God bless all those who serve, those who have served in the past, those who never made it home.

I love you.

Letters from Home

I admit that I thought Vets' Day was yesterday.

Doesn't mean I can't salute you guys two days in a row.

/drops and gives you 50

Bless all of those who have served and are now serving our great country. I owe my freedom and life to your commitment and dedication.

Remember those who serve overseas this Holiday Season. It is not too early to get those packages and letters ready. There are mailing deadlines. Plan ahead. Make a soldier smile.

May God bless you and keep you safe.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

On FOX now:

[Link: www.greatamericans.com...]

McCrae's "In Flanders Fields" remains to this day one of the most memorable war poems ever written. It is a lasting legacy of the terrible battle in the Ypres salient in the spring of 1915. Here is the story of the making of that poem:
Although he had been a doctor for years and had served in the South African War, it was impossible to get used to the suffering, the screams, and the blood here, and Major John McCrae had seen and heard enough in his dressing station to last him a lifetime.

As a surgeon attached to the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Major McCrae, who had joined the McGill faculty in 1900 after graduating from the University of Toronto, had spent seventeen days treating injured men -- Canadians, British, Indians, French, and Germans -- in the Ypres salient.

It had been an ordeal that he had hardly thought possible. McCrae later wrote of it:

"I wish I could embody on paper some of the varied sensations of that seventeen days... Seventeen days of Hades! At the end of the first day if anyone had told us we had to spend seventeen days there, we would have folded our hands and said it could not have been done."

One death particularly affected McCrae. A young friend and former student, Lieut. Alexis Helmer of Ottawa, had been killed by a shell burst on 2 May 1915. Lieutenant Helmer was buried later that day in the little cemetery outside McCrae's dressing station, and McCrae had performed the funeral ceremony in the absence of the chaplain.

The next day, sitting on the back of an ambulance parked near the dressing station beside the Canal de l'Yser, just a few hundred yards north of Ypres, McCrae vented his anguish by composing a poem. The major was no stranger to writing, having authored several medical texts besides dabbling in poetry.

In the nearby cemetery, McCrae could see the wild poppies that sprang up in the ditches in that part of Europe, and he spent twenty minutes of precious rest time scribbling fifteen lines of verse in a notebook.

A young soldier watched him write it. Cyril Allinson, a twenty-two year old sergeant-major, was delivering mail that day when he spotted McCrae. The major looked up as Allinson approached, then went on writing while the sergeant-major stood there quietly. "His face was very tired but calm as we wrote," Allinson recalled. "He looked around from time to time, his eyes straying to Helmer's grave."

When McCrae finished five minutes later, he took his mail from Allinson and, without saying a word, handed his pad to the young NCO. Allinson was moved by what he read:

"The poem was exactly an exact description of the scene in front of us both. He used the word blow in that line because the poppies actually were being blown that morning by a gentle east wind. It never occurred to me at that time that it would ever be published. It seemed to me just an exact description of the scene."

In fact, it was very nearly not published. Dissatisfied with it, McCrae tossed the poem away, but a fellow officer retrieved it and sent it to newspapers in England. The Spectator, in London, rejected it, but Punch published it on 8 December 1915.

God bless you, veterans, my dad and late grandfather included!
Google seems to have checked their American made calendar today. Good for them.

I will stop as many times as I can today to pay tribute. From those who have given their lives to those who were lucky enough to come home, we owe them everything. And for those serving us right now, we salute you.

re: #1 mama winger

God bless all those who serve, those who have served in the past, those who never made it home.

I love you.

Couldn't say it better.

Thanks to you all.

Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area on this gloriously sunny and bright morning. President Bush will be in town to accept an award from the Intrepid museum and partake in the reopening week festivities. So, if you're in the city and need to get around, stay away from the West Side as there will be closures and diversions.

With all my heart, Thank you veterans.

Well shoot - took me so long to type this that Charles has put up a Veterans Day thread already! Sorry for the re-post y'all but:
Good Morning all y'all - from a COLD (37 degrees going up to 60 degrees) but bright and sunny Charlotte!
I hope you all are doing well today and I want to extend my wishes to all y'all for a Happy Veterans Day - and especially to all my fellow veteran lizards and to those currently serving our nation in uniform.
Gotta run walk hobble outside now to put up our Flag,
but
If you would like to have your very own "Old Glory" flying on your monitor (you can locate it anywhere you want to - I have it just above my System Tray on the right side, natch!) FOR FREE, it's only about 3/4" by 3/4" and can be made darker or lighter in color and can be waiving in the virtual breeze or just flat, please go to: [Link: [Link: www.deskflag.com...]...]
and download it - it's pretty light on memory and just - well it's almost as good as putting out the real Flag every single time you have the puter open!
Oh and did I mention it's FREE?!? LOL!
AGAIN, Happy Veterans Day I'll be back right after I put out our real Old Glory!

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Armistice Day as well. Rememberance Day. Poppie Day.

Armistice Day is the anniversary of the symbolic end of World War I on 11 November 1918. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Rethondes, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning — the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month".

American Soldier

I will always do my duty
No matter what the price
I've counted up the cost
I know the sacrifice

Oh and I don't wanna die for you
But if dying's asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
Cause freedom don't come free

You're such an inspiration in ways that I wish I could be. Thank you all for your sacrafice. Godspeed.

re: #7 Silhouette

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Always very moving. Happy Veterans Day!

Oh and Charles - thank you for putting up this thread!
Any chance at all that you can put up the American Flag logo at the top of the page or is it too difficult or would take up too memory with all the improvements you've made here?

God bless those who serve. We owe you our freedom.

Thank you for your selfless service, providing our safety and security in this great nation (and many foreign ones as well). Your sacrifices have made us possible, and on your mettle we stand. God Bless You All.

re: #13 lawhawk

When will they look at him and be gracious for his service?

I miss the VA guys standing in the intersections selling poppies. I used to have one every year, and now I can't find one.

I guess I could call someone and go to them.

Thanks for being soldiers, sailors, airmen & marines.

re: #24 NYCHardhat

Good question. I seriously doubt it will be in his lifetime.

re: #22 MandyManners

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

Now you've done it. Here come the waterworks.

re: #25 Silhouette

I miss the VA guys standing in the intersections selling poppies. I used to have one every year, and now I can't find one.

I guess I could call someone and go to them.

Try your local VFW Hall.

