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Here’s a way to commemorate Memorial Day with the technology you’re using right now — your computer. Google engineer Sean Askay has created a “layer” for Google Earth with detailed information about the service members who gave their lives in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars: Map the Fallen. With ...
Thank you, Google, for finally stepping up and commemorating Memorial Day.
On May 25th this year we honor the men and women of the US military who have died serving our country. As we fire up the barbecues and crack open our assorted beverages today, don’t forget to spend a few moments contemplating their sacrifices and giving thanks for these heroes ...
Does Google hate America? No. “Hate” is such a negative word. They just don’t care.
It’s the anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy that began the liberation of Europe from the Nazi nightmare. So what does Google celebrate today? The birthday of Spanish painter Diego Velasquez, which as we all know is much more important than some silly war to save civilization: Google. ...
Google couldn’t be bothered to recognize Memorial Day (even though they’ve been confronted about it every year for at least 3 years), but today they have a nice little logo commemorating the climbing of Mount Everest.
In 2005, Google issued the following explanation for their failure to create a customized logo for Memorial Day: We have to balance this rotating calendar with the need to maintain the consistency of the Google homepage. Furthermore, Google’s special logos tend to be lighthearted in nature. If we were ...
In memory of all the men and women who gave their lives to protect the country we love.
There are no words that can express the debt we owe to those Americans who have fought and died through the years to defend our freedom and our way of life. All we can do is remember, and pay our respects, and vow to continue the fight.
The Associated Press celebrates Memorial Day, in their special, ghoulish, advocacy journalism way: U.S. deaths near grim Memorial Day mark. With a very special leading paragraph, featuring open graves. BAGHDAD - Americans have opened nearly 1,000 new graves to bury U.S. troops killed in Iraq since Memorial Day a year ...
From LGF reader Sakublock, here’s a stellar collection of [Popup] at New York’s Jones Beach.
Seven Stripes has a few tasteful, understated suggestions for a Google Memorial Day logo (if they feel like getting around to it next year): Google refuses to Honor the Fallen (AGAIN).
In a post earlier today we noted that Google chose not to recognize Memorial Day with an altered logo, as they do with many other holidays. The HiWired Blog recalls a similar controversy that arose last year. This was Google’s response at the time: We have to balance this rotating ...
Here’s an excellent way to do something concrete for America this Memorial Day, and really help those who have sacrificed the most: by donating to Wounded Warriors. I just gave them $100. (Hat tip: Chicagoboyz.)
The Kos Kidz celebrate Memorial Day: Daily Kos: Memorial Day C & J. Disgusting beyond belief.
As we recall the sacrifices made on our behalf by military service members in all branches of the Armed Forces, I wish all LGF readers a safe and happy Memorial Day. (From Cox & Forkum Editorial Cartoons.) UPDATE at 5/29/06 8:16:07 am: Google has a tradition of changing their ...