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A Memorial Day remembrance
The sacrifices our men and women in uniform have made for our nation transcend politics and ideologies. They don’t get to decide whether to head into battle. But whether noble or (tragically more...
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xEmbedded ContentOn iTunes | On Stitcher | Support the show: Patreon; PayPal; PayPal SubscriptionDavid Waldman invites you to sip from the KITM Friday firehose of information today—remember it’s...
View ArticlePresident Obama asks for 'acts of remembrance' on Memorial weekend
xYouTube VideoOn this Memorial Day weekend, President Obama devoted his weekly address to our fallen servicemembers.So this Memorial weekend, I hope you’ll join me in acts of remembrance. Lay a flower...
View ArticleHappy Memorial Day Weekend - Hug a Veteran
I’m a veteran, and will gladly accept virtual hugs :):):.Seriously, if you know a veteran, of any war or peacetime military, in any branch of service, give them a hug this weekend. Do the other stuff,...
View ArticleIf This Offends You Too Bad
I've kind of held back, I've been more worried about helping my father keep our home. I have held back how I truly feel on some issues not to offend anyone who might be willing to help but with this...
View ArticleThe old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.
Something to start Memorial Day weekend.Thus ends the poem “Dulce et decorum est” by Wilfed Owen, one of the WWI “War Poets”. Taken from the last stanza of a poem by the Roman poet Horace, the...
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The True Meaning of “Memorial Day”
Memorial Day was previously known as “Decoration Day” after the Civil War. It began in Charleston, South Carolina on May 1st, 1865 when thousands of teachers, missionaries and black residents cleared...
View ArticleFalse support
Yep.It’s time again for people to put on their false troop support faces and plaster anything American on homes, cars, and persons, and then attempt to out-do anyone else who might even think about...
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Memorial Moondai Furbutts: The Start of Summer!
It’s Memorial Day, the traditional if unofficial start of the summer season, and that means picnics! Our pets don’t want to feel left out. Our usual Moondai diarist, Mopshell, is convalescing and...
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Immigration Laws Don't Apply to Corpses #neverTrump
“A nation that does not honor it’s heroes will not long endure.” » Abraham Lincoln “Unless something changes for them, the only way most of the deported veterans will be able to return to the United...
View ArticleTake a Moment This Weekend to Remember
As we fly our flags and barbecue our meat-fest this Memorial Day Weekend, it might be fair to remember the people that this three-day beach vacation is honoring. So before you fire up that grill and...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Plans This Memorial Day Weekend?
Happy Saturday! So as the headline says, what are your plans?I had pretty detailed plans, but they kind of fell apart for several reasons. At first I was more than a little upset.I know this won’t...
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Street Prophets Coffee Hour: Memorial Day
In today's Open Thread / Coffee Hour all topics of conversation are welcome.Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it...
View Article"The Graves of the Marines I Lost"
Sometimes I encounter something in my morning reading that moves me so profoundly that I just sit there in silence, perhaps struggling to breathe, perhaps, as was the case this morning, with my eyes...
View ArticleMemorial Day Crocodile Tears from Those Who Create Wars
by Walter BraschA few million Americans may be thinking about it, but won’t be celebrating Memorial Day. For them, there’s not much to celebrate or to remember.They’re the low-wage employees who may...
View ArticleAt The Table: Memorial Day Editon
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View ArticleFor Sale: Freedom
On Monday, May 30, 2016, a holiday will be among us where about 70% of the country will sit down with friends and family and get drunk and eat too much food. Many will take in the weekend sales on...
View ArticleThis Memorial Day AND Trump is anything but Patriotic.
Men and Women have served on foreign shores and died when the Country called upon their service. Men and Women are still dying for the sacrifices made in combat and exposures to chemical toxins and...
View ArticleHillary News & Views 5.30: Memorial Day, Adoption and Safe Families Act,...
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View ArticleLocal Memorial Day Remembrance Devolves into Scaremongering Political Speech
My brother-in-law sent me an E-mail in respect to Memorial Day. It is a far cry from the politicking my town’s annual Memorial Day remembrance turned into: a political fear mongering event.Good Morning...
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