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Street Prophets Coffee Hour: Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. -...
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Memorial Day, May 26, 2014
On this Memorial Day, 2014, my 79th, I want to remember all those guys I left behind in ‘Nam, all those I never served with in Korea (because I was still in training when the hostilities stopped) and...
View ArticleThey scan THE WALL and find his name Teardrops fall like pouring rain
Back in October of 2004, I was coming home from riding my best buddy Raffon and listening to A Prairie Home Companion and a song came on played by Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group. As it...
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Remember Them
Remember Them Today is Memorial Day. It is also the 4th anniversary of my Mom's death. I was her caregiver. It started a lonely journey here to the South. My older brother was supposed to follow...
View ArticleWhen the Truth is Too Hard to Speak (Note: about war, combat and loss)
Recently I happened to find myself at a gathering where the mother of an Iraqi War combat veteran spoke. This woman’s son had participated in combat and also suffered a bomb injury and so in addition...
View ArticleThey Didn't All Die for Our Freedom
To those brave men and women who died to protect our freedoms, we owe our gratitude. To those who gave up their lives under the pretense of defending our freedoms, we owe an apology.We're sorry to Pat...
View ArticleOn this Memorial Day, Remember the Fallen and Wounded... and How the GOP...
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It's Memorial Day, not Mattress Sale Day
The salutation, "Happy Memorial Day," makes me cringe. The image below is what Memorial Day is about. This is Mountain Home National Cemetery, in Tennessee.Memorial Day was originally known as...
View ArticleIs war the human condition?
War has been with us so long some say it is part of the human condition, whatever that means. That may not be the case at all. Here is one study that suggests it is not. Is it natural for humans to...
View ArticleYou Are NOT A "Patriot" If...
As I did my annual "walking tour" of Philadelphia this past Memorial Day, observing all of the ceremonies acknowledging the sacrifices of the men and women who have actually fought and died for our...
View ArticleNOM: Veterans Fight Against Marriage Equality
Just like Faux News can'tdiscussanything without bringing up Benghazi, it appears that NOM can't discuss anything without bringing up how it is an argument for marriage discrimination.As we know,...
View ArticleRestored Dignity at Arlington Cemetery Four Years After
The only ones that really care are some Military Veterans, the Military Personal and their immediate Families, the extended Families and Friends of the Fallen. The country served, 'patriotism posers'...
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A Somber Memorial Day Reminder of the Terrible Cost of War
Two years ago, I wrote about a moving Memorial Day encounter I had with a World War II veteran while I was out canvassing to recall GovernEr Scott Walker. This year, I decided to mark Memorial Day in...
View ArticleOpen Carry Dingbats Harass Marine Veteran on Memorial Day
From Mother Jones:On Memorial Day this week, a former Marine in Texas named James got a couple calls from friends who'd spotted an unusual gathering in downtown Fort Worth: Roughly a dozen people,...
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Memorial Day and Flanders Fields
I often struggle to write about Memorial Day. It is about more than barbecues, picnics, and the kick-off to summer. It is not a time to debate whether our country was right or wrong to send our...
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What a waste ... Memorial Day (a short story)
This short story was previously published on Monday, May 28, 2012, as "Memorial Day (a Short Story)."The grizzled old man arrived at his destination, his back hunched over and using a cane. He surveyed...
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Remembering soldiers of color on Memorial Day
United States Army Private First Class William K. Nakamura, U.S. Medal of Honor recipient, awarded posthumously. In "The Memorial Day history forgot: The Martyrs of the Race Course," I wrote last year...
View ArticleSacrifice
Sacrifice_____________http://www.youtube.com/... ______________DD-375 U.S.S. Downes, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941... Mid-morning... “Jenkins….get your fucking head down!” Seaman First Class...
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Mojo Friday - Memorial Day, The Beginning of the Summer Season - Edition
Even though Summer doesn't start by the calender for almost another month for tourism, and commerce it starts this weekend. Yep, it's time to fire up all those engines and start belching even more...
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Memorial Day
This is not Veterans Day weekend. I wonder how many people really think about the losses of wars. I wonder how many Americans think of The hurt and the pain and yes how it affects our living vets....
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