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Veterans' Day 2014
To everyone who has ever worn the uniform, "thank you" doesn't seem like nearly enough, but we're saying it today anyway.
And contra the rambling mindthoughts of some hipster doofus carnival barker standing outside the circus tent of fail known as Salon.com, each and every one of you who served honorably is a hero. ... Fittingly, George W. Bush's new book, 41: A Portrait of My Father, was released today.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at November 11, 2014 06:35 AM (V70Uh)
Posted by: Golfman in NC at November 11, 2014 06:35 AM (wVWRM)
A very happy Veteran's Day with a special shout-out to the 27th Infantry Division (my late uncle's) and the 11th Armored Division (liberators of Mauthausen).
G-d bless you all.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 06:37 AM (CMkNk)
Good Morning Morons. Today is Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Veterans Dayl
Too bad I have no Hooters around here.
http://is.gd/0m0I6J
Posted by: P. Cline at November 11, 2014 06:39 AM (u9gzs)
Posted by: P. Cline at November 11, 2014 06:41 AM (u9gzs)
DAY 735
728 to go (801 to Inauguration Day 2017)
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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 06:42 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 11, 2014 06:43 AM (mx5oN)
Here's the film of Geo H.W. Bush getting rescued by a sub after bailing out of that Avenger
http://youtu.be/om4u_DxyJxE
Amazing that there was a guy with a motion picture camera on that sub to capture future POTUS 41
Posted by: kilo6 at November 11, 2014 06:45 AM (/xCkt)
Posted by: MTF at November 11, 2014 06:45 AM (TcePY)
we are not allowed to name our vehicles anymore...
no personalizing the equipment...can't humiliate the opfor....
BUT I'll bet the Veterans community gets to vote when they're dead in Chicago...
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at November 11, 2014 06:46 AM (/4AZU)
Proud to be the cousin of two airmen and a Marine, granddaughter of a soldier and a Coastie, and friend to many veterans from all the branches. We're the land of the free because of the brave, and I hope we never forget that.
Posted by: Elisabeth G. Wolfe at November 11, 2014 06:47 AM (iuQS7)
Posted by: MTF at November 11, 2014 06:48 AM (TcePY)
O/T, but I am damn curious: does anyone know anything about that costume Choom Boy is/was wearing while sucking up to the Heathen Chinee? Looks like the outfits those "Heaven's Gate" wackos were sporting before they offed themselves....
Posted by: MrScribbler at November 11, 2014 06:48 AM (PoKIA)
Hooah!
Posted by: sawhorse at November 11, 2014 06:53 AM (jm3+c)
http://bit.ly/1xeMDOQ
Posted by: MTF at November 11, 2014 06:54 AM (TcePY)
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 06:55 AM (3B+O8)
In awesome news, not only did my state representative here in Texas file a bill to get rid of in-state tuition for illegals, he's also filing a Constitutional Carry bill.
Posted by: DangerGirl at November 11, 2014 06:56 AM (FZxI4)
Posted by: trailortrash at November 11, 2014 06:58 AM (xllDV)
John 15:12-13
For those who put themselves at mortal risk for this country and all she stands for, for principles of human dignity, even for families and generations not yet born, no words of gratitude could serve well enough.
Thank you.
Posted by: mindful webworker at November 11, 2014 06:58 AM (bVtr0)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:00 AM (odIDF)
My father and my uncles all did their best as young Jewish men to stop Hitler, and my Presbyterian uncle served in the Navy was well
In today's Upper Room Daily Devotional a former Marine writes about "soul rest.":
http://tinyurl.com/nqpdpuc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2014 07:07 AM (QlprU)
Posted by: DangerGirl at November 11, 2014 07:08 AM (FZxI4)
Posted by: hoosierma at November 11, 2014 07:09 AM (7b7uD)
Amen. Thank you.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:11 AM (4Ofi/)
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:12 AM (MQEz6)
I should salute my Uncle Ed, who marched across the mud and mire of Europe, and was preparing for the invasion of Japan. Thanks to Nuclear Science! he lives today, to see generations of descendants raised in peace and prosperity. God bless you, Ed, and thanks for being the grandfather my kids never had.
Also honor to my grandfathers and grand-uncles who served in WWI, including Ed's father, who never fully recovered from a whiff of mustard gas.
Posted by: mindful webworker at November 11, 2014 07:13 AM (b0NwW)
"I'm sorry. No one is available to take your call. Everyone is in mandatory diversity training. Please call back next week."
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:15 AM (4Ofi/)
"
No, it doesn't. Too early in the morning to get emotional. Dammit. Must be this front coming in.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:16 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 07:17 AM (ahBY0)
Cold as a mother-in-law's love.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:18 AM (4Ofi/)
As horrible as WWI was, most who served and their families, did not see their sacrifices as wasted. This was the lefty poets and commies who, as they always do, rewrote the narrative.
Posted by: The Progs at November 11, 2014 07:18 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: goon at November 11, 2014 07:18 AM (gNTQS)
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 07:19 AM (3B+O8)
Posted by: Eddie Baby at November 11, 2014 07:19 AM (G8NCu)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:20 AM (4Ofi/)
Posted by: hadoop at November 11, 2014 07:20 AM (2X7pN)
Yes, thank you.
I'll call my dad today. He's been hanging with his submarine buddies this past week.
My flag is hanging.
McCain's new book also released today:
Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War
John McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 11, 2014 07:22 AM (IXrOn)
Well, good question.
Had three uncles in the war. Two fought the hardest, roughest, meanest, fight across the wide Pacific. The other took a German grenade right in the ass in France.
One of the uncles showed me a gold-filled tooth they would bust out of the dead Japanese. Everybody did it. And they'd do it to you.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:22 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at November 11, 2014 07:24 AM (OsWis)
Veterans get vouchers for care in any and every hospital and the VA gets reamed, steamed, and dry-cleaned.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:25 AM (MQEz6)
In fact, it's cold as Hell.
Posted by: Sheila Jackson Lee at November 11, 2014 07:25 AM (lG2E3)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at November 11, 2014 07:26 AM (OsWis)
Of all days, this should be the one that everything is closed, including stores. People really need to reflect.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 11, 2014 07:26 AM (IXrOn)
Posted by: Gran at November 11, 2014 07:26 AM (LCIE3)
Unbelievable. What a scam.
http://tcrn.ch/1ytUGEr
Posted by: MTF at November 11, 2014 07:26 AM (TcePY)
Thanks to all you vets.. I'm looking at a very old black and white picture of my father in uniform just before he set sail for north Africa as a tank gunner.
After they kicked Rommel's ass in No. Africa it was on to Italy. I have another picture of him and his crew with an Italian family.. all with big smiles.
