Published by Truthdig.com on November 11, 2015

Gravestones on Veterans Day at San Francisco National Cemetery. (Jeff Chiu / AP)

On Veterans Day, we are told to remember soldiers who fought in wars. We are expected to fly flags, march in parades and, perhaps most importantly for corporate America, shop at a Veterans Day sale.

In a White House proclamation to mark the occasion, President …

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GUEST: Hart Viges is active with the group Sustainable Options for Youth. He is based in Austin, Texas, and is headed to Northern California later this week.

It’s Veteran’s Day today – a day when the US is supposed to remember soldiers who fought in wars, a day to fly flags, march in parades, and of course, shop in special Veteran’s Day sales. …

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