Veterans: In Your Honor
Unselfishly, you left you fathers and your mothers,
You left behind your sisters and your brothers.
Leaving your beloved children and wives,
You put on hold, your dreams—your lives.
On foreign soil, you found yourself planted
To fight for those whose freedom you granted.
Without your sacrifice, their cause would be lost
But you carried onward, no matter the cost.
Many horrors you had endured and seen.
Many faces had haunted your dreams.
You cheered as your enemies littered the ground;
You cried as your brothers fell all around.
When it was over, you all came back home,
Some were left with memories to face all alone;
Some found themselves in the company of friends
As their crosses cast shadows across the land.
Those who survived were forever scarred
Emotionally, physically, permanently marred.
Those who did not now sleep eternally
‘Neath the ground they had given their lives to keep free.
With a hand upon my heart, I feel
The pride and respect; my reverence is revealed
In the tears that now stream down my upturned face
As our flag waves above you, in her glory and grace.
Freedom was the gift that you unselfishly gave
Pain and death was the price that you ultimately paid.
Every day, I give my utmost admiration
To those who had fought to defend our nation.
– Author Unknown
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Thanks for this R2 – wonderful!
And thank you to all our veterans, living and deceased, who sacrificed much to protect our freedom! Let us not squander what they fought for.
I agree, R2, and I can’t thank you enough. And, as John said, let’s not squander their sacrifices!
Remember… our Vets encompass ALL political ideologies.. Not just Conservatives
BTW.. to those saying we shouldn’t allow Gay people to serve without hiding, a new DoD study shows that there would be little impact on the military, and that most military members could care less
Talk to Obama then. He can end it with the stroke of a pen.
And I didn’t see ANYONE here even try to imply our brave men and women aren’t a mix of ideologies.
I just wanted to remind people of that fact
Why would you think they need to be?
And why would you even bring that up Az? I don’t get it.
Because he likes to remind everyone of the three whole people in uniform who have liberal tendencies …
(j/k Az)
Perhaps he thinks that in the conservative lexicon, troops = only conservative people. He seems to have a LOT of really whacked ideas about what conservatives really stand for no matter how much evidence we provide to the contrary.
We’ll always be gay hating, war mongering, uneducated, swamp ghouls no matter what we do or say to the contrary. To him, it’s just a facade we put up.
Pretty good description there Clowny
It’s meant to be humorous.
Everyone who chooses to serve is a hero in my book. Always will be. Don’t care what they choose to do with their personal life. It’s not my business.
Because many Gay Service men and Women served as proudly and honorably as any other vet.
Gay isn’t an ideology.
No… Nor is is mutually exclusive of serving your country honorably
John was responding to your ideology remark.
Nobody here has disputed that gays serve honorably. Try reading instead of assuming. You’re proving my earlier attempt at humor to be more truthful than not.
I’m talking about the political ideologies comment – totally unnecessary. Apparently you’re the only one that thought occurred to.
Heh. Swamp ghouls. Where do I come up with this stuff!
Meeting time.
Good morning all, just a quick fly-over today.
Thanks to John and Pub for posting this for me. Appreciate it.
Azzie – this is for you. I have defended you on this site and it has probably cost me some friends. But when you go all political and P/C about a poem that honors ALL Vets, I can’t help but think that you deserve what you get here. This poem has nothing to do with the things that we discuss on a daily basis. Give it a rest, at least for one day. Please.
Gotta run. See you all soon!
It does honor all vets… we just need to remember that there are ALL kinds of backgrounds of our Vets
It would seem only one of us needs reminding of that fact.
Well spoken, R2.
well, since i seem to have been deemed the international symbol for the fringe, whacked, diabolical, hateful, intolerant, backward, fearmongering, rightwing, bible-thumping SOB the LEFT claims we all are, and since i have no college degree, i guess we’re all unedgekated and stoopid, despite the fact that more than one of the conservatives on this site have multiple degrees in multiple disciplines and carry MENSA cards…sorry people, but i ain’t gonna head to college now…you’ll just have to deal with it…and remember this from EA…
“I cant even comprehend if you just got one over on me…one thing you clearly are is smarter than me. i still love you man ….”