Thanks to you all.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 11, 2014 07:27 AM (b/lt+)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:27 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 07:27 AM (ahBY0)
Here's the film of Geo H.W. Bush getting rescued by a sub after bailing out of that Avenger
Bill Clinton received a back injury after a chubby coed fell on him at a pot party at Oxford.
Barack has a nasty callous on his putting hand.
So many of our presidents have been 'in the shit,' as they say.
Posted by: --- at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (MMC8r)
It'll never happen. Insufficient opportunities for graft.
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (lG2E3)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at November 11, 2014 07:29 AM (OsWis)
When her daughter became a single mom because her deadbeat husband took off, she had the rest of family living with her and she did a huge amount in raising her grandchildren. So in some cases- and probably not a few-a mothers in law's love is not cold at all.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2014 07:30 AM (QlprU)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at November 11, 2014 07:30 AM (OsWis)
It'll never happen. Insufficient opportunities for graft.
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (lG2E3)
Yes.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:31 AM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at November 11, 2014 07:28 AM (xq1UY)
Do tell.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 07:31 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 07:34 AM (3B+O8)
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:34 AM (MQEz6)
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 06:55 AM (3B+O
FIFY ;-)
Many happy returns to you and your son.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 07:34 AM (V+kmg)
Special shout out to my old shipmates from USS Enterprise CVN-65 ("Big E") Reactor Dept. It was a privilege to serve under "Uncle Ronnie" (Reagan) as our CIC. Haze gray and underway!
Posted by: 1bulwetweft at November 11, 2014 07:35 AM (gfB4n)
Thank you also to my dad (RIP) who left his hearing in the South Pacific in WWII yet still raised 7 kids.
Posted by: Taqyia2Me at November 11, 2014 07:35 AM (PiGvm)
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 07:36 AM (3B+O8)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:37 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:38 AM (odIDF)
My work had a breakfast for those that are veterans. It was pretty good. Gave us a little gift bag of stuff too.
I always feel a little embarrassed at veteran's day. I didn't really do much. the only thing I was in danger of was boredom as we went in circles on the USS Nimitz in the Gulf. I have far greater respect for the people on the front lines, compared to the twits I worked with. (Seriously, if those fuckers hadblown one more fuseby sprayingthe electrical socketswith a pressure washer one more time, there would've been blood.)
Posted by: nnptcgrad at November 11, 2014 07:38 AM (wrS2o)
He flew supplies to the Chinese and other folks fighting the IJA.
C-47's vs. the Himalayas.
Not much margin for error.
As far as I know he only drew his sidearm once in order to gently persuade a Chinese fellow to get his shit out if the road so a convoy could keep moving.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (MQEz6)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (4Ofi/)
Posted by: NCKate at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (U98jm)
I always thought it was the Battle of Hill 36D.
I learn something new everyday here!
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (V+kmg)
This, evidenced by myriad documentaries on Those Channels, is a source of constant amazement to WWII veterans. My dad was a Battle Baby, and "The Last Man Out of Krinkelt" (TM). He has just about seen himself in the field any number of times, at a moment when, for a few hours, he was as alone as anyone in the war.
His comment is always sonof AY bitch. Where the Hell were these guys? We never saw 'em. Nobody in our outfit had a movie camera. Who took that movie?
He and I have about decided that it's all captured German footage...
Which in the case of Bush's sub, would speak highly of German cameramen.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at November 11, 2014 07:41 AM (xq1UY)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:41 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at November 11, 2014 07:41 AM (m9V0o)
Posted by: P. Cline at November 11, 2014 07:42 AM (u9gzs)
I always thought it was the Battle of Hill 36D.
I learn something new everyday here!
This here smart military blog is on top of it!
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:42 AM (4Ofi/)
persuade a Chinese fellow to get his shit out if the road so a convoy
could keep moving.
"
And, "Please, Sir, do move out of the road. Thank you."
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:44 AM (odIDF)
Like 100% voter turnout, National Holidays are usually in honor of a Dear Leader. Be careful, in this life, what you wish for.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at November 11, 2014 07:45 AM (xq1UY)
I did what was asked, when I was called (after 9/11, I dropped out of my senior year at Penn State to enlist as a rescue swimmer), and then got out to finish school.
I understand the gratitude, truly, I do. It's just uncomfortable actually facing someone expressing it...
Maybe that's just me.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, Keeper of the Guards, returned from 1080 exile at November 11, 2014 07:46 AM (Rz4ly)
He flew supplies to the Chinese and other folks fighting the IJA.
C-47's vs. the Himalayas.
Not much margin for error.
As far as I know he only drew his sidearm once in order to gently persuade a Chinese fellow to get his shit out if the road so a convoy could keep moving.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (MQEz6)
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eman,
My dad was in the ACE in Burma and also "Flew the Hump". He told me we sold whole factories to the Chinese and the warlords would leave them on the side of the road, unassembled. Just having the materiel was a testament to their power. Fighting the Japanese was secondary to the internal warfare.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at November 11, 2014 07:47 AM (QBm1P)
http://is.gd/7JCiul
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at November 11, 2014 07:49 AM (eBNjM)
Space heaters are doing yeoman's work this morning.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 07:50 AM (odIDF)
From his Citation.
"The Co-eds had formed a defensive perimeter around the coffee table and futon. Spotting a potential weakness in the line and with no regard for his safety, Private Clinton penetrated the perimeter with relentless smooth talk and witty jokes directed at Blonde One and Blonde Two. Maneuvering between them, Clinton drove a wedge into the perimeter allowing friendly forces to advance."
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:51 AM (MQEz6)
Bill Clinton was a medic. He told Gennifer Flowers to put ice on that lip.
Great advice. Life saver.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 07:51 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: Totally Not Chris Hayes at November 11, 2014 07:52 AM (Nfdkj)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 07:52 AM (CMkNk)
Nearsider, I always just reply with the truth, namely that it was an honor and a privilege to serve.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 11, 2014 07:54 AM (knoK7)
I hope somebody punches Jane Fonda in the mouth today.
Posted by: jennytoyou at November 11, 2014 07:54 AM (DEniQ)
He flew supplies to the Chinese and other folks fighting the IJA.
C-47's vs. the Himalayas.
Not much margin for error.
As far as I know he only drew his sidearm once in order to gently persuade a Chinese fellow to get his shit out if the road so a convoy could keep moving.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:40 AM (MQEz6)
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eman,
My dad was in the ACE in Burma and also "Flew the Hump". He told me we sold whole factories to the Chinese and the warlords would leave them on the side of the road, unassembled. Just having the materiel was a testament to their power. Fighting the Japanese was secondary to the internal warfare.
Posted by: All Hail Eris at November 11, 2014 07:47 AM (QBm1P)
High five!
Yeah, I wonder how much blood and treasure was dumped down a hole.
Actually, best not to know.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 07:54 AM (MQEz6)
Thank you again, for all you have done and still do to keep our country and its people safe.
