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My first Memorial Day on Guadalcanal
So today, Monday, May 30th was just a normal Monday morning as I headed out for work. Like every weekday morning, I drove down the hill to Point Cruz — it was a clear morning. I could see Savo,...
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On Memorial Day A Thank You To My Family Who Served Their Country
On this Memorial Day I am remembering the members of my immediate family who served in the Armed Forces.Colonel Norwood Hughes11/10/1914 – 09/25/1992My Uncle Bud was a career soldier. He served in the...
View ArticlePlease read something
It is titled Dear fellow veterans: Tell your war stories, it appears in today’s Washington Post, and was written by Clinton Romesha, a former Army Staff Sergeant who earned (one does not “win”) the...
View ArticleA thought on Memorial Day
I have direct ancestors of blessed memory who fought in the American Revolution on both sides of my family.I have direct ancestors of blessed memory who fought in the American Civil War (father's side...
View ArticleThis man's name should be remembered so long as there are free people to...
Our country's wars - good, bad, won, lost and undecided - have exposed more heros living among us than can be reckoned or remembered.The USMC’s campaign against Imperial Japan provided them in a steady...
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The Offering We Bring... The Forgotten First Memorial Day
Friends at the Daily Kos,Today is Memorial Day and I have spend much of the weekend quietly reflecting on the day and the men and women that we honor. For me it is not a day for jingoistic nationalism...
View ArticleThank You for Your Service
“Thank you for your service.” seems to be what most people say to members of the military, usually but not always in uniform. The expression of gratitude sometimes includes some mention of the vet’s...
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The Anti-Hillary Bubble
“The Bubble.” We hear about it all the time, and in the past, we’ve accused Republicans of living in it. Also known as the Echo Chamber, it’s a place, most typically virtual, where your opinions are...
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Buying a mattress for Memorial Day? Give it to a Vet.
I don’t know when or how Memorial Day turned into barbeques, pool parties and back yard affairs. It used to be a day to honor those in the military. Those who had died while serving in the...
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A toast...
To those who serve, to those who have served and to those that gave all, God bless you my Brother's and Sister's and God bless America.
View ArticleMemory-al Day
Memory-al Day Memory Re-Member Memory-alize Me Who Sacrific-ed My Life For Country and Commun-ity My Buddies and Family Yes, even PosterityFor Freedom to Be Who We All Fully Can Be In Societies Filled...
View ArticleMy Cousing and Best Friend David, A very personal Memorial Day message.
After years of lurking and recently watching the acrimony taking over this site, I decided to write about the veteran that had a large impact in the course of my life and one lesson I have learned...
View ArticleForgive Me, This One More Memorial Day Blog
Let me first thank the thousands of veterans who—either voluntarily or by draft—have done what I have not, laid their lives on the line because the government asked them to. You do this for love of...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts for Memorial Day
This is not really a diary, just some thoughts I shared on Facebook and thought I’d also share here. First the personal.I have a snapshot of my father aiming a rifle at the camera, taken at Ft. Bragg,...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing - 5.30.2016 - Another GOP candidate?
Today I’m working outside...a lot. I really have stuff that must be done since I have sprouts of six pole beans that have erupted. I have other plants that I need to get their homes ready for or there...
View Articlememorial day poems
here are two poems I wrote many years ago that I thought appropriate as we are all sitting around today thinking of all the memories of those who are no longer with us and the effects they had on our...
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Hillary marches in Memorial Day Parade in NY. With lots of pictures
Happy Memorial Day, everybody..Hillary is spending memorial day today in Chappaqua, New York with her family. She marched in the local Memorial Day Parade with “the big dog” Bill and NY governor...
View ArticleMemorial day, critical thinking and personal reflections
I was about 14 years old the first time I vocally disputed the common myths that my father holds dear. About a year or two prior my mother had up and left, and I very rarely saw or heard from her....
View ArticleMemorial Day. A reflection and an observation.
Full disclosure. I come from a military family. My Father served in the U.S. Army during Korea. Thankfully for us, he didn’t have to go, he was trained as a communications specialist and was sent...
View ArticleThe Grieving Room: mourning those who died in uniform
The weekly intro to The Grieving Room always recognizes that some members of the community are grieving family and friends who died in uniform.If you have someone you would like to acknowledge for...
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