This day began as a rememberance of the end of the Great War, the War to End All Wars. Let us all remember especially that it did not end all wars. That nothing can.

As long as people are human, we will have evil. And there will be those that seek to oppress, so there MUST be those that stand ready to resist them.

Here's to those that defend.

To all our veterans, a heartfelt thanks for your sacrifice on behalf of our country. And to all our LGF vets - I'm looking at you real! - stand up and take a bow. You're the best!

re: #32 Silhouette

Amen.

re: #29 mama winger

((((((mama winger))))))

God bless all of our fine Veterans.

re: #7 Silhouette

AMERICA ANSWERS - IN FLANDERS FIELD

Rest ye in peace, ye Flanders dead.
The fight that ye so bravely led
We've taken up. And we will keep
True faith with you who lie asleep
With each a cross to mark his bed,
In Flanders fields.
Fear not that ye have died for naught.
The torch ye threw to us we caught.
Ten million hands will hold it high,
And Freedom's light shall never die!
We've learned the lesson that ye taught
In Flanders fields.

R. W. Lilliard

Thanks to Charles for this thread.

Far MORE thanks to all those who have served!
*SALUTE*

To all have served, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND DO!

re: #35 MandyManners

((((((mama winger))))))

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

Oil tumbles...

re: #37 goddessoftheclassroom

Literally, chill bumps here.

re: #29 mama winger

Now you've done it. Here come the waterworks.

Thanks, Mama. I've got it on my Desktop (one of the few videos there) but it's good to begin the day with it.

The Soldier

If I should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

Rupert Brooke, 1887-1915

I remember you, Tom, Tack, Jerry, Roger. Rest in peace.

I salute all the brave men and women that served in the armed forces of this country, and offer my unwavering appreciation for all they have done.

In all heartfelt sincerity, thank you.

re: #5 mama winger

Remember those who serve overseas this Holiday Season. It is not too early to get those packages and letters ready. There are mailing deadlines. Plan ahead. Make a soldier smile.

If you go to the post office they have those boxes to send stuff to our soldiers and it only cost about 8.75. You can stuff it as much as you can and the price is the same.
Bless our brave Americans

For all those now deployed in harms way, for those who have already survived, and those who now rests in G_d's eternal embrace - you are not forgotten.

My little tribute for today: [Link: annapuna.blogspot.com...]

re: #40 mama winger

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

Oh, he's cuter than a bug in a rug! Seriously, he has some handsome going on there.

Gotta' go do some stuff. Take care, mama winger.

See ya soon Mandy.

You are a good friend.

re: #40 mama winger

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

What a handsome young man..you must be very proud.

To all my fellow veterans here at LGF. A toast to us! (only coffee at 9:30am but its the thought). Thank You all! Lets all have a good Veterans day for ourselves! And to our fallen and deceased comrades! A Special Thank You for your sacrifice for our great country.

Gonna head to bed. Have to leave a little earlier tomorrow to work out internship opportunities at school. Cheers, and a special salute to the soldiers helping ours find and eradicate jihadis in Mindanao.

re: #40 mama winger

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

Nice looking winger ya got there! Please pass on our thanks for his service and accept our thanks for your sacrifice as well :-)

Mornin' all. Halp! What is the quote I'm thinking of?...Something about "Good people sleep safe in their beds because rough men(and women) stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Wish I could remember it exactly when I see some asshat bumper sticker....War is not the answer, No more war, etc... Do these people not realize it is the warrior who abhors war most?

My brother is a Vietnam vet and I'm getting him a cake today with Happy Veterans Day on it. I hope the bakery has a little flag I can put on top.

To all those Kipling's Tommys, we see, too.

We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;

While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,

re: #51 HoosierHoops

What a handsome young man..you must be very proud.

Just a touch. :) LOL

The Left will never appreciate you. And for that, I can only offer my sincerest apologies. I appreciate you and MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of us are eternally grateful.

re: #52 Spider Mensch
The sun is over the yardarm somewhere!

re: #40 mama winger

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

What a handsome young man!

re: #54 eschew_obfuscation

Nice looking winger ya got there! Please pass on our thanks for his service and accept our thanks for your sacrifice as well :-)

Thanks. There are thousands of us military families out there who thank you too.

re: #55 pingjockey

Mornin' all. Halp! What is the quote I'm thinking of?...Something
about "Good people sleep safe in their beds because rough men(and
women) stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Wish I could
remember it exactly when I see some asshat bumper sticker....War is not
the answer, No more war, etc... Do these people not realize it is the
warrior who abhors war most?

That's pretty much the quote, from George Orwell.

re: #56 MirMir

My brother is a Vietnam vet and I'm getting him a cake today with Happy Veterans Day on it. I hope the bakery has a little flag I can put on top.

If not, WalMart or another craft store (Michael's, JoAnn's, etc) should have them in the cake decorating section.

re: #26 buzzsawmonkey

My grandfather received his citizenship thanks to his service in WWI.

He always told my mother that American citizenship was the greatest gift he ever gave her.

And his service will always be our greatest gift...

re: #61 reine.de.tout

What a handsome young man!

Now if he could only find a nice girl and settle down ........

hahahaha - do I sound like a mama or what ? :)

re: #66 mama winger

Now if he could only find a nice girl and settle down ........

hahahaha - do I sound like a mama or what ? :)

heh.
Of course you do.
You will be his mama for the rest of your life.
And moms can't help but do what they do.

re: #63 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

George Orwell? Really!? Figured it was Churchill, Disraeli, or some other politician with a clue.

re: #66 mama winger
Give him a chance! Young men must do what young men do!

Bravo! And as a veteran of the United States Army, thank you.

re: #69 pingjockey

Give him a chance! Young men must do what young men do!

Don't I know it.

Respect to all who served.
And thanks you guys for freeing our pour soft little liberal country from the Nazis

re: #73 superjan

Respect to all who served.
And thanks you guys for freeing our pour soft little liberal country from the Nazis

What country are you from?

To all of the U.S. military veterans out there, you have my most heartfelt thanks.

My eternal gratitude to all who have served our great country.

The Greatest Generation had nothing on our WWI vets.

-Twice as many soldiers died in one year of WWI as in ten years in Vietnam.

-A third of the American soldiers who returned from France had venereal disease (this was before modern antibiotics-when treatment options were painfully limited)

-Returning soldiers were greeted by race riots, joblessness, and a raging influenza epidemic.

