The author uses commas in the sentence below because... * Veterans Day is a way to remember the courageous who served in the military, were, wounded, or were killed in the military.

It's a series in a list
it's an appositive
it's an introductory clause
it's separating two independent clauses

It's a series in a list

Explanation:

The author is listing out why we remember the soldiers. Commas are used to separate these words so they are not all read at one, but they are read with a pause in between.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)