for veterans day and beyond let us all take a moment to be thankful to our men and women serving in the military. did you realize that there are still over 68,000 still serving in afganistan! show your thanks by going to the site a million thanks. org http://www.amillionthanks.org/ and send a letter to a serviceman or woman. on this day in 1942 world war ii pres. roosevelt lowers the draft age from 20 to 18.