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Posted on 05/30/2005 6:46:25 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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 are acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated.
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weblog Monday, May 31, 2004 Today is Memorial Day, remember? A lot of people died yesterday so you can be alive tomorrow. Remember that today. Unfortunately, a lot of Americans don’t do that. Or, at least, America doesn’t show it. Today’s holiday is gravely important — it’s about young people cutting their lives short to give something to their country. But turn on the television during Memorial Day Weekend: “IT’S A MEMORIAL BLOWOUT!” screams one mattress store ad. And there are plenty more. Every mattress store has said obnoxious ad, and so do grocery stores, department stores, hardware stores… you name it. What a shame this is. When September 11 rolls around this year, how would you feel to see a mattress ad with patriotic music blaring and flashy graphics declaring, “9/11 BLOWOUT SALE!” and an announcer screaming, “IT’S THE ANTI-TERROR EVENT OF THE SEASON”? (In 10 or 20 years, when enough time has passed since 9/11, I promise we’ll see those ads, and no one will be offended.) No better is a woman on the Macy’s commercial with claims like the holiday was “invented for shopping” or any of the other such ads. I would be much more willing to buy from a store that advertises with a quiet message urging Americans to always remember the veterans. A simple company logo, and that’s it. That’s respect. One of the phrases I hear a lot, starting the Friday before Memorial Day, is, “Happy Memorial Day Weekend!”. Well, what do you mean? Memorial Day is no happy day, and the weekend is not some event. This phrase is integrated into Americans’ view that the day is just a day off — a break from work and from life. People boast about their Memorial Day barbecues and Memorial Day parties. I’m not complaining about a day off. And I’m not condemning fun. But the tone of Memorial Day has been completely cheapened and changed. In other countries, streets are quiet and somber music is played. Where is this here, in a place where wars are so particularly pivotal and world-changing? Reflect in whatever way is important to you — but please, never forget. Andrew Phelps      |
Yep, that would be us. ;-)
Thanks for the link.
The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Our Troops at Christmas - (Dec 1776 - Dec 2003)- Dec 25th, 2003
The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Maj. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Donovan - Jan 19th, 2004
Thank you Phil. Great pictures.
Awesome, I didn't realize he survived the 60's. Cherokee Nation clip
I hope everyone has had a blessed and solemn Memorial Day. A heartfelt thanks for the service our beloved soldiers gave so that we could enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice.
I am so bloody sore from three 10hr. days of exterior painting. And I have one more day to go. But you know what? I wouldn't be enjoying all this soreness were it not for our men and woman who gave the lives for me. God bless them and there loved ones . . .
The young FReepess just figured out what light switches are for.
Very touching photographs. I didn't know the Scouts did this. Good for them!
Good evening. I don't envy your condition after all that painting. Pain in the neck, arms, back etc. You'll have to get back to work just to rest.
Consider this. If one out of every three Americans are veterans, then one out of every three homeless people will be veterans. The same is true of people with mental disabilities or drug and/or alcohol addictions. Granted, it's a shame but not everyone can be helped back to productivity. There are programs available specifically for homeless veterans. There is also a lot of grants available to those providing assistance.
Wouldn't it be a wonderful world if we could take care of our own before we provided benefits to illegals coming in this country or sending our tax dollars to other countries. America first, instead of billions spent around the world, how about we take care of our own first, not with handouts necessarily but with jobs.
Off, on, off on!
LOL
Little fingerprints around the switches.
BTTT!!!!!!
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