Posted by: Biblio at November 11, 2014 07:54 AM (7o8VY)
I think it is traditional (Well, Qing Dynasty) Chinese male costume.
Posted by: Grey Fox at November 11, 2014 07:55 AM (ysjk/)
Levin was en fuego yesterday. Totally napalmed Gruber, read an emotional segment from Martin Greenfield's "Measure of a Man" and had an extensive interview with Sharyl Atkisson.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 07:55 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 11, 2014 07:57 AM (TjHOJ)
At least he wasn't a coach and told her to rub some dirt on it.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 07:58 AM (4Ofi/)
Maybe that's just me.
And me, but it's one of the reasons I'm not liking the vouchers for any hospital thing. In my experience, there is far more respect for patients at the VA than any of the hospitals around here. If they would truly get rid of the thieves in management and let nurses and docs do their jobs, treatment would be much better for everyone. IMHO from my experiences only.
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 07:58 AM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Grey Fox at November 11, 2014 07:55 AM
In that case, not sure Choom Boy is qualified to wear it....
Posted by: MrScribbler at November 11, 2014 07:59 AM (PoKIA)
A special thank you to my Dad, God Bless him, a marine who earned the Purple Heart in two tours in Vietnam
I miss you Daddy.
And Happy Birthday to my grandfather, who was so proud of this country and the liberty we stand for.
Posted by: ginaswo at November 11, 2014 07:59 AM (+X1qa)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 07:59 AM (2cS/G)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 08:00 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: Megyn Kelly at November 11, 2014 08:02 AM (Cdl5U)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 114 days until spring training at November 11, 2014 08:02 AM (u8GsB)
God Bless our Veterans!
A few weeks ago I was out & came home to find a message looking for my late father, the man mentioned 334th (I have note but can't find it right now) in Germany in 1945. It was late & I called man the next day & left him a message that my father passed away in 1988. He called me back & I asked if he had served in the Army with my father, but he had not. He was looking for pictures of when the Germans surrendered to the U.S. & he said some had cameras & had pictures of Nazi planes flying in to surrender.
That call finally prompted me to ask my older brother if my father had seen the camps & he had.
My brother told me I have to watch Band of Brothers because it's very close to stories my father told him about the war.
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 08:03 AM (sj3Ax)
Quite a bit to like about Megyn Kelly.
But remember - behind every woman, no matter how hot, is some poor SOB just sick of putting up with her shit.
Posted by: ScoggDog at November 11, 2014 08:03 AM (PFjNT)
So true.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 08:00 AM (CMkNk)
who amongst us hasn't said it?
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 114 days until spring training at November 11, 2014 08:03 AM (u8GsB)
Posted by: alexthechick - Commence drinking now. at November 11, 2014 08:05 AM (mf5HN)
There's a nice story about five threads down over at Weasel Zippers on
Joni Earnst, and how she spent the aftermath of her election in Iowa.
Hint: think National Guard duty.
Posted by: grammie winger at November 11, 2014 07:19 AM (3B+O
****************************
At one point a few years ago (maybe 2011 or 2012) there were 5 Senators (or maybe members of Congress) on Reserve duty. They did their 2 weeks with ISAF HQ in Afghanistan during their recess. Although ISAF HQ was certainly not the most dangerous place in the country by any stretch of the imagination, at least they got into theater and saw something of how things were working so they were beter informed. I assume they got a bunch of high-level briefings and met some NATO allies as well as Afghans. Lindsey Graham was one of them. Don't think I ever knew who the other 4 were.
Posted by: Shareef at November 11, 2014 08:06 AM (5f5bM)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at November 11, 2014 08:06 AM (5f5bM)
The fact we observe Veteran's day, and not communist day IS Jane Fonda's punch in the mouth.
Posted by: TheSev at November 11, 2014 08:07 AM (3Vv0F)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at November 11, 2014 08:08 AM (V70Uh)
My husband and I strive to teach our daughter the many important history and civics concepts that are no longer taught in school. At the top of the list is how much we owe those who serve and the sacrifices they make to ensure our freedom.
Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at November 11, 2014 08:08 AM (54JS6)
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 114 days until spring training at November 11, 2014 08:03 AM (u8GsB)
True, but my reach is only slightly larger than MSNBC, where as Megyn is heard by tens of thousands.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 08:09 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: P. Cline
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24, 7, lighted.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 11, 2014 08:10 AM (l1zOH)
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 08:03 AM (sj3Ax)
Hi Carol. I'm no fan of Ken Burns' politics, but "The War" is very much worth watching. The experiences of the vets are just gut-wrenching.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 08:11 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 07:59 AM (2cS/G)
Damn Redlegs. ;-)
Thank you.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:11 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: Carol
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Worth every minute.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at November 11, 2014 08:12 AM (l1zOH)
I cannot imagine what they think about how veterans are respected today. They must feel very gratified that the country has not forgotten, and goes out of their way to remember them. Bill Clinton - whatever else about the man - is on TV asking people to help vets get jobs.
Most days I think where are we going, and what are we doing in this handbasket?
But not today. Not today.
It was my honor to serve.
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 08:13 AM (Rx8ML)
Okay, fellow babies. Check back later.
G-d bless all the veterans here and everywhere. It's your day - every day.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 11, 2014 08:13 AM (CMkNk)
Posted by: AltonJackson at November 11, 2014 08:14 AM (2Ayux)
Posted by: AltonJackson at November 11, 2014 08:15 AM (2Ayux)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 08:16 AM (2cS/G)
Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living... at November 11, 2014 08:16 AM (M6Vhk)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:18 AM (NeFrd)
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:19 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Samuel Oliver Caleb Kingsley at November 11, 2014 08:19 AM (jucos)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:19 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 11, 2014 08:20 AM (knoK7)
Posted by: 1C1 nee 272, now 2152 at November 11, 2014 08:20 AM (4DCSq)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:19 AM (odIDF)
Ricardo! You get your bewb fix last night in the ONT?
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:20 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 08:21 AM (Rx8ML)
Posted by: Generalissimo Barack Obama at November 11, 2014 08:21 AM (DrWcr)
He got a bill for over 4K.
It sounds like he argued it down to 2K. I would have said f-off. Let missy here work it off.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at November 11, 2014 08:22 AM (5buP8)
Posted by: WingNut at November 11, 2014 08:23 AM (gpoVQ)
He also never talked about seeing the death camps, though I believe he did. Oddly enough his diary dropped off to almost nothing after they entered Germany. Will probably never know why. May have been because they were moving pretty darn fast at that stage of the war, may have been something else.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:23 AM (NeFrd)
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 08:21 AM
Would've just missed you, then. Early 90's here.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 11, 2014 08:23 AM (knoK7)
Band of Brothers is on HBO on demand until January 1, 2016.
I'll watch an episode tomorrow.
I've seen parts of it, but when it was already on & never at the beginning.