-Oh and while the soldiers were gone, Congress outlawed beer.

Thanks Dad, and thanks to all who have served.

re: #71 mama winger
Mwahahaha! That said, I'm so very proud of our troops. A lot of them have endured the slings and arrows of outrageous comments from their "peers".(Those serving have NO peers) And some of our elected officials.

re: #40 mama winger

Mandy, I posted pictures of Little Winger from his last tour in Iraq on my website. Click my nic if you'd like to take a look at my pride and joy :)

Is he still in Iraq? You must be so proud. I'm proud for you.

Drive by post, my thoughts go out to those that have fought, bled, gave their utmost. May you find peace where ever you are.

/off now to the ceremonies. Lest we forget.

re: #77 Dirk Diggler
Number 4 would've really sucked!

A heartfelt thank you, for all you do!
Bless you all.

God bless and Thank you.
Essay: Veterans Day Salute, in Words and Video

Brrrr (reminder to self: when it's 37 degrees out, put on jacket or sweater BEFORE going out to put up the Flag!).
What have I missed ?

One of the things that conservatives can do is to encourage their sons and daughters to pursue the Military as a career. Too often families just don't think of talking up military service in their homes or schools.

'When I grow up, I want to be a soldier' is a grand dream for a youngster. Help them pursue it.

re: #3 laZardo

I admit that I thought Vets' Day was yesterday.

I'm a Vet and even I thought it was yesterday. All weekend something kept telling me somethings not right. Got a misprinted calendar that was probably printed in China.

Don't know about the rest of the lizard army with kids in school, but out here in the boonies of Eatern Wa. state, every school had a Veterans Day program of some kind. Very, very cool.

Canadians today salute our brave soldiers on this REMEMBRANCE DAY. We remember their sacrifices and those of our Allies in WWI and in all subsequent wars up to and including the current GWOT.
For several days leading up to November 11th, Canadians wear poppies pinned to their lapels as a public display of remembrance.
At 11:00am today Canadians stop whatever they are doing to observe a moment of silence as a common sign of our respect and gratitude. And at ceremonies across the nation Canadians hear the playing of The Last Post.

re: #80 FrogMarch

Is he still in Iraq? You must be so proud. I'm proud for you.

He is going back in January. He came home two years ago today and has been in college since then.

@BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey > i am from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

re: #41 NYCHardhat

Wait a second! Dick Cheney and the eeeeevil halyburton control the price of oil. Don't try to divert our attention again!

re: #87 gunnargreybeard
Yesterday was the USMCs birthday. Happy belated birthday Jarheads!

Anyone surprised by this?

My deepest thanks and gratitude to all those who have served in uniform defending freedom & democracy. Also, for all those LGFers in the British Commonwealth who are today observing Remembrance Day, we extend our thanks and gratitude to the brave men & women who have served in uniform around the world.

In Flanders Fields
written in 1915 by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

re: #40 mama winger
Hey there {mama} - good looking young man you have there!
Do I recall correctly that he won Soldier of the Year a year or two ago?!

re: #10 bosforus

God bless you, veterans, my dad and late grandfather included!
Google seems to have checked their American made calendar today. Good for them.

Indeed. It's about time.

re: #92 rightside

Apparently, the price of oil is dropping as fast as my faith in 52% of the population.

re: #84 MacGregor

God bless and Thank you.
Essay: Veterans Day Salute, in Words and Video

Oh my gosh - that is a WONDERFUL piece ! from the link .....

The Next Time: You experience a rush of road rage because you are behind a hesitant and slow elderly driver on the interstate, a man so shriveled with age that you can’t even see his head above the headrest, consider the possibility that, as a young man, he sat tall and strong as he maneuvered a U.S. Army tank across the desolate battlefields of Europe under the command of Gen. George S. Patton

Thank you!

Excellent thread. We owe the fact that we can come here and have our political discussion and not go to prison to the fine men and women who have served the Republic so well. Most of the people in the World are less free than we are. That is something to keep in mind in the months and years ahead of us in the Obama Administration. Lightly surrendered freedoms are very difficult to recover if it proves to have been a mistake to surrender them.

Later folks. Y'all have a fine day. I owe, I owe, it's off to work I go! 2 teenagers doncha know!

A big hug to all the military veterans and all those serving today.
Thank you so much for protecting this country.

re: #94 rightside

Nope.

re: #94 rightside

Anyone surprised by this?

"Senator Obama may not be familiar with a long-standing tradition of ...."

Senator Obama and his people probably don't give a shit about traditions.

re: #10 bosforus

Google seems to have checked their American made calendar today. Good for them.

A Dem was elected President. It is okay to like America again.

re: #96 realwest

Hey there {mama} - good looking young man you have there!
Do I recall correctly that he won Soldier of the Year a year or two ago?!

Yes he did. How nice of you to remember that , realwest :)

A Salute to my many Brothers in Arms, some gone but never to be forgotten. I still have many friends either in the hot zones or heading into them. Some of them are almost 60 years old with children and family left behind to cope and hold things together in their absence. They are all a special breed.
We are all going to be called on in the future to step up. How we answer the call determines the character we all posess. Bless em all.

re: #90 mama winger
Raised right - get an education - well just igmore the libel parts.
And be brave in defending your country/

re: #94 rightside

Anyone surprised by this?

No. But as much as I hate everything Obama apparently stands for, I'd almost give him a pass on this one. He is after all learning on the fly. but he had better learn fast!

As an Air Force veteran I want to congratulate all my fellow veterans from all the services. I had the honor and priveledge to work with guys/gals from the Army, Navy and Marines during my service and was impressed by their dedication and patriotism. Yeah, we kidded each other around but when it got down to it we all pulled together to get the job done.

And God bless and keep all our fallen heroes.

re: #10 bosforus

God bless you, veterans, my dad and late grandfather included!

Google seems to have checked their American made calendar today. Good for them.

Is it time toget the pig out of the hangar?

GOOD MORNING ALL. (-:

re: #95 Kenneth Good morning Kenneth - indeed, I too salute all of our fellow Vets from Canada - they have served with valor and courage far above their numbers whenever and wherever they have served.

