Success

I successfully completed Call of Duty 2 on Veteran.  It took longer than I had anticipated, but it was due less to the difficulty of the game (it was difficult), and more to day to day life.  I think the hardest part of the game for me was the mission that started you out in an ambush in an alley.  That was the only time I felt the game was close to unfair.  But for the most part keeping your cool and learning from mistakes led to success fairly quickly.  On to the next game...