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The first Commander in Chief of the Armed forces of the United States, the president George Washington, expressed of the following way the national obligation of the whole citizenship with our troops: "The good will with which our young people are probably ready to serve in any war, without mattering how well-taken should be, it will have to be straight proportional as for how they perceive that the veterans of previous wars were treated and appreciated by his country”.
The nation, of course, honors our men and women in uniform every day of the year. But the formal recognition concentrates in May. This year we honor the soldiers died in campaign this May 25, Day of Commemoration to the Fallens (Brief Day).
The last one anniversary was born 141 years ago, May 30, 1868, in honor to the soldiers of the Union who took part in the American Civil war, but the homage expanded after the First World war to include the American victims of any war or military action.
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In this occasion, we pay special tribute the heroism and sacrifice of the American troops that also gave service in the Second World war, which ended in Europe on May 8, 1945, and in the Pacific Ocean three months later.
It is necessary to note down that the Law of Improvement of the Recruiting, Retention and Readjustment across the Education, 2938th Century, is only in allowing a major number of members of the military service to transfer the educational benefits to the members of his family, be already spouse or dependent children.
Washington Hispanic thinks that the above mentioned legislation, in current validity, is of the biggest importance, and includes the Hispanic soldiers who have turned out to be victims of the wars in which our armed forces have intervened.
The nation will never be able to do the sufficient thing for those who help to protect our life system. But yes we can express our gratitude with devices like the mentioned legislation, which strengthen our military men on having answered to the needs for those that have defended our freedom inside the country and in other parts of the world.
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