ISSUE XXXVIII |
TUESDAY |
Nov. 06, 2007 |
Last updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday |
About 3.5 million people experience homelessness in the United States every year, and a large percentage of those who do are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. On the eve of Veterans Day, American Observer photojournalists Merquit Garcia and Stephanie Jensen visit with veterans struggling with being homeless in Washington, D.C.
What is known as Veterans Day in the United States, and called Remembrance Day in Great Britain and her Commonwealth countries, began as Armistice Day in 1919. But after that, Britain and the United States developed their own distinct traditions.
Japan fought with the Allies in World War I but against them in World War II. The country's military committed atrocities that killed millions, and it also suffered from the U.S. atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many Japanese remain conflicted as to how they should thank and remember their veterans.
American Observer is produced by the American University