Applebees is offering a free meal to all Vets with a DD 214 or photo ID. I would suggest you call your local Applebees to check to see if the offer is valid in your area. It speaks very well of them.

re: #94 rightside

Obama may or may not be the Second Coming of Benito Mussolini, but one thing is sure. He is one of the biggest jackasses to ever ascend to the Presidency. This when Bush is bending over backwards to ensure Obama a smooth transition of power. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be nice to people.

re: #94 rightside

Anyone surprised by this?

Loose lips sink ships, etc.

re: #115 realwest

Morning buddy.. What a wonderful day it is sir. (-:

We shall NOT forget.

Good morning, lizards. *yawn* still not awake today, but glad to see that Charles has started the day early with such a great thread. Kudos to him and my very grateful thanks to every Veteran and currently serving military. I am only free because you did the hard work I could not do.

re: #109 saylorfam

Some of them are almost 60 years old with children and family left behind to cope and hold things together in their absence.

My cousin was in Iraq, blown up by an IED, recooped in Germany, and is home now. The man is late 50s. I was surprised at first to learn he went over, but quickly realized that a middle-aged ex-Special Forces is still ex-Special Forces.

re: #94 rightside

I'm not surprised. Obama is a product of the corrupt Chicago machine. His self interest and ideology are more important to him than anything else. He probably feels entitled to start "ruling" now. It's "Obama First", not "Country First."

re: #117 Iron Fist

Obama may or may not be the Second Coming of Benito Mussolini, but one thing is sure. He is one of the biggest jackasses to ever ascend to the Presidency. This when Bush is bending over backwards to ensure Obama a smooth transition of power. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be nice to people.

But it never pays to mud wrestle with ....

A very hearty thank you to all who served.

And also, a nod in memory of my father, who was one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. Today would have been my parent's 47th anniversary.

re: #113 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Is it time toget the pig out of the hangar?

One of the owners of Google is apparently on the Obama economic team. Not so much a flying pig as a flip flop.

re: #116 saylorfam

Applebees is offering a free meal to all Vets with a DD 214 or photo ID. I would suggest you call your local Applebees to check to see if the offer is valid in your area. It speaks very well of them.

Does that include beer?
/

i'm thinking of my dad today. and my brother.
and all those who have served and are serving now.
thank you. bless you.
i'm going to try to be courageous today.

Some good picks on TCM today for Veteran's Day - Bridges of Toko-Ri, Pork Chop Hill, and one of my favorites, Battleground.

Best wishes to all my old buddies that are still here and RIP to all of those that are now serving as 'point' for those of us that are to follow.

Semper Fi

re: #108 mama winger
How could I forget?! Please tell Lil Winger -again - how much we all appreciate his service to our nation
and THANK YOU and all other veteran's/active duty families, for enduring all that you had to, while our brave troops went overseas into Harm's Way.

re: #116 saylorfam

Applebees is offering a free meal to all Vets with a DD 214 or photo ID. I would suggest you call your local Applebees to check to see if the offer is valid in your area. It speaks very well of them.

COOL !

Thank you, vets, for all you have done.
I thank God for you, vets.
I thank God for the United States of America.
May God bless America and may He bless its protectors in uniform, and keep them. May God comfort and keep all those who have lost their beloved. I thank God for you, and your sacrifice.
Now I'm getting teary.

re: #113 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Damn, but that is a surprise. Think they'll remember Memorial Day next Spring? In any event this is a good thing. Congrats to the Google people on their beginning to pull their head out of their ass.

re: #130 realwest

{realwest}

re: #3 laZardo

Celebrating two days in a row is feeling twice the Honour!

This is such a beautiful poster for Veterans Day.
Bless our Troops and Veterans.

re: #121 Silhouette

My cousin was in Iraq, blown up by an IED, recooped in Germany, and is home now. The man is late 50s. I was surprised at first to learn he went over, but quickly realized that a middle-aged ex-Special Forces is still ex-Special Forces.

My friends reasoning was that by him going to Iraq, the men with younger families could remain at home. He will be returning the end of December.

re: #126 Nevergiveup

Does that include beer?
/

I was in ROTC for two years in college - can I at least get a Coors Lite?

re: #112 Land Shark

As an Air Force veteran I want to congratulate all my fellow veterans from all the services. I had the honor and priveledge to work with guys/gals from the Army, Navy and Marines during my service and was impressed by their dedication and patriotism. Yeah, we kidded each other around but when it got down to it we all pulled together to get the job done.

And God bless and keep all our fallen heroes.

As a Naval vet, let me echo these sentiments.

re: #137 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

I was in ROTC for two years in college - can I at least get a Coors Lite?

I'll buy ya one!

re: #136 saylorfam

My friends reasoning was that by him going to Iraq, the men with younger families could remain at home. He will be returning the end of December.

God bless that man.

Thanks you to our veterans, for putting your lives on the line for the rest of us schmucks!

re: #131 mama winger

I understand it can be for either lunch or dinner. I doubt the beer would be included however.

re: #101 Iron Fist
Good morning Bro'

Lightly surrendered freedoms are very difficult to recover if it proves to have been a mistake to surrender them.

but they WILL BE RECOVERED.

re: #107 Silhouette

A Dem was elected President. It is okay to like America again.

That probably ain't too far from the truth.

re: #142 saylorfam

I understand it can be for either lunch or dinner. I doubt the beer would be included however.

To Little Winger, beer IS the dinner ! hahahaha

re: #117 Iron Fist

Obama may or may not be the Second Coming of Benito Mussolini, but one thing is sure. He is one of the biggest jackasses to ever ascend to the Presidency. This when Bush is bending over backwards to ensure Obama a smooth transition of power. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be nice to people.

Obama ran to the press after their first meeting, too, when O was a junior Senator.

Obama said that Bush was all smiles, and then turned "downright frightening" when they started discussing issues.

"Suddenly it felt as if somebody in a back room had flipped a switch," Obama wrote. "The president's eyes became fixed; his voice took on the agitated, rapid tone of someone neither accustomed to nor welcoming interruption; his easy affability was replaced by an almost messianic certainty. As I watched my mostly Republican Senate colleagues hang on his every word, I was reminded of the dangerous isolation that power can bring, and appreciated the Founders' wisdom in designating a system to keep power in check."

When I quoted from this passage to Bush during an Oval Office interview, the president seemed irritated to learn he had been taken to task by the senator he once counseled.

I thought I was actually showing some kindness," Bush said indignantly. "And out of that he came with this belief?"

