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When I go there, I always think about the opening (and closing) sequence of the movie &#8216;Saving Private Ryan.&#8217;  <br\/> <br\/> <\/div>&#8220;Pvt. Ryan comes back to Omaha beach and says to Capt. Miller, who gave his life in combat for Pvt. Ryan, &#8220;I&#8217;ve tried to live my life consistent with what you did for me. I&#8217;ve tried to do everything I can to thank you in the way I&#8217;ve lived my life. Tell me that I&#8217;ve earned it.&#8221;<br\/><br\/>&#8220;And I know all of us who are veterans, one of the reasons we are better contributors to our community, one of the reasons we vote more often, one of the reasons we are engaged \u2026 is because all of us feel we are inadequate. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;I&#8217;m certainly inadequate compared to Will, who gave much more than I did. I&#8217;m inadequate compared to Bill, because Bill served in combat. But we&#8217;re all inadequate compared to that person who never came back. <br\/><br\/>&#8220;That&#8217;s what Veterans Day is about, and what every day is about: remembering all of those who served and what they have done, so all of us can enjoy the freedoms that we have.&#8221;<br\/><br\/><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\nIn \" data-size=\"large\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeoShane\">Follow @LeoShane<\/a><br\/><br\/> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script> <div dir=\"ltr\"> <i>Leo Shane III covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. 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