Holidays
Every day should be your Memorial Day
The other day, my friend, Matt Burden, wrote on Facebook that this weekend should absolutely include barbeques and picnics because that’s how our fallen warriors would want us to spend a weekend remembering them – that we can push all of the worries in the world to the side because of their sacrifice. His point […]
Merry Christmas, 1965
We are all aware of the way Vietnam veterans were treated by some in this country in the 60’s and 70’s. I came across an article in my local fishwrap about a couple of college students here in my home town that didn’t really care for the way protestors were behaving and came up with […]
More on the Parade In Richmond
I’m sure Jonn will be back soon with some good photos from the event, but just wanted to pass along that the parade was a success and had some media coverage as well. From the Military Times: Thousands of people turned out for the parade, which ended with a free outdoor concert and what organizers […]
May Day riots unfolding in Seattle
An organized riot started today as protesters stormed into Seattle Central Community College, the location of the now evicted Occupy Seattle camp. From the Community College the protesters joined with a mass of bicyclists who “swarmed” the roads to block traffic for the march down to Westlake Center. After regrouping there they moved down Denny […]
Seems Appropriate to me?
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a […]
I Have a Purple Heart
I was an Army brat the first few years of my life. I have vague memories (or memories of memories?) of several Army posts; in Georgia, in Arizona, and another place or two. Then my dad was deployed to some place called Korea in 1950. Three additional memories are a bit more vivid – the […]
Day of Catastrophe
Nabka Day – The Palestinian Day of Catastrophe this year even has some fireworks of sorts. Via The Jerusalem Post: Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday responded to the events of Nakba Day, particularly attempts to infiltrate Israel’s borders with Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, saying “we are determined to defend our borders.” Netanyahu […]
Merry Christmas from Alaska
This is the view from our front door it is my Son’s first White Christmas and mine as well at a toasty -3 degrees. Happy Holidays.
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