To all veterans, here or away, living or dead, strangers or family,
thank you for your service, thank you for your sacrifice.
Your children live in a free country, and remember why they are free.
God bless you Ronald Reagan:
Peace fails when we forget what we stand for. It fails when we forget that our Republic is based on firm principles, principles that have real meaning, that with them, we are the last, best hope of man on Earth; without them, we’re little more than the crust of a continent. Peace also fails when we forget to bring to the bargaining table God’s first intellectual gift to man: common sense. Common sense gives us a realistic knowledge of human beings and how they think, how they live in the world, what motivates them. Common sense tells us that man has magic in him, but also clay. Common sense can tell the difference between right and wrong. Common sense forgives error, but it always recognizes it to be error first.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/11/remember_reagans_words_this_ve.html
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
“The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery . The ceremony commences precisely at 11:00 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans’ organizations and remarks from dignitaries. The ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.
The Veterans Day National Committee also selects a number of regional sites for Veterans Day observances throughout the country. From stirring parades and ceremonies to military exhibits and tributes to distinguished veterans, these events serve as models for other communities to follow in planning their own observances.”
Today commemorates the cease fire ending the First World War the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh Month
which time zone?
Draft numbers from the deficit panel proposal:
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/IllustrativeList.pdf
Just scanned it briefly:
There are some good common sense things like reducing gov’t vehicle, travel, and appointee expenditures but it doesn’t go nearly far enough and in general:
There’s too much nibbling around the edges of department budgets
I can’t find any referance to SSA or the Medi’s
Would like to see it take a more borad brush approach to eliminating certain departments.
I’m sure there’s more…just no time to thoroughly read it all right now.
John, 45 – did you see this vid DQ posted??
Drama Queenie says:
November 10, 2010 at 10:12 pm
http://wimp.com/budgetcuts/
yep…posted it to my FB page actually
that’s right..i saw you’d said that last night…
Yes, I’ve seen that before. Nice visual.
Bringing forward from the previous article’s discussion:
newread79 says:
November 10, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Pvblicvs says:
November 10, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Naw, to most of us, “progressive == socialist” and “Obama == quintessential socialist”.
How ya’ doing, New?
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Hey pvb – doing well, man. How bout you?
He’s not a socialist. He’s just like many liberals, me included, that don’t mind some tenets of socialism.
That’s the truth.
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Seriously New?
Really?
“some tenets” of socialism? Is that like being “kind of pregnant”?
You…and those who think like you in this respect…appear to live in a vacume regarding political history. Everybody knows it’s political taboo to say you’re a “socialist” in this country, so the left winks and nods and calls itself “progressive”.
All the while they pretend the history of the progressive movement in this country didn’t really happen and isn’t really based on Karl Marx’s theories. Yet the left’s actions over time are exact, albeit slow, reflections of Marxist principles.
Use whatever descriptor you want – Democrat, Progressive, Leftist, Liberal, Socislaist- I care not…Because they can all be summed up in one phrase, a phrase that was first made famouse by Marx himself.
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”.
…yep, sounds like “progressivism” to me.
All our soldiers are heroes. May god bless them all
Wonderful poem, R2.
Merry Veterans Day to our veterans here!
I guess due to honoring the vets today, no ones got anything to say to each other… ??
swamp ghoul??? hey, you gonna come down and watch bowl games at new years?
I wanna try! I’m just thinking about finances right now…but I really wanna visit! Did you say there’s a hotel/motel in your town? Do they accept dogs? We can discuss it via email too…don’t want to tie up the forum.
Happy Veterans Day All! Just a fly-by to say thanks for puttin up the poem r2 & pvb!
hey cari…i’m multitasking today and about to go home where i have no internet access…text me if you post and i don’t respond fast enough fer ya…
580-***-****
got it!!
oh yeah, happy veteran’s day everyone. and to all who frequent this site and served…thank you ever so much from the depths of my heart!!!!
