For past generations, Nov. 11 was both a somber and celebratory reminder of the end of one of history’s greatest conflicts, World War I. That event, once considered the “war to end all wars,” forever changed the outlook and mindset of veterans returning from the front where traditional rules of warfare no longer existed. Decades later, after World War II, the day became one of gratitude and recognition of the service of all veterans from all wars in which our country has involved itself. And rightly so — the men and women who choose to serve our country and protect …