Fathers fight.

No, this is not a reference to the Greek and Armenian (Christian?) fathers who were fighting over rights (rites?) of way at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem:



The fathers who fight, the ones who deserve praise and remembrance on Veterans' Day (née Armistice Day; Remembrance Day in Canada; other names may also apply) are the ones who have gone to war. There are the fathers who pass along the virtues of the warrior creed to sons, only to worry about what they have done.

There are fathers who could never explain what part of their soul was left on a battlefield. There are fathers who told their stories, but still left questions for their children about who the man who returned from war. There are fathers who never returned, except perhaps in the form of some memento the children can treasure and puzzle over.

Not to slight the women or men who have sacrificed, but Veterans' Day (like most every day really) is one more day to honor the fighting fathers (again, not necessarily the "holy" ones).