The president added with a bit of a scowl: "He doesn't know me very well."

re: #1 mama winger

God bless all those who serve, those who have served in the past, those who never made it home.

I love you.

I echo mama winger's post. Thank you, veterans, for all that you do and have done to secure the freedoms we Americans and others enjoy.

My father was a WWII Navy veteran who served in the Pacific. I never bothered to thank him while he was alive for his service to our country. I grew up in the 60's & 70's and was a "peacenik" for so many years. Since those days of my wanderings in the liberal desert, I have thankfully come to my senses and now I see the many virtues of this great country that I took for granted for so long. And America's finest men and women who serve and have served in our military and who are willing to put their lives at risk to secure our freedoms is the best gift any American can receive. I honor your service to our country today.

And as a way to honor my father and our current troops returning home from overseas, I have decided to join Operation Welcome Home. This is a way that I can show my appreciation for all those brave men and women who serve our country. Thank you, Daddy. And thank you veterans. You are my heroes.

Just wanted to add my thanks, and hearty well done to
those wonderful Americans (past, present and future) who
do whatever it takes. God Bless You! God Bless America!

re: #144 bosforus

That probably ain't too far from the truth.

If people will quit ragging on the US, I will be delighted, regardless of their reason.

re: #147 AceR

And as a way to honor my father and our current troops returning home from overseas, I have decided to join Operation Welcome Home. This is a way that I can show my appreciation for all those brave men and women who serve our country. Thank you, Daddy. And thank you veterans. You are my heroes.

That is just plain awesome.

re: #142 saylorfam

I understand it can be for either lunch or dinner. I doubt the beer would be included however.

If I see any of them, beer will be "included."

re: #86 mama winger

Yeah, one of my worst mistakes was not going directly into the Marines straight out of high school. They might could have kept me on the straight and narrow. Lotta water under that bridge...

re: #90 mama winger

He is going back in January. He came home two years ago today and has been in college since then.

Brave and smart! (boy - does John Kerry have it wrong.) Like I said, you must be very proud. and kuddos to you for supporting him in his decision to help guard this nation.

Real West: I thanked you on the previous thread for the little flag program, but I think you were already over here. Thanks again!

re: #94 rightside

You have a megalomaniac trying to have a conversation with the current POTUS. I'm not surprised either.

Thank you veterans everywhere, for your serving, for your sacrifices.
God Bless America.

I have to get ready for work - see you all later. Have a wonderful wonderful day !

re: #119 Dustoff-507
Good morning my friend - didja get my e-mail from last night?
And btw, I noticed that Boeing had a very nice "ad" commemorating Veterans Day on TV last night and of course I immediately thought of you.
A good day to you too sir, and I'll hoist one to you in addition to one for all of our brothers who served. Folks like you made it possible for literally tens of thousands of us to get home alive. Thank you.

One of the organizations that I found to be a fantastic resource when I was on Active Service overseas was the USO. I give them money every year and would ask that you folks consider doing so as well. I can not say enough good about them.

re: #106 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Senator Obama and his people probably don't give a shit about traditions.

Self-Appointed Superior Beings are funny that way.

re: #146 Silhouette

Every time I'm inclined to give Obama the benefit of a doubt, he has to go & prove me wrong.

One of the best things done to honor veterans is to NOT make this day a Monday holiday for gov't employees. By keeping it on 11/11, not matter what day it falls on, keeps the meaning.

re: #86 mama winger

One of the things that conservatives can do is to encourage their sons and daughters to pursue the Military as a career. Too often families just don't think of talking up military service in their homes or schools.

'When I grow up, I want to be a soldier' is a grand dream for a youngster. Help them pursue it.

Jordan wants to be a policeman when he leaves the Marines...

re: #161 The Other Les

Self-Appointed Superior Beings are funny that way.

... and I bit my tongue severely while writing that comment.

Makes an excellent stocking stuffer!

Should be on all day on one of the channels. Stellar series, if you have never seen it. Part 9, "Why we fight" still brings tears to my eyes.

re: #162 buzzsawmonkey

I went into a fancy store to price the underwear
Security came up and said, "We want you out of there;
Your uniform intimidates the people you defend."
And I found myself on the pavement there in the West End.

--"Tommy," updated

LOL!

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but Google -
GOOGLE has a nice front page in tribute to veterans.
Better late than never.
Anyone remember if they had a Veterans Day logo last year?

re: #146 Silhouette

Does Obama know that you NEED to be serious when discussing issues that concern the WORLD? He is a fucking jackass alright.

I'll wait for a new thread....one more to do with political issues, but Norm Coleman put out an email today, talking about what the Franken people are trying to do to take the Senate election. They keep "finding" votes. Including in the trunks of cars.

re: #159 realwest

Sorry buddy I didn't see it yet. My youngest son flew out here for his B-day and we have been going full bast since Friday. I just got back last night. We went to the Islands off our coast.

In my late age now I still remember the many people I E-vac out. We are a great nation and have given up much to save this entire world. That we can be proud of. (-:

re: #162 buzzsawmonkey

Except Tommy hardly needs updating.

re: #171 NYCHardhat
Didja notice that when President Bush and Obama were walking along the outside colonnade at the White House, Obama was STILL TALKING?!

I know this is a mean, nasty thing to say, but I sure hope someone spiked his coffee with some diuretics.

re: #168 buzzsawmonkey

BTW, my "zip it" reply to yours yesterday about "As your Candidate ... puns down" was trying to refer to your "puns" zipper. I lay awake last night, after realizing it could have come across wrong.

this animosity that people show to soldiers in uniform is coming from foolish cowards who can't face the real dangers nipping at their heels.
when the day comes, these idiots will be the first, howling for protection.
i despise them.

I would like to extend special thanks and appreciation to all LGF veterans and LGF family members of veterans. And to all LGFers who are currently serving in the Global War On Terror and to their LGFfamily members.
Your sacrifices are dearly remembered.

re: #172 Dave the.....

Somehow, some way, we MUST come up with election security.
This *finding votes* stuff has to STOP!
Either our votes count, or this is a total waste of time.
I won't get Gore-ish and say the election was stolen, but particularly in the house/senate races, we have MAJOR problems that must be addressed in the next to years.

re: #146 Silhouette

Yeah, Obama's a real piece of work. I'll grant that he a good looking guy in addition to his being clean and articulate (speaking of which, anybody seen BGB lately? :-), but he has less class than a $25 buck a fuck hooker in Times Square. And he's going to be President. Happy happy Joy joy.

