tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post4175335983478390760..comments2024-03-18T11:59:18.128-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Honoring Veteran's Day 2010Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39601632544363221032010-11-12T16:06:38.025-08:002010-11-12T16:06:38.025-08:00God Bless Our Veterans and troops!God Bless Our Veterans and troops!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44850874468441654592010-11-12T01:30:32.320-08:002010-11-12T01:30:32.320-08:00Really good post. So important to remember.Really good post. So important to remember.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-87127476741186702462010-11-11T22:22:31.114-08:002010-11-11T22:22:31.114-08:00Lee-
I missed Vietnam by a few years, and am glad...Lee-<br /><br />I missed Vietnam by a few years, and am glad I did not have to deal with the moral struggle being called to serve in that war (that I believed to be unjust) would have put me through.<br /><br />That said, such debates are with the puppet masters, not those in the foxholes, so I, too salute those who have spilt blood on foreign sand.<br /><br />Just once, I wish the American people would try Aristophanes' way...<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-88494126715558106542010-11-11T20:19:19.806-08:002010-11-11T20:19:19.806-08:00A special thanks to all who stopped by and left th...A special thanks to all who stopped by and left their comments today. I've been hacking away at my NaNo novel. I plan to give an update on Saturday.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-61546658934255100102010-11-11T16:45:55.971-08:002010-11-11T16:45:55.971-08:00Yes Bless them all. It amazes me how some people d...Yes Bless them all. It amazes me how some people don't even give a second thought about how or why we are able to enjoy the freedoms that we have.<br />I am grateful to all service men and women to bravely serve our country everyday so that we may enjoy our freedom. Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-65489524518267008742010-11-11T15:31:40.634-08:002010-11-11T15:31:40.634-08:00We should honour and respect them and thank their ...We should honour and respect them and thank their families too. ;)Taleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317577935549931974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-26545786656455056082010-11-11T13:42:08.180-08:002010-11-11T13:42:08.180-08:00I read a good editorial today from someone who bel...I read a good editorial today from someone who believes all vets ought to get the day off....<br /> I'd support that idea.<br /><br /> Hey, why not make it a holiday for everyone?<br /><br /> Oh, and if you see a vet today, buy him a drink.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517857978576422454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-92063956536342757072010-11-11T10:12:14.180-08:002010-11-11T10:12:14.180-08:00Very well said. Great post, Lee!Very well said. Great post, Lee!Optimal Optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174096297034718114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-2589062482825552942010-11-11T10:05:49.283-08:002010-11-11T10:05:49.283-08:00Great post. Times really have changed, as they alw...Great post. Times really have changed, as they always do. My father served, my husband served. I think just about everyone who was alive during the Viet Nam war view the way returning service men were treated with regret and that regret is why it has changed so much. That was a really hard, awful time.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58523496251703047712010-11-11T08:55:01.089-08:002010-11-11T08:55:01.089-08:00Thank you for sharing this post, your visit to my ...Thank you for sharing this post, your visit to my blog, your comment, and for becoming a follower to my blog!!!<br /><br />God Bless you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28468441507942585242010-11-11T07:37:49.906-08:002010-11-11T07:37:49.906-08:00Wonderful trip down memory lane. Very accurate on ...Wonderful trip down memory lane. Very accurate on Nam. I always felt so sad when people shunned them.<br /><br />Give a vet/solider a hug :D<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68479763782216564392010-11-11T07:31:40.092-08:002010-11-11T07:31:40.092-08:00Thanks for this post, Arlee.Thanks for this post, Arlee.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-1198441804777526752010-11-11T06:57:20.240-08:002010-11-11T06:57:20.240-08:00Great post! Hopefully the retailers benefiting fro...Great post! Hopefully the retailers benefiting from this holiday or remberence will give liberally to charities and other organizations related to military men and women and their families who need help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59294497576512081302010-11-11T05:44:58.759-08:002010-11-11T05:44:58.759-08:00I volunteered in 72 for the USMC. It did me good a...I volunteered in 72 for the USMC. It did me good and I am thankful to have been in the service. I am grateful for all those who have served, especially for those who gave the ultimate.Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68894240401437353232010-11-11T05:27:21.077-08:002010-11-11T05:27:21.077-08:00Great post. I'm glad that you mentioned the di...Great post. I'm glad that you mentioned the disrespect those soldiers coming home from Nam received. I don't agree with war, but I do believe in honoring and supporting those who do and have served. <br /><br />Mason<br /><a href="http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Thoughts in Progress</a>Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-45691967385831614322010-11-11T04:40:43.572-08:002010-11-11T04:40:43.572-08:00Thanks to all the Veterans and current military se...Thanks to all the Veterans and current military serving. Thanks!T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-59803387236238995972010-11-11T04:31:25.471-08:002010-11-11T04:31:25.471-08:00Very well said.Very well said.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-2932077715444855872010-11-11T04:24:51.015-08:002010-11-11T04:24:51.015-08:00It's our Remembrance Day in Canada today too. ...It's our Remembrance Day in Canada today too. Such an important day. Great post, Lee.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-55294934694706498382010-11-11T03:37:02.397-08:002010-11-11T03:37:02.397-08:00We should honour them everyday, here in the UK the...We should honour them everyday, here in the UK there is a small town in the county of Wiltshire called Wotton Basset, everytime a soldier who has paid the ultimate price arrives back the town and relations line the streets to honour the soldier as his hearse passes along.<br />Having said that one day a year is a must to remember those who laid down thier lives for us.<br /><br />Have a good day.<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.com