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (sj3Ax)
The bra model? Or did I miss something? Because I do miss things.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (odIDF)
Me - Army, Cold War
Son - Nuclear Officer, USN
So, we've managed to go air, land and sea. Guess a grandkid needs to come along and be a space cadet or something.
Happy Veterans Day, all.
Posted by: Timothy Fountain at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (3r2wi)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (Cdl5U)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (odIDF)
Ha!
I assume you mean the Ette that posted hers with the cupcake.
And I posted a link to a series of Jennifer Lawrence gifs.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:26 AM (da5Wo)
Home of the free because of the brave.
Heartfelt thanks to all you lovable lugs (and luggetts) who serve or served.
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (TaO1J)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (odIDF)
The bra model? Or did I miss something? Because I do miss things.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:25 AM (odIDF)
They were real. And they were spectacular.
Posted by: Generalissimo Barack Obama at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (DrWcr)
I consider it an ill omen.
Posted by: What rock doth yonder window break? at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (LfWon)
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:19 AM (da5Wo)
BC, that poem was in our English book back when I was in grade school in around 1970.
What do you think the chances are that ANY grade school kid would see that poem now? It really grinds my gears.
THANK YOU VETERANS. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Truck Monkey, as Voiced by Brian Dennehy at November 11, 2014 08:28 AM (jucos)
Posted by: Shareef at November 11, 2014 08:06 AM (5f5bM)
Graham was a JAG. A damn lawyer who IIANM his only overseas service was in Germany as an adviser on military law.
Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2014 08:29 AM (u9gzs)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 11, 2014 08:29 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (Cdl5U)
What do you think the chances are that ANY grade school kid would see that poem now? It really grinds my gears.
THANK YOU VETERANS. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at November 11, 2014 08:27 AM (wtvvX)
I never saw it until I was an adult. It's one of my favorite poems. Maybe my favorite.
And yes, as others have said, "thanks" isn't near enough but it's all I've got and I give it freely and sincerely.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (da5Wo)
Today I remember my Father: LT. Colonel Nevergiveup US Army Attached to the 4th Marines Iwo Jima 476th Amphibian Truck Company
And If you catch the NYC Parade today look for a "average size" ok some would say short Commander USN marching up 5th Ave. representing NOSC NYC and Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (M0mf2)
I always feel weird making a big deal out of today because I feel like making an ostentatious public display today is for other people to see how much you care, but what you do the other 364 days a year is the real thing (I feel the same way about Valentine's Day).
It's probably good to have one public day so people who didn't grow up around veterans or have any in their families can get some f'n knowledge. But really, it should be a year-round thing.
Posted by: HR at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (hO8IJ)
Today, I held in my hands and read the sheet of paper upon which was
printed my Grandfather's original Invasion letter from Eisenhower.
Remember today that the old men you see driving too slowly,
misunderstanding (and perhaps disliking) how the world has changed
around them and needing help to walk or hear were tigers seventy years
ago.
They freed a continent and stopped a genocide, in many
cases before they were old enough to have finished college or drink a
beer.
They faced the worst humanity had to offer and emerged not unscathed, but victorious.
Happy Veteran's Day to those who lend perspective to our daily struggles, if we'll let them.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, Keeper of the Guards, returned from 1080 exile at November 11, 2014 08:31 AM (Rz4ly)
Posted by: --- at November 11, 2014 08:31 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (M0mf2)
It's not the size of the man in the fight it's the size of the fight in the man.
::: fist bump :::
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:32 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: --- at November 11, 2014 08:31 AM (MMC8r)
****
Ignore that loser.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:32 AM (NeFrd)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:26 AM (da5Wo)
Definitely one of your more marginally honorable actions of late!
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 11, 2014 08:33 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 08:33 AM (sj3Ax)
Ah, shit. Went back and looked and I still don't find them. Oh, well, I am kinda dumb.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:34 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: --- at November 11, 2014 08:31 AM (MMC8r)
I say we give them as much regard as we would a festering pile of elephant shit. Maybe a bit less.
Posted by: Insomniac at November 11, 2014 08:35 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: --- at November 11, 2014 08:31 AM (MMC8r)
It is human nature to mock things we fear or do not understand.
In his case, he doesn't understand reality.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (V+kmg)
Carol, watch.
Have something to wipe your eyes with handy. You won't regret or forget.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: HR at November 11, 2014 08:30 AM (hO8IJ)
You're right and I think that's true of almost all holidays. We should be thankful year round. We should celebrate the birth and the resurrection of Christ year round. We should show our significant others how much we love them year round. We should take pride in the founding of this country year round.
But I think it's good to have a single day to crystallize those thoughts and emotions. A day for us to not just live it as individuals, but to celebrate it as a nation.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2014 08:29 AM (u9gzs)
**************************
Well, credit where it's due, especially on Veterans' Day. They could have done their 2 weeks in the Pentagon.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at November 11, 2014 08:37 AM (5f5bM)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:37 AM (Cdl5U)
But, uh, let's be clear, I have , um, evolved on this issue.
Is that OK, Val? Can I hit the links now?
Posted by: Teh Won at November 11, 2014 08:38 AM (7ObY1)
I love small town Texas.
Posted by: DrC at November 11, 2014 08:38 AM (XRYHY)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (V+kmg)
Like most liberals, he can't comprehend that reality might, just might, get in the way of his grand plans for the universe, and worse yet, that reality is a stone cold bitch!
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 11, 2014 08:38 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Tj at November 11, 2014 08:39 AM (FBjP7)
Posted by: Vic at November 11, 2014 08:29 AM (u9gzs)
**************************
Well, credit where it's due, especially on Veterans' Day. They could have done their 2 weeks in the Pentagon.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at November 11, 2014 08:37 AM (5f5bM)
hey I dislike Graham, but he choose to put on a Uniform and I am not going to disparage him for that.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 11, 2014 08:39 AM (M0mf2)
Posted by: DJ_sock_rat_eez at November 11, 2014 08:39 AM (T+Chm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:39 AM (Cdl5U)
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 08:40 AM (ahBY0)
Posted by: Tj at November 11, 2014 08:39 AM (FBjP7)
G-D might, but I will not!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 11, 2014 08:40 AM (M0mf2)
Bless him, Tj. God, what stories he must have had.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:40 AM (odIDF)
Found out something interesting not long ago. I have Army in my family. One of my great grandfathers was a Capt in the Army in WWI. Cavalry. Which back then, of course, still meant actually on horseback. Served in France. (Good lord did he hate them when he came back.) Apparently his responsibility was munitions. He was in charge of the mule train and the soldiers who took munitions to the front lines.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:40 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: WingNut at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (gpoVQ)
Posted by: WingNut at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (gpoVQ)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (2cS/G)
Posted by: HR at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (hO8IJ)
I love small town Texas.
