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“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” That now famous quote is attributed to the colorful General George S. Patton. When you think about it there is a lot of truth in what he said. Unfortunately it’s also easier said than done. The cold, hard facts are, in wars people die. Today, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day we have put aside to honor …
“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.” That now famous quote is attributed to the colorful General George S. Patton. When you think about it there is a lot of truth in what he said. Unfortunately it’s also easier said than done. The cold, hard facts are, in wars people die. Today, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day we have put aside to honor…
Today is Veteran’s Day. It is a day in honor of all American Veterans. It was created by an Act of Congress in 1926 to remember the end of World War I and was originally called Armistice Day. November 11, is the day that the treaty ending World War I was executed. In 1954, it was changed to Veteran’s Day to commemorate all US Veterans. Today we celebrate their sacrifices and their love of country. May Go…
First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden were recently booed by NASCAR fans at the Ford 400 race in Florida. They were there as grand marshals for the NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, appearing as part of their charitable campaign to support military veterans and their families who, incidentally, drew major cheers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5sN0mJ2p0g After the incident, I suggested the following: I guess this …
…ake that. Admiral John Welsh Frank Cervone On Friday, with much protest from Susan, I attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony in downtown Fairborn. It was so heartwarming to see all those that turned out in the cold to honor our Veterans. I was also proud to see how many uniformed persons that were there, both active and retired from all the wars. Especially Mr. John Tornichio, a World War II veteran that helped make the country the great lady it …
…ill on duty, partially covered by a soft, Air Force style cap proudly displaying the words “WW II Veteran”. Apparently that distinction was relatively meaningless, because this gentleman and two other octogenarian veterans had been pulled from the scanner line in order to be physically patted down. All three graciously agreed to stand in a humiliating pose with their arms stretched out over their heads, as some 20-Something TSA emplo…
… seemed on the superficial level to offer continuity, it was actually an ideological reversal, back to the Liberal wing of the Republican Party. Though he lambasted his opponent Michael Dukakis, tarring him with the “Liberal” label, which Reaganism had turned into a dirty word, Bush himself was every bit a Progressive. His admitted trouble with “the vision thing” prevented him from continuing with Reagan’s unfinished work: shrinking government, e…
…s Day, “Presidents Day” as it is officially known or “Washington’s Birthday” as an unreconstructed American public continues to insisting on calling it, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. A paid holiday for all federal employees was too expensive and would cost taxpayers, at that time, $212 million in a single day (a time when the deficit was only $900 …
…of the Obama Coalition”, Thomas Edsall, by pushing “takers” into a non-working, entitlement, nanny state, socialistic philosophical ideology. Republicanism is not lost but it is certainly a candidate for a “Progressive Lite” label….or what as “Congress is Useless” all about? http://www.hollywoodrepublican.net/2011/11/congress-is-useless/ And all that is supported in academia today is under the myth of “academic freedom”. Collectivism and totalit…
… of these circumstances, the use of the word hero is trivialized. A deeper problem is that ides of myth, legend and story hold a society’s culture together. The concept of the hero is central to these. By misapplying the hero label and refraining from using it when needed takes our culture in the wrong direction. I hope we can recover the sense of propriety about who we call a hero and what they did to be considered brave before it’s too late. A …
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