A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old") is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; "A veteran of..."
This page refers to military veterans, i.e., a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces. Those veterans that have had direct exposure to acts of military conflict may also be referred to as war veterans (although not all military conflicts, or areas in which armed combat takes place, are necessarily referred to as wars).
Military veterans often receive special treatment in their respective countries due to the sacrifices they made during wars. Different countries handle this differently: some openly support veterans through government programs, while others ignore them. Veterans are also subject to illnesses directly related to their military service such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). War veterans are generally treated with great respect and honour for their contribution to the world and country by their own nationals. Conversely there are often negative feelings towards the veterans of foreign nations held long after the war is over; for example towards the German Nazi soldiers, yet they are no less veterans of war than those of the winning side. There are exceptions. Veterans of unpopular or lost conflicts may be discriminated against. Veterans of short or small conflicts are often forgotten when the country fought bigger conflicts. In some countries with strong anti-military traditions (e.g., Germany after 1945), veterans are neither honoured in any special way by the general public, nor have their dedicated Veterans Day, although events are sometimes orchestrated by minority groups.
A veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces.
Veteran or Veterans or The Veteran may also refer to:
Veteran is the third studio album of American R&B artist Marques Houston, a former member of the R&B group Immature/IMx. The album was released in the U.S. on March 20, 2007 and is available as a standard version, as well as a Circuit City Exclusive version (which includes a bonus DVD) and a Target Exclusive version (which includes a bonus track). Veteran sold almost 70,000 units in its first week.
Houston describes Veteran as "a reflection of who I am as an artist and as a man. There's a lot that I've been through as far as relationships and just experiencing life. I'm only 25, but I’m a veteran because I've been in the industry since I was 8, and I've watched the changes." The album release date was pushed back to give Houston time to cope with the death of his grandmother.
In the United States, Veteran debuted (and peaked) at number 5 on the Billboard 200 and debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, marking this release as Houston's first number one solo album.
Trond Pølse var en pølse som bodde i et kjøleskao,
som hadde sans for å begå grusomme øksedrap,
når noen åpna kjølekskapet hogde han huet av dem,
å grusomme Trond Pølse, hvorfor var du så slem?
? utforske kjøleskapet der han bodde,
om noen skulle hente seg mat hogde ham av dem hodet,
folk tenkte seg i huet "Jeg skal hente meg en cola, å så bra"
Så når de åpna døra fikk de huet sitt kappa av.
Ville du spise ham?
Han halshugde hver en mann!
Ingen er så tåpen,
at de forventer at en pølse har våpen,
men tror at en haug med lik,
har en sammenheng med folk som er frik,
og i tillegg heter Trond,
og som attpåtil er ond!
Trond Pølse var ikke bare teit,
han gjorde ting som var ganske greit,
som å drepe en og annen dust,
som hadde temmelig råtten pust,
Trond Pølse var ikke bare k*k,
han var til og med faktisk til veldig godt bruk,
som når han kverka folk som lukta svette,
det var faktisk temmelig fett, det!
-Steinar?
-Jaaa?
-Kan jeg få spørre deg om en aldri så liten ting?
-Ja?
-Hva i gloheite, svartsvidde helvete er det du driver med?
-Øøøh...
-Snakker du, og du Steinar, om hvordan andre folk lukter?
-Jjj...
-Du har den verste kroppslukta som finnes!
Og ånden din, den lukter kun bæsj. Kun bæsj.
Du kan ikke ha spist noe annet enn bæsj i hele ditt liv! Eller bada i noe annet enn majones i hele ditt liv, for den saks skyld også.
-Nei, jeg ha'kke det!
-Pell deg hjem!