To my husband, a Navy nuke submariner when we married many years ago, and to all who have served and are serving now, thank you for preserving the freedoms we hold dear. God bless.

My Grandpa served, My Dad served, both my Brothers served, I served and my son is in bootcamp...I guess that makes us a military family.

re: #184 Maximu§

I SURE DOES> (-:

Thank you, veterans.

Charles, along with everyone here:

You are all a class act. Thank you.

re: #175 realwest

He is probably telling Bush that he has to publicly bash him because he is the one. No offense George.

re: #174 Dianna

Except Tommy hardly needs updating.

Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced
That Sally couldn't go to the meeting
He went on cleaning his blue Rolls Royce
And she ran inside weeping.
She got to her room and tears splashed the picture
Of the new Messiah.
She picked up the book of her father's dreams
and threw it on the fire.

She knew from the start
Deep down in her heart
That she and Obama were worlds apart.
But her mother said, "Never mind. Your part
Is to be what you'll be".

The theme of the sermon was 'Come Unto Me,
Hope Will Find A Way',
So Sally decided to ignore her dad,
And sneak out anyway.
She spent all afternoon getting ready,
And decided she'd try to touch him.
Maybe he'd see that she was free
and talk to her this Sunday.

She knew from the start
Deep down in her heart
That she and Obama were worlds apart.
But her mother said, "Never mind. Your part
Is to be what you'll be".

re: #173 Dustoff-507
"In my late age now I still remember the many people I E-vac out" - indeed and I'd wager that easily a thousand men owe their lives to you and to your bravery.
Flying into a hot LZ on a big ole LOUD Huey with that Cross painted on it (so the Viet Cong/NVA could better aim at your chopper), taking more fire thanin any three missions than I did the entire time I was there, is a true example of American bravery and heroism. Finest kind.
And so I Salute you, and thank you, too.

To every member of our armed forces - past, present and future - thank you. Thank you soooo very much!

Good Morning everyone!
To all vets, There are not sufficient words to express my thanks and love for you. Thanks Dad, Grandpa, Grampa Bobo, Grampa Salvatore, Uncle Giovanni (KIA WWll) Uncle Dave, JRod, Ron, Ed, Jay, Kevin, Dan, Mr. Betti, and all of Lizard Nations military especially. You are loved and appreciated, some greatly missed, more than you know.

Thank you, vets and those currently serving in harm's way so that I can live the life I lead. I owe you a debt that can never be repaid.

Thanks Dad (Col. Ben, USAF, deceased), FIL Gerry (USA deceased), Uncle C (USA, deceased), Sgt. Chris (USAF Ret.), Major Mike (USAF Active Duty, returned to service after 9-11) and to all the others in my family and friends that have given so much of themselves for the likes of me. I love you guys and gals!

(and if that little flag flying in the corner isn't enough, try this screensaver)

re: #190 realwest

Thanks buddy, but it took all of us to make it happen.

The lefties can call us whet ever they want, but we know the real truth.

(That, they can never take away)

Happy VET day to you buddy.

re: #185 Dustoff-507

I SURE DOES> (-:

I'm not sure why schools are closed today, they already have too many holidays...I think the kids should be in school today and learn about the military. Have soldiers, sailors and Airmen come in and tell the kids about the jobs they do and why its important for America that they have support at home.

Haar! Thanks for the thanks mates, and 'me hats off to all that served. From the bad times like replacing wing panels in 20 degree temps with 40 knots of wind over the flight deck, to the good times of kicking back with the mates after a hard days work supplied with grog from our trusty chief, we never broke or gave up our faith in our selves and our mates! Thanks guys...

re: #180 Iron Fist

Yeah, Obama's a real piece of work. I'll grant that he a good looking guy in addition to his being clean and articulate (speaking of which, anybody seen BGB lately? :-), but he has less class than a $25 buck a fuck hooker in Times Square. And he's going to be President. Happy happy Joy joy.

let me assure you, he is not "good looking." (at least not my idea of a man.)
pencil neck, goofy, awkward, slouchy, doesn't carry or conduct himself like a man. all that comes thru. weakness, arrogance, obnoxious.
(and those ears. ooops not supposed to mention the flappers).

Honoring all our Veterans, wishing them my unending gratitude for their service.
All gave some, some gave all.

re: #196 Maximu§

I so agree. Many kids have no idea what we do and why we do it.

re: #172 Dave the.....

In New Mexico they are cool enough to say they find them in closets of the county election officals.
Opps - sorry we forgot to take this ballot box and the janitor moved it.

/right

re: #92 rightside

Wait a second! Dick Cheney and the eeeeevil halyburton control the price of oil. Don't try to divert our attention again!

I had a quick conversation with a Big Oil hater the other day. He actually asked why the price of oil was dropping.....why isn't big oil just keeping the price at $4.00/gal? He gave me a quizzical look when I said people aren't buying as much gas worldwide.....demand is dropping. I thought maybe I saw a light go on there......here's hoping.

re: #199 rawmuse

Honoring all our Veterans, wishing them my unending gratitude for their service.
All gave some, some gave all.

Billy Ray Cyrus - Some Gave All

re: #184 Maximu§
I reckon it does at that! My grandfather served for over 30 years - first time out he rode on horseback with Black Jack Pershing chasing Pancho Villa, then the horrible, murderous trench warfare in WWI, then fighting in the Pacific, then commanding a military base in Japan during the Korean War; my Dad who was a P-38 fighter jock until he had his eye shot out while flying over Guadalcanal, to my uncle who manned machine guns at Chosin Reservoir in Korea and then to myself in Vietnam - last of the line, I'm sorry to say, I reckon I come from a military family too.
God Bless you and yours and with my thanks to you and yours, Salute!

While we commemorate those who gave the highest sacrifice for their nation and freedom - the MSM is preoccupied with creating a Nov 4 national holiday to celebrate Obama. Unbelievable!

I prefer to celebrate those who have earned that right (i.e. our veterans and those who sacrificed for freedom).

All BHO has done so far is play the MSM fiddle...

re: #172 Dave the.....

I posted a link in last night's "Black Helicopters" thread to a news article reporting that every batch of "found" votes reduces Coleman's lead. 100 ballots--apparently marked by the voting machine with Sunday's date--were found, and all were for Franken, and an elections worker found 32 absentee ballots in her car, all for Franken.

