It was the year 1919.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed.. a cease fire ended hostilities..
World War I had just ended.. Those of us who remember those fun tales from from history class know that it was termed ‘the war to end all wars.’
Instead power brokers created an entirely new version of the Middle East, one that seemingly has doomed the world to eternal conquest and quagmire..
THANK A VETERAN. Even better.. let’s give them adequate health care.. mental health services.. respect.. gratitude.. love.. thanks.. and proper abilities to ease back into civilian life after seeing combat. That would be a mighty fine way to thank a Veteran..
It was the year 1919. The Treaty of Versailles was signed.. a cease fire ended hostilities.. World War I had just ended.. Those of us who remember those fairy tales from from history class know that it was termed ‘the war to end all wars.’ Instead power brokers created an entirely new version of the … Read moreTHE NEW ARMISTICE: Contractors day?
The photo pictured here is an AP image from Jim Weber of 83-year-old Jim Brown, a veteran who served in both Vietnam and Korea.. That is what today means: Pride, honor, and service.. In 1919, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed today Armistice Day. After a few more ‘wars to end all wars,’ Congress changed Armistice to Veterans Day … Read more
Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Fading light, dims the sight, And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright. From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night. Thanks and praise, for our days, ‘Neath the sun, ‘neath the stars, … Read more
An emotional day.. Amos Cortez, who fought in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army in 1966, reacts as he finds the name of one of his five high school friends who were killed in the war, on a travelling version of the Vietnam Memorial at the Welk Resort Theater in Branson, Missouri November 9, … Read more
Thank you ..
Veterans Day 2011 David Price, 4, son of a U.S Navy officer, plays with his toy car at the American cemetery during the annual Veterans Day celebration in Taguig, Metro Manila, November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
This is how the Washington POST reports the horrific news: The Air Force admitted that the Dover mortuary misplaced a dead soldier’s ankle and another set of remains that had been stored in a plastic bag. Employees also sawed off the damaged arm bone of a Marine so he could fit in his uniform and … Read moreVeterans Day or Hallowen? The story of mishandled remains of the war dead at Dover would make you think it’s a horror flick instead of real life..
Outback remembers.. but Veterans would rather forget I saw a moving commercial with nice music for Outback Steakhouse.. they are honoring Veterans Day and they want people to know it. Unfortunately for veterans, though, they honor may give more pain than pity..The plan: offer Veterans Day freebies The commercial said that if you are a veteran today you … Read moreOnions.. as American as apple pie