War is hell. Like how the military is being used at the moment or not, ultimately our military puts up with hell to defend us. Thursday is the day we honor their sacrifice.
Do something nice for a vet you know. And please, please, let us all work for a world in which people don't have to die needlessly in unnecessary or badly planned wars. Our soldiers are willing to die for us. The very least we can do for them is to make sure that if they do die, they have not died in vain.