Posted by: DrC at November 11, 2014 08:38 AM (XRYHY)
When the time comes...MAKE SURE she does NOT talk to an Army recruiter.
Make sure she talks to a Army HEALTH SERVICES recruiter.
They're different, and she'll get exactly what she wants. With a regular recruiter....ummm....not so much.
They are very persuasive.
Which is how I ended up enlisting in the Infantry initially.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (4Ofi/)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 11, 2014 08:42 AM (M0mf2)
What you do in the RCAF? And, congrats on the move south.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:42 AM (odIDF)
Idiot.
Posted by: seems legit at November 11, 2014 08:42 AM (A98Xu)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 08:41 AM (2cS/G)
Thanks. Thank a lot.
Fun fact: French Roast burns a little bit more than Breakfast Blend when it shoots out of your nose.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:42 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:44 AM (Cdl5U)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:44 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (da5Wo)
I was going to write a Barky snark in response, but decided not on this day!
A shared day of celebration as a nation is exactly what we need to bind us together, especially when if it causes us to pause for a minute or two and reflect on the sacrifices made to keep us free from the enemies that would willingly do us great harm.
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 11, 2014 08:44 AM (F2IAQ)
That's hipster douchebag doofus carnival barker douchebag to you, sir.
Posted by: David Masciotra at November 11, 2014 08:45 AM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:46 AM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:36 AM (V+kmg)
I disagree. The writer understands why we honor those who serve. He made a conscious decision to mock the concept of self-defense, the martial spirit within a culture, the men whose choose to sublimate their own desires to protect others....
He isn't ignorant....he is evil.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 08:46 AM (Zu3d9)
...and pouring it on yourself because you didn't put the lid tightly on the travel mug.
Maybe I can write an article for Salon on how it was JUST LIKE combat or something.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 08:46 AM (0xTsz)
That comment was perfect about old men now who were the Tigers that saved a continent.
We must respect our elders. I was brought up to respect them, kids today, not so much.
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 08:47 AM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:48 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 08:46 AM (Zu3d9)
He's a whiny little bitch crying for attention.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:48 AM (da5Wo)
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.
Posted by: joncelli at November 11, 2014 08:48 AM (RD7QR)
He isn't ignorant....he is evil.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 08:46 AM (Zu3d9)
We'll disagree.
I think he's like most typical liberals, ignorant, closed-minded and intolerant. He doesn't understand the things you mention because he has been told since he was an infant that they're icky and not worthy of examining. Nor are his biases worth examining from time to time because (to him) they are so self-evidently correct. He has never once in his entire cosseted life ever been asked to examine a single assumption he's ever had.
Ergo, my point stands. He doesn't understand anything he's taking about and doesn't want to.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:49 AM (V+kmg)
Posted by: joncelli at November 11, 2014 08:49 AM (RD7QR)
Many thank veterans for their sacrifices, but few if any thank the American taxpayer for funding our medical care. As a recipient of fantastic VA cancer care, I thank one and all for the opportunity to live longer and witness another Veteran's Day. Thank you one and all. All is well!
Posted by: Doctor Fish at November 11, 2014 08:50 AM (3/wAJ)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:40 AM (da5Wo)
Horses? The French? Both?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 08:50 AM (GDulk)
...and pouring it on yourself because you didn't put the lid tightly on the travel mug.
Maybe I can write an article for Salon on how it was JUST LIKE combat or something.
Posted by: Mama AJ
Titled: Incoming!
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2014 08:50 AM (4Ofi/)
They do.
And Bing which has been so much better than Google on dates like this.............has a castle?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:50 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:42 AM (odIDF)
well, after they discovered I was nearsighted AND colorblind ... limiting my choices - Medic.
Posted by: WingNut at November 11, 2014 08:51 AM (gpoVQ)
Posted by: David Masciotra at November 11, 2014 08:51 AM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 11, 2014 08:51 AM (JtwS4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (Cdl5U)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (2cS/G)
Even my husband, despite the snarky email he just sent me.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (0xTsz)
She'd make a pretty good 11A or 11B. She is 8 years old and can do 10 good push-ups. Right now she is happy to have a pair of BDU's that fit fairly well that were given to her by the diminutive little captain across the street. She wears them on career day.
Posted by: DrC at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (XRYHY)
Evil, willfully stupid, either way undeserving of the sacrifices of others. Honestly I'm done distinguishing, but then I never claimed to be a terribly good person myself.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Corrective Phrenologist at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (naUcP)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 08:50 AM (GDulk)
Lol. The French. He loved horses and the outdoors period. After he came back, he ended up working as a hunt guide up in Canada for a while.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (da5Wo)
And there are gullible people who still fall for this huckster's shizzle.
Generallisimo Francisco Franco in reverse.
This just in: Glenn Beck is still alive.
Posted by: Guy Who Doesn't Give a Shit at November 11, 2014 08:52 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:53 AM (odIDF)
USS Luce 72-75
USS Canopus. 75-76
I had a lot of fun and some damn hard times. Volunteer not drafted. To all other vets thanks for your service
Posted by: NativeNH at November 11, 2014 08:54 AM (IRPf1)
Hahahaha. Since you obv survived it, excellent story.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:54 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 08:54 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2014 08:54 AM (QlprU)
Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at November 11, 2014 08:55 AM (IbjZr)
Posted by: McCool at November 11, 2014 08:55 AM (nCSwS)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 08:56 AM (2cS/G)
Hello from Way Down Here and it's Wednesday already
Our Remembrance Day is not a public holiday however there were events right around the country in commemoration - at work we did stop at 11am and hold the minute silence - the Remembrance Day event in Canberra was on the big telly in the waiting room
The big day here is ANZAC Day, 25th April and the big buildup is on for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on that day
The History Channel right now is showing a programme on the ANZAC landing on Gallipoli ....
Thank you to all the allied forces, past and present!
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 08:57 AM (lOFeH)
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 11, 2014 08:49 AM (V+kmg)
Ah...but late at night, when he isn't in the warm cocoon of progressive thought, he looks at himself and knows, deep in his soul, that he cannot do the things that real men do for him every day.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 08:58 AM (Zu3d9)
"What you are about to hear is the fusion of enlightenment and entertainment and emotion. But mostly..."
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:58 AM (NeFrd)
..............
Damn. They're sold out.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 08:59 AM (da5Wo)
http://is.gd/8JTAgD
Oh, and thanks joncelli, I was just thinking about posting that.
Posted by: DJ_sock_rat_eez at November 11, 2014 08:59 AM (T+Chm)
But we did get a football story that stated the obvious, The Panthers Suck.
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 11, 2014 08:59 AM (0FSuD)
It all started as Armistice Day when the Great War ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
I find it hard to read about that war because it was such a stupid squandering of young life. European countries had sent observers to our Civil War and Russian - Japanese war in 1905. People should have understood what industrialized war was going to look like.
