5 Ways Your Family Can Thank Veterans

ByMeagan
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I absolutely love this time of year. For me, it’s a wonderful time to stop and reflect on the many things I am grateful for. One of blessings that has been on my mind lately is the gift of freedom.

I am so grateful for those who have fought (and continue to fight) so valiantly for our country; allowing my family to partake of the wonderful gift of freedom. With Veterans Day rapidly approaching, let us not forget to thank the inspirational veterans of this country.

I received samples and compensation in exchange for this post. All opinions are my own.聽

5 Ways Your Family Can Thank Veterans

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1. Ask a veteran about their story. Sit down with a veteran, ask them their story, and most importantly, listen and engage in conversation.

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2. Write a thank you. Writing a thoughtful note can go a long ways. Invite the whole family to gather together and write words of thanks to a veteran.

3. Teach your children to be respectful citizens. Set aside a night to teach your children about America. Teach them about veterans and what they have done to serve our country and protect our freedom. Come up with a list of ways you can show your thanks by being respectful citizens.

4. Perform a random act of kindness for a Veteran and their family. Rake their leaves, bake them a plate of cookies, etc.

5. Send a care package. Create a special care package to send to a veteran. Fill it with thoughtful and personalized gifts.

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This Veterans Day, my family and I have the opportunity to show our love and appreciation for our beloved Veteran, Hershal Ivie. Hershal Ivie, my husband’s grandpa, served in the army during World War Two.

Fighting in numerous battles, including Battle of the Bulge, Hershal witnessed many horrors, including the loss of many lives. However, he fought to defend our freedom and protect our country.

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Hershal will always be a hero in my eyes. To say thank you this Veterans Day, my family聽had the opportunity to pick out the perfect thank you gift at Sears; and boy did we find a great gift for Grandpa Ivie.

Hearing that Grandpa has had difficulty sleeping, we chose to give Grandpa this comfortable mattress pad! What a great way to thank our hero!

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This Veterans Day thank those men and women that have served our country!


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116 Comments

  6. The veterans past, present, future deserve our respect or putting their lives on the line for our precious freedom. GOD BLESS AMERICA AD SEARS FOR GETTING INVOLVED.

  8. My Dad and grandfather are both war vets and Sears has always been a constant in all of our lives! I remember going there when I was little with both of them, and it was such a special treat to get something new from Sears!

  10. i think those are great tips! my husband and his entire family are all veterans. they make me so proud!

  12. Thank you so much Veterans for your service and dedication to our country and our freedom and thank you Sears for getting involved in this great cause! Thanks also for the chance to win this great gift card that would come in handy for the holidays!

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  19. I am a fourth generation of military veterans. I am so proud of each and everyone of them.

  22. Although I do not have any veterans in my immediate family, I do have many friends who are either veterans themselves or have them in their family. I have taught my children to be respectful…and we always thank them for their service!

  27. I love Sears! They have great deals and really do a great job supporting veterans and troops!

  29. What such amazing ideas! this definitely brings Veteran’s day to a new level of thankfulness. I especially like the idea of asking Veterans what chores or errands we can do for them. I will definitely use this in the future!

  31. My husband is a former Marine he has his picture hanging on the wall, he looks so strong and brave, i feel safe with him around knowing his training. I would give this gift card to him.

  33. I thank veterans and active duty when ever I see them. And, I make a point of thanking my friends who are vets every year on Veteran’s Day

  34. My Grandfather served in 3 wars- flew airplanes in the Air Force. So grateful for a compassionate and selfless guy!

  37. I’m a fan of any person and company who supports are great military. Thank you Sears for supporting such a wonderful cause

  39. This was great! I honor our veterans all year long! I come from a long line of military. Thanks! Sears is great!

  43. I think what Sears is doing is a great idea. Some Veterans don’t have the way or means to make their lives a bit easier, wheel chair ramps although not a necessity in most cases sure do ease daily activities!

