Veteran's Day - 2004

Our Veteran's Day dinner started because we wanted to teach the kids about the different wars that America has fought and what each one meant.

Erik and I did some brainstorming for words that went with each of the major wars. Then we took those words and made a sign for each war, which we hung up around the room. Each sign had the name of the war, the dates and the different thoughts that we came up with for that war.

We had the usual guest list - our family and our in-laws

Our menu consisted of:

Revolutionary War - pigs in a redcoat
War of 1812 - overture and National anthem
Spanish American War - "Remember the Maine" fruit salad (Maine cranberries)
Civil War - Gettysburgers
WWI - Kaiser Rolls
WWII - Blue Hawaiians
Korea - M*A*S*H-ed potatoes
Vietnam - POW/MIA - we set an empty plate
Gulf War I - Kuwait Korn on the Kob
Gulf War II - Improvised Explosive Devices (jalepeno poppers)
Rocky Road to Victory ice cream pie

We had a great time discussing the different wars and our perceptions of the outcomes. With both my husband and father-in-law formerly in the Navy, we had some interesting discussions!