But French military doctrine still held that a battle was won with elan and cavalry charges.
Millions of dead, and then the need to re-fight it two decades later.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (JtwS4)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 08:58 AM (Zu3d9)
And hates them for it. I think that's one of the attributes of progressives. Instead of being encouraged to do better/try harder they simply hate those who do.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (GDulk)
Few years back, he was on the phone with USAA and the rep politely asked him what rank he was when he separated.
"Private."
"Oh."
I guess that was not the answer she was expecting, being used to people who volunteered and stayed in a little longer.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (0xTsz)
In Flanders fields.
Posted by: joncelli
When I was in grade school in the early 60s they held a poppy poster contest each year and the teacher would read that poem. I actually won once and got my picture in the local paper. My 15 minutes of fame came early. I wonder if schools do anything like that anymore, I sure was proud.
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (ahBY0)
What is he dying of?
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (sj3Ax)
the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on that day"
Hello, aussie.
I give my Aussie gun buddies a salute on ANZAC day. They're usually charged up to hit the range.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 09:01 AM (odIDF)
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:02 AM (0xTsz)
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:03 AM (lOFeH)
Posted by: zeera at November 11, 2014 09:04 AM (HD3d3)
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at November 11, 2014 09:04 AM (0LHZx)
One thing I found interesting from Guns of August was that WWI was set up by an earlier conflict (and of course the Napoleonic War was pretty much a world war). It looks like Europe pretty much *needs* to tear itself apart every 50 years or so.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 09:05 AM (GDulk)
They like the Cheetos and Weed 'libertarians' are repulsed by rough men willing to hold the line for the sake of freedom.
And are oblivious to the fact without the patriotic society that they live in, they would be beaten to death by the strong for their share of resources.
Enabling pansies: another payment in the price of freedom.
Posted by: John YaYa at November 11, 2014 09:05 AM (Qgr71)
Wow.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:02 AM (0xTsz)
Yup. At 25pounds a piece....times 888,246...do the conversion...
Wow.
$35,221,840
Website says that 10% of every poppy, plus all net proceeds, will be distributed between 6 service charities.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 09:05 AM (da5Wo)
What is he dying of?
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:00 AM (sj3Ax)
He's not dying of something, that is what is email was about.
I think it is unfair to say that he is claiming to be dying of some disease. He had said on the air some time ago that he was having issues with vision etc.
His announcement now is that he has recovered from the ailment, but that this brush with mortality - or perhaps worse, losing his mental faculties, an almost Alzheimer's like state - has changed his focus. Which happens.
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 09:06 AM (Rx8ML)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 09:07 AM (odIDF)
The krautish tabloid Bild says there's speculation that Obama and Putin are close to a deal where we turn out back on eastern Ukraine and he gives us some help on getting a nuclear deal with Iran.
I'm sure there's no way Obama will get snookered.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 11, 2014 09:07 AM (JtwS4)
Just once I'd like to see a movie where the veteran went to war, came back, became an accountant, got married and lived happily ever after.
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at November 11, 2014 09:09 AM (0LHZx)
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:10 AM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Tj at November 11, 2014 09:10 AM (FBjP7)
My dad enlisted in the 1950s.
When he finally made Private (1st Class), his sergeant said, "Don't let the power go to to your head."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 09:10 AM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 11, 2014 09:10 AM (odIDF)
My view is this, I have no idea what illness Beck was/is suffering from, or indeed if he was at all, only he and his doctors know that...but him being reluctant to talk about what the illness was/is isn't unusual to me.
So I'll simply wish him luck and offer up prayers for his wellbeing and that of his family.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Marginally Honorable Chairman at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: EC at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (GQ8sn)
One thing I found interesting from Guns of August was that WWI was set up by an earlier conflict (and of course the Napoleonic War was pretty much a world war). It looks like Europe pretty much *needs* to tear itself apart every 50 years or so.
Yeah, Guns of August is a great, if depressing book.
The way I was taught the background is that Bismarck was a strong chancellor under a weak Kaiser. He orchestrated a series of interlocking and sometimes incompatible alliances which were able to keep the peace as long as he was there to pull the strings. When he died all of Europe went to war for reasons they didn't understand because their treaties compelled them to.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (JtwS4)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) with a new job at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (kff5f)
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (0xTsz)
My dad served in the army during Korea. Hw was stationed in WA where he was a psychiatric nurse treating soldiers with PTSD.
My f-i-l was a marine during WWII. He was a supply sergeant in the southern US.
A friend of mine from h.s. is career Air Force. She's a colonel in charge if medical logistics, I believe.
Posted by: Andy Reid at November 11, 2014 09:12 AM (9BRsg)
A wonderful read
"The Great War" by Les Carlyon, an Aussie author, and it's an account of the Aussies in WW1
I'm not sure if it's still available but I bought my copy at a used book sale for a couple of $$
Sorry about being so Aussie centric on an American blog....
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:12 AM (lOFeH)
Here's something for Veterans Day; let's call it a tribute to all who serve...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR87LsmXzBs
Posted by: CPT. Charles at November 11, 2014 09:12 AM (/mTq0)
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 09:12 AM (Rx8ML)
Family of Veterans- thank you for lending us your fathers/mothers/sisters/brothers/children. My best birthday present ever is still when the US Army returned my brother home safely and in more-or-less one piece.
To all of you- God bless you.
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) with a new job at November 11, 2014 09:13 AM (kff5f)
nowadays I downplay it all except for 11/10 (MCBD) and 11/11 (Vets Day) because its fun to call up old buddies and lie to eachother about how great we like to pretend we were
Posted by: chelsea danger at November 11, 2014 09:14 AM (xMZ4W)
I just assume that if there is no name attached to the link, that it is Ace.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 09:14 AM (Zu3d9)
Sorry about being so Aussie centric on an American blog....
Oh, we love your upside-down perspective.
I've always thought Aussies and Americans have a lot in common, being the people that got thrown out of Europe and made a fresh start on a new continent.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (JtwS4)
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (sj3Ax)
...we're all 'centric' in our own ways.
(But I managed to include the 'roos in the video I found <#254>
Posted by: CPT. Charles at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (/mTq0)
Their days of fighting each other are over.
Western Europe is fading away, to be replaced by a messy semi-Caliphate.
Posted by: eman at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (MQEz6)
May I suggest the 1946 Academy Award winner for best picture and true tear jerkier.
http://tinyurl.com/3tvxw2d
Opening clip
http://tinyurl.com/mlep3zj
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (0FSuD)
http://tinyurl.com/ok9g9eu
Posted by: Hal at November 11, 2014 09:15 AM (hmPdt)
Posted by: Assassin6 at November 11, 2014 09:16 AM (FfukH)
Don't know about the others, but I like that you have different info sources we can look into. Appreciate it.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 09:16 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:16 AM (lOFeH)
Posted by: CPT. Charles at November 11, 2014 09:16 AM (/mTq0)
How do you feel about all the "Veterans Eat Free" or "20% off for Veterans" deals that seem to be everywhere on 11/11?
