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Each year, many families participate in a holiday tradition of creating dazzling Christmas light displays on their houses. Larry Hamilton has one you don't want to miss. This year, standing with one giant boot on the garage and one boot on the edge of the paved street below, a 48-foot-tall replica of a U.S. soldier stands guard over Hamilton's Tower Park Marina home -- a tribute to the soldiers. The father and son team of Tony, left, and Larry Hamilton, proudly stand in front of a 48-foot-tall lighted soldier replica moments after it was completed. The Hamiltons, along with the...

BERLIN (AP) - Prince Ernst August of Hanover, the controversy-prone husband of Caroline of Monaco, allegedly gave the stiff-arm Hitler salute to an airport security guard during an argument, prosecutors said Wednesday. The security guard told police the dispute erupted when the prince resisted being checked before boarding a plane Nov. 24 at Hanover's Langenhagen airport, prosecutors in the city said. Ernst August allegedly shouted insults, then raised his arm in a Nazi salute, said a prosecutors' spokesman, Thomas Klinge. He said prosecutors were considering whether to charge the prince with verbally abusing the security agent and making an outlawed...

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To our Vietnam Veterans: We can never begin to express the pride and honor that we have for ALL of you, for protecting our country in the hour of need. You are THE difference in this election. YOU fought the battle and were victorious! HOLD YOUR HEADS HIGH!!! Because of YOU your comrades did not die in vain! WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU!!! Please accept this SALUTE on our behalf!

This is a vanity post I suppose ... but more than that this illustrates what an insufferable (*bleeping - bleep*) kerry really is!!

Recently, during the final weekend push of voter registration up and down the Golden State and helping an energized public become eligible for the Nov. 2 General Election, I had the privilege of volunteering for the High Desert Republican Headquarters off Highway 18, and was starkly reminded just how deep the rancor exists for those opposing the re-election campaign of George W. Bush. Realizing how important the outcome of the upcoming presidential election is to my family and our nation’s future, I joined my wife and six-year-old daughter to set aside our entire Saturday and Sunday to work with fellow...

President Bush salutes a Marine, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, as he exits Marine One from Waco, Texas as he makes his way to Florida for the Thursday presidential debate with Sen. John Kerry ,D-Mass

I haven't seen this posted yet. Pretty funny. http://kerrywaffles.net/kerrygan.html

KERRY DOOFUS SALUTE " Duh. This is how I'd look as Commander in Chief." BUSH SALUTE This is how a real Commander in Chief looks.

Saturday 7/24/04, my Father who was 85 passed away in his sleep. He was one of those very unassumming men who did so much for us and asked for nothing in return. He was a member of the Cavalry Recon of the 115th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division and landed on Omaha Beach with the rest of the 29th Inf.. It always amazed me how little he ever said about his experience, except to those he knew that were there on D-Day the same as he was. My brothers and I will miss him greatly, as will his grandchildren (spread from...

MEXICO CITY (AP) - U.S. Marines won't be allowed to fire a traditional gun salute at the graveside of a Mexican-American killed in Iraq, Mexican officials said Thursday, citing the country's laws against foreigners carrying firearms. Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, who was born in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato and resided in Dalton, Ga., was one of four U.S. Marines killed in an ambush in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on June 21. Lopez was born in the town of San Luis de la Paz and emigrated to the United States as a teenager. His mother and other family members...

PRESIDENTIAL TRADITION I never ceased to enjoy reviewing our men and women in uniform and hope I started a new tradition for presidents. As commander in chief, I discovered it was customary for our uniformed men and women to salute whenever they saw me. When I'd walk down the steps of a helicopter, for example, there was always a marine waiting there to salute me. I was told presidents weren't supposed to return salutes, so I didn't, but this made me feel a little uncomfortable. Normally, a person offering a salute waits until it is returned, then brings down his...

Ceremonial artillery is a precise endeavor I think that at every arrival and departure points of Ronald Reagan's remains during his funeral week there was a 21-gun salute fired by either Army or Marine gunners. When I was a battery commander in 3d Armored Division in Germany, my battery was the division's salute battery. We did a number of salutes for V Corps Headquarters, so we might have been the salute battery for the whole corps, too. My battalion was equipped with M109A3, self-propelled, 155mm howitzers. Because salutes fire blank rounds (duh!) separate loading ammunition - the propellant and the...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 12, 2004 President Bush Salutes Remembers President Reagan in Radio Address      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, America mourned the passing of President Ronald Reagan. We remembered a gentle, decent man, and one of the greatest leaders our nation has known. He was a courageous patriot whose leadership transformed the country and the world he leaves behind. In this time of sadness, we think especially of Nancy Reagan, a loyal, loving wife of 52 years; and the President's three children, and the rest of the Reagan family.  Radio Address...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is teaming up with local Chambers of Commerce to salute local employers who have demonstrated exceptional support for their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. The initiative is part of a broad outreach program to provide information and assistance to employers, local professional business organizations, local government officials and members of the Guard and Reserve, officials said. According to Bob Hollingsworth, ESGR executive director, the program marks a shift for the Defense Department agency, generally considered a resource for members of the reserve component. "Saluting America's employers...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

