Remembering the Oldest of Our Veterans

As we remember and honor the veterans who served throughout many conflicts and fought to maintain our freedom and way of life, it is especially important to “keep the faith” with elderly vets who may not be able to physically participate in memorial services.

This November, while the world may seem in turmoil to us, take a moment of time to connect with a veteran who may live alone or in long-term care to let them know we remember their sacrifice.

There are a number of ways we can let our oldest veterans know they are not forgotten. Ask a vet about their time in the military and really listen to their response, share a popular song from the era in which they served, volunteer at Veteran’s Day services to assist older servicemen and women, buy a homeless vet a meal or take the opportunity to teach children about what vets have done for their country.

While many of World War II and Korean War vets are too elderly to travel, virtual reality is allowing veterans to visit memorials with the help of new technology.  With the Honor Everywhere virtual reality tour of the WWII memorial in Washington, technology is taking the Honor Tour into veteran’s homes.  Sadly, only 620,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII are still alive in 2016;  there no better time than now to thank a veteran for their service.

To learn more about the Honor Everywhere virtual reality veterans’ experience visit honoreverywhere.com .