A Grateful Nation

A Grateful Nation
TownHall.com ^ | May 26, 2006 | Cal Thomas

Posted on 05/25/2006 10:14:28 PM PDT by redstateone

We are told that most people don't have any relatives in today's all-volunteer military, or know anyone who does. That is too bad...In a new book, "Home of the Brave: Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror," the late Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and presidential speechwriter and scholar Wynton C. Hall write of ...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: casparweinberger; homeofthebrave; memorialday; waronterror

This Cal Thomas article is a "must read," especially just days before Memorial Day. Timely, to say the least.

1 posted on 05/25/2006 10:14:30 PM PDT by redstateone

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To: redstateone

It's impossible to say it too many times, so...

"Thank you" to our Armed Forces

2 posted on 05/25/2006 10:22:47 PM PDT by redstateone

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To: redstateone

Great article. Thank you for posting it. And I heartily agree with this line: Chaplains prayed with the wounded and for the dead. If the ACLU objects, someone should tell them to shut up.

3 posted on 05/25/2006 10:25:16 PM PDT by hsalaw

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You're welcome. And I agree; that is a great sentiment to end on.

4 posted on 05/25/2006 10:26:33 PM PDT by redstateone

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