{"id":27550,"date":"2014-11-11T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27550"},"modified":"2014-12-12T14:58:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T20:58:41","slug":"honoring-those-who-have-served-this-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27550-honoring-those-who-have-served-this-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"This Veterans Day, We Honor Those Who Have Served"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10424\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute.png\" alt=\"globe-salute\" width=\"250\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute.png 250w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute-81x120.png 81w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute-219x323.png 219w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute-129x190.png 129w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/globe-salute-81x120@2x.png 162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Today is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/vetsday\/vetdayhistory.asp\">Veterans Day<\/a>. It\u2019s a day for thanking\u00a0all of those\u00a0who have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces during times of war but also during times of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Our veterans are worthy of this acknowledgement not only today but every day. And in order to showcase the exemplary talents and ideas of just some these deserving veterans, the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/24798-support-real-life-heroes-with-got-your-6\">Got Your 6<\/a> organization has once again put together its \u201cStorytellers\u201d presentation.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotyour6.org\/storytellers\/\">Got Your 6 Storytellers<\/a> features veterans who have shared their stories of leadership, innovation, and success. These stories are helping to change the narratives about those who have served in the military and help facilitate in bridging the civilian-military divide. We are excited to share the tales that these veterans have told of their continuing service as civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Below is just one of the 10 powerful Storytellers videos, and you can watch the rest at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gotyour6.org\/storytellers\/\">www.gotyour6.org\/storytellers\/<\/a>\u00a0or at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=frftQMyp2nM&amp;list=PLrNNLYlUNFYdtEeB10yUJ__Znb04UoXow\">Got Your 6 YouTube page<\/a>. (Note: Videos contain s<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ome language that may be offensive to some, but it\u2019s in the\u00a0speakers&#8217; \u00a0words\u00a0and from their real-world experience.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Z41VAoXrxA?list=PLrNNLYlUNFYdtEeB10yUJ__Znb04UoXow\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>OWC is a proud sponsor of Got Your 6<\/strong><br \/>\nOWC is\u00a0a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0099ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotyour6.org\/partners\/sponsors\/\">National Sponsor of \u201cGot Your 6\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which\u00a0aims to create opportunities for veterans and civilians to join together to strengthen our communities. Got Your 6 does this by focusing on the six key pillars of veteran reintegration:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0099ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gotyour6.org\/6-pillars\/\">jobs, education, health, housing, family, and leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In order to further help this great cause, OWC\u00a0has also made Got Your 6 pins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/MISC\/PIN1\/\">available for only $6<\/a> with 100 percent\u00a0of the proceeds from sales going directly to <a href=\"http:\/\/gotyour6.org\/\">GotYour6.org<\/a>! You can also get a Got Your 6 pin free with the purchase of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/NewerTech\/KXIPH5USF\/\">Stars &amp; Stripes edition NuGuard KX Case<\/a> for iPhone 5 and 5S through November 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our commitment to troops, veterans<\/strong><br \/>\nOWC is committed to the continuous support of our troops and veterans through our efforts with the <a href=\"http:\/\/tlsveterans.org\/index.html\">TLS Veterans<\/a> organization and also through our company-wide Military Care Package Drives that collect\u00a0items needed by the troops overseas. Please continue to join us in supporting our troops and veterans not only this Veterans Day, but every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Veterans Day. It\u2019s a day for thanking\u00a0all of those\u00a0who have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces during times of war but also during times of peace. 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