Oklahoma is a thEocrAcy says:
November 11, 2010 at 11:37 am
Wuttup peeps … I have to say i agree with everything that the report on the deficit entails .. ( well, what i read and saw of it ) ESpECIALLY , the defense cutting!!! Finally , somebody said it aloud !!! And it looks like the new breed of teabagger candidates agree!!! As long as they stay outta social issues , the midterms may end up being a good thing … Theyll never get enough support to impliment their fringy ideas , so all they really are is a thorn in the side of the status quo . The real retards in that movement didnt get elected . So here here teabaggers !!! Hazaa! Happy vday to dad, grampa, all my uncles … Basically every male in my family besides me ! And all the other vets on this board .
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bringing forward … I posted on the wrong article …
You’re a ‘tard….
Lemme get this straight…
You’re all for cutting…especially defense.
But don’t touch the social entitlements.
Do I have that right?
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Proud Tea bagger here. By default, that makes you a Tea-bagee. Please open a your mouth a lil’ wider
Hey. I watched Marijuana Inc. on CNBC last night.
You (allegedly) rich bastard! $6k per plant on average?!?
Where have you been for the lay 30 years? Defense is inevitably the first place pols look for money to cut. God forbid they cut spending anywhere else, particularly entitlements.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/11/white-house-downplaying-concessions-upper-income-tax-cuts/
White House Concedes on Upper Income Tax Cuts
“…but the country cannot afford making the tax cuts permanent for those making more than $250,000 per year.”
anyone remember what that itemized tax breakdown looked like for those that make $250k/yr??? I see no reason for anyone to get married. You pay less if you aren’t. FIVE TIMES less.
When the top tier was 90% there was only one person who actually paid that rate. The rest of the rich sheltered their money elsewhere.
King of the Intolerant Bastards says:
November 11, 2010 at 11:07 am
well, since i seem to have been deemed the international symbol for the fringe, whacked, diabolical, hateful, intolerant, backward, fearmongering, rightwing, bible-thumping SOB the LEFT claims we all are, and since i have no college degree, i guess we’re all unedgekated and stoopid, despite the fact that more than one of the conservatives on this site have multiple degrees in multiple disciplines and carry MENSA cards…sorry people, but i ain’t gonna head to college now…you’ll just have to deal with it…and remember this from EA…
“I cant even comprehend if you just got one over on me…one thing you clearly are is smarter than me. i still love you man ….”
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hitler and stalin were smarter than me too … Just sayin
so you still loved them too??
So what you’re saying is the bar is pretty low to begin with.
hehe…he’ll go to ANY bar, regardless of it’s elevation
Nothing wrong with that!
not smarter, just of a similar mindset but MORE AMBITIOUS!
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/unserious-people-2/
This idiot, and many of those who commented below his whining, are the reason we have the fiscal problems we do in this country. Immediately go straight to the third rail issue, say NO NO NO and toss out the entire report. Narrow minded, lunatic asshat. Try opening your mind just a teeny bit Krugman. This problem isn’t going to be solved with attitudes like yours.
“Oh, and they’re talking about raising the retirement age, because people live longer — except that the people who really depend on Social Security, those in the bottom half of the distribution, aren’t living much longer. So you’re going to tell janitors to work until they’re 70 because lawyers are living longer than ever.”
Apparently he didn’t even read the report, given that they recommend a hardship exemption for those who cannot work past 62. Idiot.
Here is the draft report itself. Not sure why their illustrated savings report doesn’t include the changes recommended to SS.
http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/CoChair_Draft.pdf
Scanned the SSA reforms on this…
Non-starter for me:
There is ZERO discussion on allowing people to opt out.
There are at least 3 new benefits discussed along with at least 2 other proposals that would appear, on the surface to increase the number of people accessing benefits at any given time.
There is NO discussion what so ever regarding provisions that firmly prevent congressing from using SSA funds for any matters other than SSA.
