(CNN) -- As we head into a workweek that ends with a federal holiday on Friday, you can expect the usual: Newspaper, television and Internet advertisements touting special sales and slashed prices on selected items. Veterans Day has become an annual opportunity for merchandisers -- many of them see the holiday as a chance to get a jump on Black Friday, the day-after-Thanksgiving bacchanalia of bust-down-the-doors sales pushes. It's hard to blame the merchants. The economy has been dismal. Anything that might bring shoppers into stores is seen as a plus. But before the Veterans Day promotions kick into high gear, perhaps we might take a moment for a different suggestion about how to commemorate the day:
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Bob Greene: There's a place in Washington that isn't a top tourist spot
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He says Arlington National Cemetery is a place all Americans should visit
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More than 300,000 are bured at Arlington, including the famous
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Greene says to visit Arlington is to realize the meaning of serving your country
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