Nazi salute charge dropped Charges against a man who taught his dog to perform a Nazi-style salute have been dropped. But the 54-year-old German still faces trial in Berlin on Thursday for allegedly shouting "Heil Hitler" in public. Police stopped the man in March after he was heard shouting the Nazi slogan in Berlin. As the officers looked on, he called a command - "do the salute" - to his dog named Adolf and the German shepherd mongrel raised its right paw, Bild newspaper reported. Displaying Nazi symbols in public is a crime in Germany. But since the man faces...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Service members and their families will be "honored guests" at the Washington Capitals NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes as part of the Capitals "Salute to the Military Night," Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 P.M. at the MCI Center. The Capitals are dedicating the evening to recognizing our nation's military and their families. The Capitals and various sponsors have partnered with Operation Tribute to Freedom (OTF) to provide more than 5,000 free tickets to service members. Service members will be able to register beginning Oct. 8, online at www.ima.army.mil website. Select the OTF icon,...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

Bob Hope's death yesterday at 100 has been the occasion for an outpouring of heartfelt tributes to one of America's greatest comedians. Among his many achievements, Hope is perhaps best known as the premier entertainer of America's troops. What is not well known is that he also took a courageous, if not controversial, stand during Hitler's war against the Jews. At the peak of the Holocaust, in early 1944, Hope volunteered to perform in an all-star show at Madison Square Garden to benefit the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe. This was not merely another benefit concert...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities suspended two police officers after photographs were found showing them giving the stiff-arm Nazi salute and carrying a flag bearing a swastika, officials said on Friday. The two officers were suspended after a court-ordered search of their homes and police stations uncovered the photographs, they said. "There is no room in the police force for extremists," Brandenburg state interior minister Joerg Schoenbohm said in a statement. Right-wing violence in Brandenburg and other eastern states, in which scores of people died, surged in the years after German unification in 1990, but has since subsided. Victims' groups...

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

Students at San Jose State University want to commemorate one of Olympic Games history's most controversial political statements with a "black-power salute" statue, the Associated Press reported. Funds are being collected to honor the medal-winning athletes who stunned the world when they bowed their heads and raised black-gloved fists during the playing of the U.S. national anthem at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. Organizer Erik Grotz, a senior, found out only last year that sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos are San Jose State alumni and believes most students know nothing about them and the significance of the event,...

Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:47 AM Subject: FW: Soldier to Soldier A little background - The German Army is at Gates of all military installations in Germany providing entry control on a 24 X 7 basis to relieve US Forces that are in middle east. A different perspective on our German allies. Our governments may be at odds over Iraq Policy - but Military understands Military As usual I was running late. So, you can imagine my frustration level as approached the main gate of Ramstein Air Base only to find traffic backed up! Nearing the checkpoint I realized...

A Few of FR's Finest...........Every Day FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders; tell a few jokes; learn a new word; write poetry; pray for those in need; and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves. Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997. I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars...

<p>FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.</p>

RICHMOND, Va. -- House of Delegates Speaker-designate William J. Howell said Wednesday night he hopes to quietly silence a daily salute to the state flag that has offended some lawmakers because of its origins with a Confederate heritage group. The tribute will be read to mark the opening of daily sessions in 2003, but Howell said he and other leaders have agreed it will not be included in House rules for 2004.

  ON THE NEXT UNSPUN...   TUESDAY, November 12, 2002 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST...   A [VETERAN'S] DAY LATE... WHERE'S MY DOLLAR?   We celebrate Veterans Day focusing on heroes (and rogues) past and present with two special guests...   PAXTON QUIGLEY Author of Armed and Female and Not An Easy Target and STANLEY WEISLEDER Author of The Black Eagles   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE!!

First lady's salute 10/17/02 By JEFF AMY Staff Reporter First lady Laura Bush saluted the opening of the new West Regional Branch of the Mobile Public Library on Wednesday night, delighting the 200-plus invited guests inside the $10.5 million new building, and the dozens more who gathered outside to try to catch a peek. "You should be proud of the investment you've made in your community and your future -- especially in your children's future," Bush said in a short speech. "So as we open new doors today, we open a new chapter in the history of the Mobile Public...

The Salute Have you noticed a difference in the salute given by our military men and women as President Bush walks by? Most folks would not notice anything, but military people see it right away. Watch: When President Bush leaves his helicopter or Air Force One, the honor guards salute and face him as he disembarks, then turn their faces towards him as he passes by. They continue to salute his back as he walks away. This kind of salute has not been seen in the previous eight years, though it is customary courtesy to the Commander-in-Chief. You see,...

Have you noticed a difference in the salute given by our military men and women as President Bush walks by? Most folks would not notice anything, but military people see it right away. Watch: when President Bush leaves his helicopter or Air Force One, the honour guards salute and face him as he disembarks, then turn their faces towards him as he passes by. They continue to salute his back as he walks away. This kind of salute has not been seen in the previous eight years, though it is customary courtesy to the Commander-in-Chief. You see, soldiers aren’t required...