Fort Hood. This year, I’m a day late because of a bit too much travel this week. It’s important every year for all of us — employers, employees, citizens — to remember the fallen and all veterans on this day.
To help us remember, I have selected a few relatively famous speeches given on Veterans Day. These speeches approach this day from different vantage points, and they are all worth reading. Each speech honors our veterans. Their differences provoke thought and produce pride on this important day while our country is involved in two wars in which men and women continue to give their lives in service to our country.
So, here they are: General Douglas MacArthur; President Ronald Reagan; former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell; former U.S. Senator, Max Cleland (also Administrator of Veterans Affairs); and President John Kennedy.
A day late, I join with these speech makers and all Americans in paying tribute to our veterans.
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Chris Parker's practice focuses on the representation and counseling of companies in matters pertaining to the workplace and the protection of their intellectual property and trade secrets. In addition to serving as an advocate for clients, Mr. Parker is also trained as a mediator and frequently serves as a third-party neutral.
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While serving in an Of Counsel relationship with the firm, Mr. Bridgesmith also serves as the Executive Director at the Institute for Conflict Resolution at Lipscomb University and as an officer and principal in Strategic Resolutions Group, LLC. In these roles, Mr. Bridgesmith brings over 30 years of legal experience in dispute resolution and innovative workplace strategies to clients, students and business entities alike.
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