I think a lot of people had considered Veteran's Day a thing of the past. A formality to get through until the old soldiers ride off into the sunset. Thanks to Bush, that will never, ever be the case. So many families have had to grieve losses they never imagined. I read about a TX soldier who went to a veterans rally. He had lost an eye, a hand, and a leg in Iraq. An elderly veteran walked up to him and began weeping. People were touched. I began to cry, because I knew what that old man was thinking -- "I risked my life, my brothers gave their lives, so you wouldn't have to go through this. We have failed you."