Nope, nothing suspicious there. It's even more blatant than the Washington governor's race, where each recount reduced the gap, until on the third recount the Democrat won by a slim margin, and then recounts were halted. Naturally; keep counting until you get the desired result.

re: #200 Dustoff-507

I so agree. Many kids have no idea what we do and why we do it.

Yeah, but the clipped-haired Hags running the schools would probably burst into flames from hatred if they saw a real soldier walking down their isle's.

re: #205 firedupengineer

Good Morning.

re: #202 eschew_obfuscation
Good luck with that, but, what a feeling you get when the light bulb finally comes on!

I would like to thank my father. WWII, B-17 pilot and survivor of the Bataan Death March.

Without his courage and life's direction and not sure what my path in life would have taken.

re: #204 realwest

I reckon it does at that! My grandfather served for over 30 years - first time out he rode on horseback with Black Jack Pershing chasing Pancho Villa, then the horrible, murderous trench warfare in WWI, then fighting in the Pacific, then commanding a military base in Japan during the Korean War; my Dad who was a P-38 fighter jock until he had his eye shot out while flying over Guadalcanal, to my uncle who manned machine guns at Chosin Reservoir in Korea and then to myself in Vietnam - last of the line, I'm sorry to say, I reckon I come from a military family too.
God Bless you and yours and with my thanks to you and yours, Salute!

Thanks Bro, it means alot coming from you and other Vets.

Thank you and God bless all the men and women keep this great country free.

I think this is a most appropriate story for this thread today. Lets hope all of these brave men and women are found and given the respect and honor they so richly deserve. No one should remain unclaimed after death, especially those who served so that we could live free in the greatest country in history.

[Link: www.comcast.net...]

Holy Sh*t!

Flying Pig Moment today!

And it's not humorous or mirthful, it's actually respectful!
ZOMBIE!

re: #115 realwest

Thanks! Patriotic Canadians know that America is our best friend & ally.

re: #206 Jack Reacher

Nope, nothing suspicious there. It's even more blatant than the Washington governor's race, where each recount reduced the gap, until on the third recount the Democrat won by a slim margin, and then recounts were halted. Naturally; keep counting until you get the desired result.

Same thing in Florida, except SCOTUS stopped the endless recounts.

And there were multiple reports of Dem recounters shaking the cards and being rough with them, flicking at the chads to get them to fall out, there were chads all over the floor after each recount, they found a stack with the chads taped back into the Bush places and the chads removed from the Gore places, not to mention the voting machine (with which one could create endless new vote cards) found in the car of a Dem election "official".

re: #214 uncle_monkey

WOW........ after seeing that I do need a drink. LOL

The first and last British casualties of WWI coincidentally buried side by side.

/A good read

re: #216 Kenneth

Thanks! Patriotic Canadians know that America is our best friend & ally.

That goes both ways!

re: #214 uncle_monkey

(Given that it's Google,) ... why does that strike me as asinine?

/and it does ... *spit*

How will he fix this?

re: #210 Dustoff-507
I'm not sure if your Dad is still with us physically, but being a survivor of the Bataan Death March should put his name permanently in the American Military Heros "Hall of Fame".
Geez, and all I did was my job, kept my head down and made it home in one piece. You are indeed the proverbial "chip off the block" my friend.

re: #222 NYCHardhat

How will he fix this?

Hmm, he will just speak the word?

re: #198 nyc redneck

It's how they portray him. Are you suggesting that the MSM have been less than truthful about the attractiveness of the New Messiah? I find that hard to believe :-)

Yeah, I don't have a clue about what it takes to be an attractive man. For my part, I've never met one. Something about that Y chromosome, I don't know, just doesn' tdo it for me. I'm afraid that I'm a full blown heterosexual. The media keeps telling me that Meterosexual is the way to go, but I, myself, can't pull it off. Ahem, so to speak...

:-)

I would like to thank my father, KIA in the bitter cold of Korea.
If I seem needlessly unkind toward Communists, now you all know why.

Then I have a great uncle on mother's side, survivor of the sinking of the WASP.
Floated on a piece of junk for more than a week before they found him.
He just passed last year.

re: #202 eschew_obfuscation

I had a quick conversation with a Big Oil hater the other day. He actually asked why the price of oil was dropping.....why isn't big oil just keeping the price at $4.00/gal? He gave me a quizzical look when I said people aren't buying as much gas worldwide.....demand is dropping. I thought maybe I saw a light go on there......here's hoping.

Most of the greens and libs believe we pay far to little for gas and wish the price to remain permanently high to incite sustainable alternative energy supplies. My sister and I had the conversation years ago and she wanted gas 4 bucks a gallon. I advocate the Paris Hilton plan; we do it all mates, drill, plant, research and explore all avenues for a viable energy source that doesn't pollute. (at least not much). Problem is nowadays anything is pollution. Water vapor is pollution, CO2 is pollution. Of course if it was Bill Clinton polluting, the definition of pollution would never be defined or explained!

re: #215 taxfreekiller
Go Vets yourself, TFK - thank you for your incredibly brave service, too.

re: #202 eschew_obfuscation

Too many people that I meet think that GWB and some fatcats at "Big Oil" have this big knob that they turn, with a pointer on it, and a dial labelled "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8" and that every so often they turn this knob. When they turn it up, they rub their sweaty hands together and say "GWA HA HA Lets make them pay..hmm...FOUR DOLLARS for a while. Yeah, that'll get us riches!"

Good God we live in a f***ed up, de-educated world.

Supply and demand? What're those?
-Taq

re: #207 Maximu§

Gotta ding you down for that one.
What you wrote is way wrong. The schools are too liberal I personally think. Your comment is disgusting and all embracing and I would hope your mother would be ashamed of you.

re: #224 Wishing

Turning water to wine.

re: #226 buzzsawmonkey

Most excellent!

re: #225 Iron Fist

You don't even see other men aesthetically? I'm about as hetero as a woman can get, but I do appreciate other women's looks.

re: #218 Dustoff-507

WOW........ after seeing that I do need a drink. LOL

I had to double check I had the URL right!
Shocked, simply shocked.
Is this some more of that fair weather patriotism?

re: #206 Jack Reacher

It's like Stalin said: those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything. But it's bad form to worry that Obama (and the Democratic Party) are going to take us down the path to tyranny.

re: #223 realwest

I wish good buddy. But the POW days were very hard on my father and passed away in 1965.