I find it kind of a cheap marketing gimmick to make the rubes think "wow, company XYZ really cares, must be a good company to do business with or work for". Maybe for small mom and pop businesses it's more genuine but when Target is doing a "10% off with Military ID" promotion, it seems cheap and not at all genuine.
Thoughts?
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at November 11, 2014 09:17 AM (0LHZx)
Posted by: Russkilitlover at November 11, 2014 09:18 AM (eeB0/)
One thing I found interesting from Guns of August was that WWI was set up by an earlier conflict (and of course the Napoleonic War was pretty much a world war). It looks like Europe pretty much *needs* to tear itself apart every 50 years or so.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 09:05 AM (GDulk)
Yesterday I got an e-mail from Amazon featuring a new book about the Italo-Ottoman War of 1911-12. I had heard about the Balkan Wars in 1912 and 13, but I'd never heard of this one. Apparently it was the first war in which airplanes were used. That looks like a Bleriot monoplane on the cover.
https://tinyurl.com/ldrawul
Posted by: rickl at November 11, 2014 09:18 AM (zoehZ)
Posted by: gracepmc at November 11, 2014 09:18 AM (xvd51)
And how hard is it for teachers to realize that if you tweet and post things on Facebook that are really inappropriate there may be consequences?
You want to do racist rants and wish that people die put it in your own personal journal at home.
Good grief!:
http://tinyurl.com/qyaebvt
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2014 09:19 AM (QlprU)
Don't know about other places but Lowe's and Home Depot give 10% off to veterans every day. Veterans used to be able to get discounts at hotels and such as well but now it seems like AARP (and maybe AAA) are the only ones that get discounts.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at November 11, 2014 09:19 AM (GDulk)
I'll let Demi speak to this as she did in "A Few Good Men".
From another lawyer asking her why she wanted to put up a ferocious defense for two accused marines: "Why do you like them so much?"
Demi: "Because they stand on a wall while I sleep and say, 'No one will harm you'."
Posted by: RM at November 11, 2014 09:20 AM (fRppw)
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:20 AM (sj3Ax)
When he finally made Private (1st Class), his sergeant said, "Don't let the power go to to your head."
My dad was a Marine in Vietnam, and never made it past lance-Corporal because of some... subordination issues (he was never technically insubordinate. Technically).
They promoted him to full Corporal just a few weeks before his enlistment was up, mostly as a going-away present.
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) with a new job at November 11, 2014 09:20 AM (kff5f)
Yeh, but it doesn't sound like Ace.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:20 AM (0xTsz)
Even if it is mere marketing, that means that they realize that it is a positive thing.
Posted by: blaster at November 11, 2014 09:20 AM (Rx8ML)
Posted by: PabloD at November 11, 2014 09:21 AM (roESk)
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 11, 2014 09:21 AM (F2IAQ)
Another great book on the topic is "Dreadnought" by Robert K. Massie.
In some ways, the Great War was a response to previous conflicts (including mostly the German humiliation of the french in 1871). Massie lays out the case that in a lot of ways it was that the respective powers had convinced themselves their new war machines would give them an edge over their enemies, so they wanted and needed to test them out.
Both sides had convinced themselves that it would be a short war.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2014 09:22 AM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: dartist at November 11, 2014 09:22 AM (ahBY0)
Posted by: David, infamous sockpuppet at November 11, 2014 09:22 AM (k733B)
Yes, thanks, BCochran.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2014 09:22 AM (QlprU)
THE FINAL INSPECTION
The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
'Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?'
The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
'No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint.
'I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
'But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.
'And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
'I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.
'If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.'
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
'Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell.'
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 11, 2014 09:23 AM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 11, 2014 09:23 AM (2cS/G)
She thought she was the specialist snowflake.
Unfortunately for her, teachers like her are a dime a dozen in DFW.
5-2 odds she sues the ISD.
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) with a new job at November 11, 2014 09:23 AM (kff5f)
Posted by: seems legit at November 11, 2014 09:23 AM (A98Xu)
My older brother goes to the VA here in either Bedford or Boston & he has no complaints.
My father always went to the VA in Boston. He loved the card he got there.
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:24 AM (sj3Ax)
My uncles served in WWII, including one who was diabetic, so he ended up serving in the glider corps because they were the only ones who would take him. Another uncle flew over Italy.
Neither one talked about it.
My dad, luckily, was young enough to miss WWII and old enough to miss Korea, but he did his time as well, and ended up stationed in Fairbanks, from which he mustered out and moved, sanely, to Anchorage, whereupon I was born.
I was Army Corps of Engineers for six years.
I think the good Lord daily for the proud history of service in my family, and the good people they defended, and the freedom for which so many paid dearly.
Posted by: tcn in AK, almost at November 11, 2014 09:24 AM (g+qqc)
No shit. My grandfather (RIP) was retired military and he basically made us swear we would never take him to a VA hospital.
Posted by: Insomniac at November 11, 2014 09:25 AM (DrWcr)
259 Bandersnatch
" I've always thought Aussies and Americans have a lot in common, being the people that got thrown out of Europe and made a fresh start on a new continent "
Definitely, and we have been a melting pot type of place ever since the Brits decided to transport their unwanted prisoners here...
My bestest friend, has as her relative, the first female Jewess to arrive in the
Second Fleet - we visited this pioneer prisoner's grave a few years back
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:26 AM (lOFeH)
Interesting how these little testosterone-allergic hipster bitches like this Salon omega-male get the vapors on Veterans Day.
They like the Cheetos and Weed 'libertarians' are repulsed by rough men willing to hold the line for the sake of freedom.
And
are oblivious to the fact without the patriotic society that they live
in, they would be beaten to death by the strong for their share of
resources.
Enabling pansies: another payment in the price of freedom.
Posted by: John YaYa at November 11, 2014 09:05 AM (Qgr71)
************************
This is a rant I go on frequently. The idiot weasels do not comprehend that if they do away with the rule of law and replace it with the rule of man, which they are hell-bent to do, it is the weak in society who lose, not the strong. There are tens of millions of us who are armed, trained, and know how to work as an organization. We will always be OK, no matter how bad things get. So will the gangs and the Mafia. This Salon puke would have to seek the protection of men like us in order to function day to day, and what of value does he add to the world that someone would pay him to do it if the sh*t hit the fan? The leftists carry and spread the seeds of their own destruction, if we let them. And they owe their very existence to us and to our fealty to the Constitution, although they are too stupid to realize it and try to undermine it every day.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at November 11, 2014 09:26 AM (5f5bM)
I knew a few guys who had the opposite happen, because some dickhead CO decided he needed to exert HIS power.