  44. Such great ideas! We do care packages, my kids love doing them and including letters & drawings.

  47. Oh this is such a wonderful thing Sears is doing! When stores do this, it makes me want to go and support them even more!

  48. My husband is former Air Force and it’s great when organizations and people do nice things and appreciate them

  50. Great ideas — I like to buy their coffee at the gas station if they are in line behind me.

  51. These are all great ideas and I think everyone should take the time to do atleast one of them to thank a veteran!

  53. With our wedding February 4th 2017 any help we can get for Christmas shopping would be amazing!

  58. I come from a family with military background on both sides I want to thank all the vet’s for their service to our country you are all truly hero’s god bless you all and to your families and their sacrifices

  60. My son in law is a vet he was gone for two years of his chidrens lifes. So glad hes home

  62. Our Veterans need more respect not only from our Government but from all citizens.

  64. Thank you to all the veterans out there and to my father. You are my veteran hero. Love you dad!!

  65. I am a veteran and I would use the giftcard to buy by some things out of sears to go into care packages for my cousins unit who is in kuwait now.

  66. I like these ideas. There are several veterans in our family and I never quiet know how to show I care other than telling them. I really like the care package idea.

  67. i hope luck rounds my way im in need of a fridge this year and this would help sears has always been so helpful to our veterans make me proud to shop there

  69. These are such lovely ways to give thanks to the men and women who protect and keep us out of harm’s way and to ensure that our kids remember the meaning of Veterans Day! Thanks for sharing!

  73. My kids enjoy putting together care packages! They really like picking out the items and put a lot of thought into it.

  75. These are all wonderful ideas and such heartfelt ideas that make such a huge difference in a lifes without costing you a thing! Thank you for sharing having two sons one who has served in Afghanistan I appreciate our troops and our veterans so much! Sears has this great program and I am so excited to support it!

  76. This is a very thoughtful and caring thing for Sears to do. You gift for Hershal is so nice, too, and I’m sure he will appreciate it. People should do more for veterans every day, but especially for Veteran’s Day. Something you can plan ahead of time.

  77. This is such a wonderful thing to do for veterans. We live in the DC area so we take a stroll downtown!

  81. I truly wish we took more time to honor those that fight for our freedom. We need to let them know how thankful we really are.

  86. My Dad is one of the few people I’ve ever known who have served in multiple branches of the U.S. military. Your ideas for showing our appreciation to these heroes are wonderful and I especially like the idea of getting young kids involved in writing thank you notes.

  87. Veterans Day is so important to remember those that have served for our country. I try to teach my kids about this day by showing them old photos and hoping that they connect the dots since they are so young.

  89. My husband is in the military with 20 years of service, and his father and grandfather are both veterans. I also have a few uncles that are veterans as well. Remembrance Day, Canada’s equivalent to Veteran’s Day, is a way for us to honor them and their service to our country.

  94. Our veteran’s all should have support and thank yous from us.
    They fight for our freedom.
    thank you

  96. If you have entertainment tickets you aren’t going to use, a local USO may be able to give them to the families of active military members and/or veterans.

  99. A care package is a great way to thank a Vet. My Dad is a Vet and I love hearing his memories of his time in the Service.

  103. My father is a navy man so we are a military family. I have heard a lot of stories from him and love hearing them! The Vets are the reason this country is SO great!

  106. Our veterans sacrifice so much for us! I am so grateful for our veterans & their families! They definitely deserve more support!!

  107. We so often take our freedom for granted. It so important to thank Veterans and active duty military personnel every day.

  109. They do a assembly at my daughter’s school to honor veterans. I think it is a nice way to show them appreciation.

  112. I love shopping at Sears! Especially for the Holidays and I can not wait until Black Friday deals!

  113. These are really great! When my son was little, he would always get excited if he saw men in uniform and he would salute. 馃檪

  116. Those are great ways to thank our veterans! Recently, my grandsons donated their candy to their school who sends it overseas to the troops. They thought it was really neat!

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