(doing your job) Not even close, many from the South could argue with you on that one. They owe their lives to the ground folks just like you who went into the bush to find the bad guys.

re: #225 Iron Fist

It's how they portray him. Are you suggesting that the MSM have been less than truthful about the attractiveness of the New Messiah? I find that hard to believe :-)

Yeah, I don't have a clue about what it takes to be an attractive man. For my part, I've never met one. Something about that Y chromosome, I don't know, just doesn' tdo it for me. I'm afraid that I'm a full blown heterosexual. The media keeps telling me that Meterosexual is the way to go, but I, myself, can't pull it off. Ahem, so to speak...

:-)

i could never be attracted to a guy i could beat up.

re: #214 uncle_monkey

Holy Sh*t!

Flying Pig Moment today!

And it's not humorous or mirthful, it's actually respectful!
ZOMBIE!

Better get a screen shot mate, I don't believe 'me eyes!

A Big Army salute to all you:

Sailors (Squids)

Airmen (wing-wipers)

Marines (Jarheads).

Thanks for making this world a better place.

re: #238 nyc redneck

/You couldn't...but I'd let you.

re: #229 realwest

I second that. (-:

Happy Veteran's Day to all my fellow Vets, especially Artillerymen. King of Battle, Hoowah!
I think I'm going to have wifey take me out for a steak tonight.

re: #221 pre-Boomer Marine brat

(Given that it's Google,) ... why does that strike me as asinine?

/and it does ... *spit*

Honestly, the only time I check Google is on Veteran's Day, President's Day and Memorial Day. Sort of a letdown. Probably what they intended.

re: #208 pre-Boomer Marine brat

Good morning Boomer! Today let's all turn off MSM controlled TV's and watch 'mama winger' Youtube videos. Our troops deserve our highest respect and attention - at least for one day a year!

re: #238 nyc redneck

i could never be attracted to a guy i could beat up.

Now, that is a statement I can get behind!

re: #239 LoFlyer

Better get a screen shot mate, I don't believe 'me eyes!

Wonder if somebody hacked google?

re: #241 NYCHardhat

/You couldn't...but I'd let you.

well now, that's a little bit of a different story.
;)

re: #214 uncle_monkey
Yeah, I had the same reaction (see #170) about Google putting up a special Masthead or whatever to commemorate Veteran's Day.

re: #221 pre-Boomer Marine brat - Why the spit - better late than never, ya know?

re: #234 Dianna

You don't even see other men aesthetically? I'm about as hetero as a woman can get, but I do appreciate other women's looks.

It's a guy thing!

May God bless and keep them. I will always be grateful for their service.

Well everyone. I have a meeting to go to.

Have a great day vets. We all can be proud! (-:

re: #228 LoFlyer

Most of the greens and libs believe we pay far to little for gas and wish the price to remain permanently high to incite sustainable alternative energy supplies. My sister and I had the conversation years ago and she wanted gas 4 bucks a gallon. I advocate the Paris Hilton plan; we do it all mates, drill, plant, research and explore all avenues for a viable energy source that doesn't pollute. (at least not much). Problem is nowadays anything is pollution. Water vapor is pollution, CO2 is pollution. Of course if it was Bill Clinton polluting, the definition of pollution would never be defined or explained!

Yeah, I've heard that argument....and it makes economic sense, but it's an unneeded burden on the economy. I suspect we'll eventually all be driving electric cars powered by electricity generated with nuclear power....cars much more powerful than the current batch.

Thank you all who served, especially those who sacrificed health or life for our nation.

re: #244 uncle_monkey

Honestly, the only time I check Google is on Veteran's Day, President's Day and Memorial Day. Sort of a letdown. Probably what they intended.

No, I think they meant well. It's just that Google has already castrated itself in my eyes. I use them for information, but I do not trust them.

re: #251 Nevergiveup

If you insist...but then, how do you get all those great male artists?

Anyway, I started off on the wrong foot this morning from shock.

Happy Veteran's Day to all you Vets!

Google? Neo-Pats.

I hear it's all the rage now to be proud of our country.

Thank you, Veterans. Some of us have always loved you.

re: #257 Dianna

If you insist...but then, how do you get all those great male artists?

I never understood that either? How about them Knicks?

re: #245 firedupengineer

Good morning Boomer! Today let's all turn off MSM controlled TV's and watch 'mama winger' Youtube videos. Our troops deserve our highest respect and attention - at least for one day a year!

What?! You've been WATCHING television?!
*WHACK*

re: #248 uncle_monkey

Wonder if somebody hacked google?

I am wondering if perhaps some of the less lefty liberals are beginning to understand that our troops are the finest in the world and deserving of the highest respect from their fellow Americans. Just a thought...

re: #247 Dianna

Now, that is a statement I can get behind!

call me old-fashioned.
but that is one reason i admire men.
i just can't respect a guy who can't at least help move the couch.

God bless you fine men and women of the United States military forces. May He grant you Godspeed in the coming months and years. Thank you all for your sacrifice and love of country.

re: #216 Kenneth

Thanks! Patriotic Canadians know that America is our best friend & ally.

Shoulder to shoulder, kenneth.

May G*d bless and keep our Warriors, past, present and future and may we stand forever grateful and remember their sacrifices made so that we remain free.

*amen*

re: #260 Nevergiveup

I never understood that either? How about them Knicks?

That is a basketball team, right?

re: #217 Silhouette

Also, IIRC, ballots were later found in flie cabinets, behind the drawers, in Broward county. I said it 4 years ago, I thought it 8 years ago...there will never be another "just an election" again in this country. They will all be like this from now on. Courts and chads and finding of votes. Not to mention tossing of overseas military votes. The election of Bill Clinton may have been the last really fairly-counted election in the U.S. Maybe even the election of G.H.W.B.

Practice makes perfect. They're perfecting fraud. They've been practicing it for nigh on 12 years, this current system/technique, anyway.

I wish we would emulate Mexico on this. FINGERPRINTS. PHOTO ID. No fingers? Wouldn't want to disenfranchise the fingerless. RETINAL SCAN FOR YOU. There are many usable biometric data.

Democrat fraudsters: GO DON A TOE TAG.
-Taq

To all veterans of all our Armed Forces: THANK YOU.

We are a free people because of you.

re: #234 Dianna