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Veterans Day
Today we honor the military veterans in our country. In other parts of the world, the day is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Why November 11? Because Germany signed the Armistice ending World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
This morning, my daughter’s school will hold a special breakfast and musical program for the veterans living in our community. In what ways are veterans being honored and recognized where you live?
Rick Phillips at the Reformation21 blog writes, “One of the most valuable ways we can show our thanks to veterans is to devote ourselves in prayer for the veterans who defend us during our present time of war.” He suggests some items to assist you in your prayers.
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Thanx for reminding me, I’ll go put out the flag now.
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We will probably be going to the Veterans Day parade down town.
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Old Glory always flies proudly at this home. My wife and I wished each other a happy Veteran’s day. Yesterday was Marine Corps Birthday. Semper Fi to all you Marines out there, from the old Salty Sea Dog Chief
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BTW. Happy Veterans Day Lynn.
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Happy Veteran’s Day to all of the veterans that post here at WMB.
I thank you for your service to our great nation.
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Ditto Laura M’s post.
Thinking of my dad today.
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I thank the veterans here and across our land for their service.
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Two good quotes:
I think of this MacArthur line ea time I drive past a veterans’ cemetery: “Only the dead have seen the end of war”
The other comes from George Orwell: “People can sleeply safely in their beds at night knowing rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf”.
And please know–yes, even though the Walter Reed neglect stories said otherwise– when the rough men are hurt and maimed/disfigured, an entire separate army of surgeons, nurses, therapists stand ready to help them heal and rehabilitate.
Proud to be on this and all days an Army Nurse Corps officer!
Brad O’Brien
Fort Polk La
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Special mention must be made to honor Winston, the late husband of a dear widow in Austin Texas.
When I first met him, he and his wife Barbara were the two resident old folks “hanging out” in the college aged Sunday School at the church. He told me of his mercifully brief career in the army. The young 2LT was eager to lead his men in the planned for and dreaded invasion of the Japanese home islands. These youngsters had heard the horror stories of kamikazes and hari kari and knew they were about to be thrown into the beast’s fierce fangs: “But they came around and told us Truman had ordered the Adam bomb on Japan. We didnt know what it meant, but someone reasoned since it was the first of its kind it was given the name Adam. Needless to say Winston and his men were elated when the “instrument of surrender” was signed aboard the USS Missouri. He went on to teach/coach for 30+ years in various Texas schools and the two of them had about 5 kids. Two of their sons became pastors and one became a deacon. Late in life they had a daughter whom cancer robbed them of just shortly after the University president delivered her degree at her hospital bedside.
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My veteran is gong to work today. I just heard him trying to fix the automatic garage door. He smiled just now when I passed on your greetings.
Chas is right. The flag goes up and then I’m going to lead Bible study. And prayer is always good.
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I thought of the veterans this morning and thanked God for them, but I’m not putting up a flag in this rain. (A couple days ago it was cold enuogh for snow but it has warmed up just enough for rain.)
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I would put the flag out, but it is raining and too windy. Happy Veteran’s day to all the vets here.
My school is off today. Another area school has an annual program for the community in which they have all the vets stand and be recognized by name and service.
I do miss the Veteran’s Day parade in Tucson, AZ (do they still have one?). There were troops marching from the Army and Air Force bases nearby, as well as a contingent from the other services. All the high school bands (12, I think), as well as the U of Arizona sent their marching bands to the parade, playing patriotic songs. The local Air Force base provided an 11:00 flyover while one trumpeter from each high school/college band played taps (they were spread out along a two-mile route so everyone was close enough to a trumpeter). Shriners, Lions Club, Boy and Girl Scout troops, men on horseback dressed in old Cavalry uniforms, veterans groups and other dignitaries marched or rode in convertibles and military vehicles. And the tanks!
Oh, I wish I could go back and see them again, now that I appreciate what they do/have done for this nation!
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The flag’s out front, if for no other reason than to remember by grandfather who was robbed of his faith fighting at St. Mihel. My mother told of being wakened in the middle of the night by his screams and terrors — the PTSD of an earlier time.
I fly the flag because of that cost.
Then today, I was reading about PTSD with current veterans (just a terrific article over at American Prospect, and contemplating a terrifying, sorrow-filled statistic that each year 12,000 veterans under care of the VA attempt suicide, more than 6,000 “succeed” — that’s 16 deaths each and every day. What a hit.
I fly the flag to honor, but also as a promise, that something more can and should be done.
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Harris, I watched a powerpoint slide explaining how the brain neurotransmitters function (or malfunction) with PTSD. Even when it has been subjected to something so aberrant, viewing God’s design of the human brain and nervous system awes me
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Thanks to all the Vets that served their country well, sacrificed so much and gained the character attribuites that can never be taken away by anyone.
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My husband played piano for a veterans luncheon today. He sang the National Anthem, and played the songs for all the branches of military service.
A Coast Guard vet, used to his branch being left out of military medleys, told my husband how much it meant that he included the Coast Guard. Hubby sang the Coast Guard song for him–a personal concert.
I’m so thankful for the sacrifices of all the vets from all the wars…and for those who were ready to go.
Strong, protective, sacrificial soldiers are such a treasure!
My BIL has been to Iraq 3 times now. He’d go again if called. Men like that just humble me!
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Remembrance Day used to be a school holiday but students didn’t show up at the cenotaph as expected. Now its a regular school day with an assembly. One of my students played the bag pipes, an other sounded the last post and in between several presentations.
In my small town we still have a veteran’s parade to a cenotaph and the public school nearby walks their students over.
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It is still a school holiday here HRW. Only two lefties wanted to comment on this thread.
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