On Nov 13, 12:43 pm, "Michael A. Terrell" <
mike.terr...@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> rangerssuck wrote:
>
> > On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:35:40 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> > > My arms are too short to reach. Well, the vets
> > > did die for (among other things) free speech.
>
> > Need to point out here that Veterans Day <> Memorial Day. The majority of veterans are alive and well, and are fully deserving of our thanks and appreciation regardless of politics of any sort.
>
> We had 27 school bus loads of school kids at our Veteran's Park
> yesterday. That included a really good choir, and two jazz bands from
> the high schools. Kids from several elementary schools who sang, and
> one young man got to read his essay on Veteran's Day. They get over 1000
> entries every year for a chance to read their essay in front of
> thousands of people. We had some military vehicles on display from the
> local reserve unit, all painted in desert camo. The kids had a ball
> looking inside & outside of each vehicle. It was funny, because some
> of the grade school girls were really excited to get to see the insides
> & climb in, or go up into the machine gun position on the roof.
>
> Once again, W.W.-II planes from the 'Leeward Air Ranch' flew over
> twice. First in a diamond formation, then one plane split off in the
> second pass for the 'Missing Man' formation.
>
> A couple high school boys played 'Taps Echo'. Over all, they did a
> very good job. :)
Hmmm...27 busloads of kids that were not warned of the dangers of war,
the horrors of mass slaughter, the stupidity of blinding following
idiots to a senseless death.
Veterans Day was started to note the ending of WWI..the War to end all
Wars.
Didn't quite work out that way did it?
Veterans Day is about educating humanity about the horrors of
war...and to avoid it at all costs.
Glorifying war is the ultimate insult to any vet who has sacrificed.
TMT