This is a guest opinion column
Every November, our nation pauses to honor those who wore the uniform of the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day is more than just a date on the calendar. It signifies who we are as a nation. Here in Birmingham, it’s also a part of who we are as a city.
Few people know that the idea of Veterans Day originated in Birmingham. When Navy Veteran Raymond Weeks returned home from World War II in 1945, he had a vision. He felt that our country needed to honor all Veterans, not just those who died in World War I, and after petitioning Congress and the President advocating for this, the dream became law less than a decade later…