Today we honor those who fought on behalf of our country.

I honor my dear surrogate grandfather, Ted Albers (RIP), who was drafted into the Army at the age of 34, captured at the Battle of the Bulge, and held as a POW under the end of WWII …

I honor my husband, a Vietnam-era Navy veteran who flew in P3s looking for Russian submarines …

To honor them, I’ve made a donation to The New York Bar Foundation’s fundraiser to assist veterans in need of legal services (https://nylawyerslovevets.swell.gives/).

Don’t just thank a veteran for his or her service. Hug them. Hold them close and tell them you love them.

Support them. Make sure that what they fought for is not denied to them. Last week’s election should have secured their rightfully deserved benefits. Now their benefits are at risk by people who know nothing of sacrificing for their country and who consider POWs and wounded soldiers losers.

Do what you have to do to honor those who risked their all for our freedoms.