Brooklyn Vets Weigh In On Veterans Day
Monday, November 11 is Veterans Day. With a large parade planned in Manhattan and other celebrations to honor our servicemen and woman across the nation, local Brooklyn veterans weighed in on why remembering the sacrifice of these brave individuals is important.
“Every one of us has put our lives on hold to go and serve our nation,” said Raymond Aalbue, a Vietnam-era veteran and vice chairperson of Brooklyn’s Memorial Day Parade Committee. “To celebrate and recognize, that is important.”
Aalbue is a former Air Force staff sergeant. He thoroughly believes remembering veterans is integrally important to the health of the country. Thanks to his involvement with the Memorial Day Parade, he is on the frontline of the effort to keep people involved in veteran appreciation, and he is immensely proud that over the past decades there’s been a change in the way in which the public recognizes and remembers veterans.