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"...I didn't kill anybody and nobody killed me." (Mike Royko column, way back when)

Different war, pretty much my take on "mine", though. It was mostly boredom, which I wish for any and all of your family, friends, aquantenances, etc. currently downrange.

Light a candle, set an extra place at the table, raise a toast, Go to a Veterans day memorial, go up to a random servicemember or veteran and give them a handshake and a "thank you" while looking them in the eye (I know some others here have opined that they would see doing so as ..odd. I disagree. Shrug), whatever works for you. Just spare a few brain-cycles for those who are currently serving, or who have. I really liked the poem Aridhol recently posted.

Then fire up the BBQ. Don't be morbid or maudlin. Enjoy what being a citizen of this country has to offer. They chose to do thier job. Do yours.

Of course, *I'll* spend the entire day in a classroom, either instructing or being instructed. So eat some extra steak for me. OTOH, there is a cute chick in the class who is ringless. ;->

Anyway, have a great veteran's day.

Politics? Bah, don't speak to me of politics. In my current frame of mind, I would likely use words that were...immoderate (as *I* define the word), and which I wouldn't wish to claim as mine at a later date. Suffice it to say that 1)I was both surprised and disappointed at the results of the election and 2)I was, and am, glad that the R's took it with class, and didn't immediately resort to lawsuits and rants against voting machines, irregularities, etc, etc. Tomorrow, however, is another day.

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  • They've got the main road lined with crosses, on each one is the name of a soldier from the area and the war in which he was killed :-/

    They've got at least one from the Revolutionary War, but most of them were killed in WWII. Apparently that war took quite a heavy toll indeed here in northern Georgia.

    Let us hope indeed that every soldier can have as uneventful a tour as you did.
  • This Friday is also one of the uncommon occasions where Veteran's Day also falls on the Marine Corps birthday (happy 231st). A good occasion to recognize the democratic heritage of citizen-soldiers passed down to us from the Greeks and yet made thoroughly our own. A good chance to acquaint ourselves with Americans such as Alvin York, Ira Hayes (Flags of Our Fathers gets my endorsement), Dick Winters, Audie Murphy, John F. Kennedy, John McCain, Harold Moore or the Sullivans brothers.

  • November 11, whatever it may be called in your neck of the woods, has always been one of the main holidays observed by my family. I've been to every ceremony since I was 10, and actually involved in many of them. With one brother on a warship in the Persian Gulf, it hits home even more.

    The other major observation for my family is the first Sunday in May, which is the memorial for the Battle of the Atlantic; basically a Navy-oriented version of Remembrance day. Again, I've been to the ceremony every yea

  • Even if it's just this week's burrito money, you can help keep wounded GIs connected to the world. I'd particularly recommend Team Air Force because the Air Force pwnz the other services :-) , but money donate [soldiersangels.org]d through any of the teams goes to a worthy cause.

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