On this most solemn day, I thought it would be fitting to set aside my normal posting concerning legal issues and focus on the meaning and history of Veterans Day. Veterans Day was first observed in 1919, a full year to the day marking the official end of World War I, which at the time was considered "the war to end all wars".  President Woodrow Wilson, who coined the phrase, was nothing if not a wordsmith.  Unfortunately, he wasn't much of a prognosticator.  Two decades later, another … [Read more...]