And we think of our friends, families and loved ones at home, standing and waiting for our safe return.

BBC: Remembrance Day on the front line

People who go for the trips they think they want instead of the type of experience they really want and need are the ones who come home needing another vacation, said travel agent Anne Morgan Scully, president of McCabe World Travel in McLean, Virginia.

CNN: Relax, it's only a vacation