The UCMJ makes it pretty easy to have some excuse to accuse somebody of insubordination or some other similar offense. I had a CO who wasn't going to make Major, so he decided to take down as many real soldiers as he could.
To this day, he's probably the one person on this planet I would punch in the face if I ever saw him again. Most everyone else who has ever offended, I can forgive, but not that prick.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2014 09:27 AM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: David, infamous sockpuppet at November 11, 2014 09:27 AM (k733B)
Posted by: no good deed at November 11, 2014 09:28 AM (w3a0Z)
A freakin' men. Most everyone you ever served with is worth being honored.
But not everyone.
Posted by: BurtTC at November 11, 2014 09:29 AM (Dj0WE)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 11, 2014 09:30 AM (DrWcr)
Proving that the apple does not fall far from the tree (and that the Army today is way more PC than the Marines of the 60s & 70s), my brother earned himself some kind of administrative punishment (I don't remember what, exactly), but part of his punishment was that he was forbidden from being sarcastic in the hearing of one specific officer.
Before that, during training, he dared ask a question during a briefing and received some brain-dead answer. His response, "I love this plan! I'm glad to be a part of it!"
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) with a new job at November 11, 2014 09:31 AM (kff5f)
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:31 AM (lOFeH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at November 11, 2014 09:31 AM (Cdl5U)
My brother has no complaints at the VA here in Massachusetts. He goes there all the time. He's said if they don't have a specialist on the staff they'll get one from a private practice or another hospital.
My grandfather fought in WWI & died of brain cancer, among others, at Soldiers Home in city next to mine. That was in 1971
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:34 AM (sj3Ax)
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Twitchy had some Photoshop fun with that.
http://tinyurl.com/pm6ucqy
Posted by: The Great White Snark at November 11, 2014 09:34 AM (yqHDv)
Posted by: David, infamous sockpuppet at November 11, 2014 09:35 AM (k733B)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at November 11, 2014 09:35 AM (Lqy/e)
266 Polliwog etc
Thanks so much , now I've discovered bitly (thanks NDH) I'll be blasting you with links ....
Posted by: aussie at November 11, 2014 09:36 AM (lOFeH)
I saw a picture yesterday at WZ of all thr world leaders wearing same jacket.
SCOAMT looks like an idiot in it & he bowed to China's leader!
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:37 AM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: Cicero Skip at November 11, 2014 09:37 AM (FIrEF)
I was about to turn it off.
Posted by: Carol at November 11, 2014 09:38 AM (sj3Ax)
ran across article (History, Hubris, and Home Depopt) that I read last night at the Greenie Board (linked from CDR Salamander) that discusses parts of this.
my thoughts, if they offer it's a good thing, you never have to accept.
Posted by: dDan at November 11, 2014 09:39 AM (hwYmz)
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (0xTsz)
God dammit, when I graduated Tech was still reasonably sane. PC advances everywhere. So much for my alumni contributions.
Posted by: joncelli at November 11, 2014 09:40 AM (RD7QR)
the rubes think "wow, company XYZ really cares, must be a good company
to do business with or work for". Maybe for small mom and pop businesses
it's more genuine but when Target is doing a "10% off with Military ID"
promotion, it seems cheap and not at all genuine.
Thoughts?
Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at November 11, 2014 09:17 AM (0LHZx)
I disagree, and it is not cheap and it is appreciated. Moo Moo I am beginning to think you are a cynic.
I like the airlines letting on soldiers in uniform on first ALL year long.
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 11, 2014 09:41 AM (0FSuD)
Posted by: McCool at November 11, 2014 09:42 AM (TQxRy)
Posted by: dDan at November 11, 2014 09:42 AM (hwYmz)
That video helps me remember that America is not alone...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR87LsmXzBs
...honor your friends before you honor yourself.
Posted by: CPT. Charles at November 11, 2014 09:43 AM (/mTq0)
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 11, 2014 09:11 AM (0xTsz)
Whoops. That was me. Forgot to tag it.
Posted by: krakatoa at November 11, 2014 09:48 AM (eCtnP)
T-Mobile gives a veterans discount. I don't think they advertise it, but I get one on my monthly bill.
Posted by: digitalbrownshirt at November 11, 2014 09:48 AM (IbjZr)
He got called up for Korea, back to Pentagon and got his retired reserves the week before the call up for the Cuban Missile crisis. People forget we mobilized for that.
Got offered a Regular Army commission, instead of Reserve officer, turned it down. Colonel's in the 50's didn't make jack shit.
Posted by: Nip Sip at November 11, 2014 09:49 AM (0FSuD)
"What you are about to hear is the fusion of enlightenment and entertainment and emotion. But mostly..."
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at November 11, 2014 08:58 AM (NeFrd)
with sponsors
Posted by: phoenixgirl @phxazgrl 114 days until spring training at November 11, 2014 09:50 AM (u8GsB)
Honor the military by protecting its culture. It's the last think tank of common sense, the last incubator of real-world ideals. Lives depend on this, but the progressive left is attempting to gender neutralize, over-sensitize, and culturally sterilize the institution(s). Do not let them.
Posted by: 0302 at November 11, 2014 09:57 AM (N6eLE)
Posted by: Diogenes at November 11, 2014 10:22 AM (08Znv)
Posted by: Tighter at November 11, 2014 10:38 AM (u4OEB)
Posted by: seamrog at November 11, 2014 10:54 AM (8YoW+)
My Dad: Minuteman Missile Jock, 22-year Air Force Vet;
My Great Uncle (RIP): US Army, participated in the liberation of the PI in WWII;
My Maternal Grandfather (RIP): Fought in WWII in Europe with the Army;
My Best Friend: Jarhead in the 70s.
And, last and least: Me, Boring Supply Officer on a Boring Supply Ship in Bremerton, 1989 - 1992.
Thank you to everyone here who served, and to your families. God Bless You All.
Posted by: Sharkman at November 11, 2014 11:06 AM (rXB/r)
Yet another reason to love the South.....all of the restaurants around here comp Vets meals, Wal-Mart is giving out coffee, cupcakes and gift cards to them, all those electric type signs that businesses have now are scrolling messages thanking and naming the local Vets, everywhere you look you see how much people around here revere our heroes..... and yes, I said HEROES.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at November 11, 2014 12:01 PM (6P3Qb)
In particular, my dad (101st, Vietnam, 66-67)
My grandfathers:
My father's father had to fight for a waiver from his draft exempt job to enlist, while married with kids- served in the Army in the Pacific.
My Mother's father served on Long Island (was at Montauk Light when the Germans landed saboteurs on LI) and later the Pacific.
My Great Grandfather served in the infantry in France in WWI, and was seriously wounded by Phosgene gas. He died in his late 20's.
Posted by: elliot at November 11, 2014 12:54 PM (j+v9A)
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