Tuberville op-ed: ‘Everything we have in this country depends on our military’

Tomorrow is November 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I. Today we know it as Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a time to honor everyone who has worn the uniform of the United States. Alabama is proud that the Veterans Day tradition started in Birmingham, in the aftermath of World War II when a local veteran named Raymond Weeks recognized the need for a day honoring all veterans. In 1947, Raymond Weeks petitioned the Army Chief of Staff, a General named Dwight Eisenhower, for a national Veterans Day. Seven years later, General Eisenhower was President and signed it into law. Alabama is p