>>By the way I am a veteran and have never had Veterans Day off. I told my wife she and the kid’s get the day off but I do not because I am a veteran and someone has to protect society. :)
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>Interesting history. I don't have any direct war stories. My dad talks about his mother crying at the grocery store trying to get the owner to give her more than her butter ration because company was coming over. Apparently margarine in those days was terrible looking and tasting stuff. My dad also said one of his uncles was in the French underground. My grandmother-inlaw was a radio operator in NewFoundland for the convoy ships. I've never asked her about it because my father-in-law says she refused to talk about anything to do with the war.
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>Does "vetran" mean you have served in the military or that you have had a tour of duty in combat?

Evan;

Yes, a veteran is someone who served in the military or in combat.

During WWII we could not buy butter but rather a substitute called oleomargarine as I recall. It was contained in a clear cellophane package and its contents were white except for a red spot right in the middle. My job at age three was to press the red spot until the entire contents looked “yellowish”. The package had the consistency of blubber. It tasted just as good as I have described - that is some kind of fat with a red spot in the middle. What a culinary delight!

Now I do not eat butter as we are told it is not good for your health. What about oleomargarine?

Tom