Would need read it in more detail but on the surface, this proposal does not nearly do enough to curtail SSA expense.
What do you think?
There are good and bad points to the entire proposal, but hopefully it will start a dialogue. I agree the proposed SS reforms don’t go nearly far enough and leave a lot of open questions. What I don’t want to see happen is reactions like Krugman – nope don’t like extending retirement age to 68 – throw it all out. If we don’t have a national dialogue on this issue we are in some seriously deep guano.
Don’t expect Barry to have that dialog–or even care if someone else does.
It will be very interesting to see what happens with this report, given all the hooplah surrounding creation of the commission. Actions have not been his strong suit.
Happy Vets’ Day. BTW, is this the current topic or one just for today?
It’s a topic to honor our vets….but it’s business as usual it looks like. We aren’t arguiing over anything “veteran”…
Nancy, this is exactly why it’s time for you to go. Go fork yourself you partisan hack! Respectfully.
Mr. President, on this we can agree – good words! Please make sure your actions match them, sir.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101111/ap_on_bi_ge/obama_asia
The proposals drew swift condemnation, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s conclusion that the ideas were “simply unacceptable.”
“If people are in fact concerned about spending, debt, deficits and the future of our country then they’re going to need to be armed with information about the kinds of choices that will be involved and we can’t just engaged in political rhetoric,” Obama said.
I’m a bit cautious about his words. It’s his budget projections which if followed will put a huge hurt on teh deficit and debt.
Time will tell, I guess.
Why on earth would you be cautious about his words?
becuz he ‘says’ he wants to cut entitlements, but he doesn’t want to touch the biggest entitlement yet: Obamacare.
This is just too funny….a little bit of their own medicine, and they sure aren’t liking it…
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/11/democrats-pressing-pelosi-step-aside/
“If enough people come out and voice a little discomfort with the idea of her continuing on, maybe she would reconsider,” said the Pennsylvanian, one of a handful of Democrats who said he won’t cast a ceremonial vote for her.”
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Are they so afraid of her that they have to wait for her to concede rather than have the nads to run someone against her and NOT vote for her?? what’s all this pansy “maybe she’ll stop, because we dont have the spine to tell her we dont’ want her”….???
The wheels on the bus go round and round…………..
You could have stopped at pansy.
lunch!!
eClownOmics says:
November 11, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Hey. I watched Marijuana Inc. on CNBC last night.
You (allegedly) rich bastard! $6k per plant on average?!?
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and i have what looks like a cornfield !!!
and a couple indoor operations!!! ( allegedly )
but you must remember..i split it 4 ways . Its a family operation!
Pretty accurate show , ive watched . Except i think it played up the violence rhetoric a bit . I have been ripped off, but never had any confrontation . Twas probably feds. They rip yer stuff down, and leave a card with a number to call if you wanna claim it ! Pretty funny actually.
Pretty informative show. Bits and pieces of fearmngering in my opinion but overall it was good.
Heh, do you know anyone who’s called the number?
Pvblicvs says:
November 11, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Where have you been for the lay 30 years? Defense is inevitably the first place pols look for money to cut. God forbid they cut spending anywhere else, particularly entitlements.
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negative . Since ive been around its went upand up and up … Including obama! He raised the defense budget more than bush … Time to cut it . We spend more than all the countries combined including china and we are at war with what amonts to cockroaches with m16′s . We can afford to cut the shit outta defense. We aint fightin the ruskies anymore…
Yeah…like entitlements haven’t been growing at a faster pace than defense, right?
Cut the eff out of entitlements AND defense.
I’d like to see cuts in just about everything. I know we’re talking about politicians but there’s ways to do it intellignetly without causing any harm.
I lived it, so I know that pruning starts with DOD. It’s gone up, yes, but it’s taken a hell of a lot of hits, many of which affect the troops more than anything else. But it’s also as big as it is because the rest of the world expects us to defend them, too.
We need to significantly reduce those expectations, IMO.
No argument there.