Why are veterans important to our nation’s history and future? These valiant men and women have an experience to share with their fellow Americans. I have the privilege of relating that experience to you, as I have heard it from those who have served. Without those who we so loosely call veterans, we wouldn’t have a history. This nation and everything it stands for would cease to exist. History is so much more than facts and dates. It is the people who have created them. Information doesn’t come from just the top down; it comes from the bottom up. Without the lives and stories of our veterans, would we know the burden, pain, and turmoil they go through for our and their country? Our veterans have seen disparity and lack thereof, of freedom in other countries. For instance, Iran, it is an Islamic country. The women in Iran do not have a fraction of the rights women have in America. If we had no military to fight for our freedoms, Islamic Iran could rid us of everything we’ve ever known. It makes the significance of what they are fighting for all the more concrete. When our veterans come home, they are a replica of the patriots who so bravely fought for our freedoms. As a matter of fact, let’s take a look at one of our patriots. General Nathaniel Greene played a key role in the history relating to our freedom. General Nathaniel Greene was one of the trusted generals of the American Revolutionary Army. He made an impact on the war by winning a series of battles in the south, specifically in Virginia. General Nathaniel Greene was also responsible for the defeat against a superior British force led by General Cornwallis. This man, Nathaniel Greene, contributed to our freedom. Don’t you see? Don’t you understand? These people, we depend on them. If we don’t keep them relevant and support them, who will fight for our rights from powers who want to erode our way of life? Who will protect us? They have taken an oath to defe