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Posted on 11/10/2005 9:22:39 PM PST by snippy_about_it
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 To our veterans - Thank You  Veterans Day A day set aside to honor our country's living veterans. At the Foxhole honoring veterans is a major part of our mission. Whereas we will not forget those who died or our POW/MIAs, and those who are currently serving, today we specifically honor those men and women living among us who have served our country in times past, our living veterans. Especially here at the Foxhole we are blessed to have veterans as part of our Foxhole family both as readers and contributors.  We would like to welcome all our veterans to the Foxhole on this very special day as we attempt to honor you and thank you for your service to our country. Freedom is not free and our debt to you and those gone before you can never fully be paid. May God richly bless you all. Welcome home and we will never forget. It matters not where, when or how your served; here at home or in a foreign land, in the air, at sea or on land; in peacetime or in war, on the battefield or behind a desk; on supply lines; as an engineer, a mechanic, an infantrymen, a cook or medic. You chose to volunteer or fullfilled your duty by the draft and served America and we are forever grateful. Every job is important as they all support each other and the cause of freedom. Some sacrifices are greater, yes, and some service more dangerous than others, yet all service is sacrifice by the troop and their family and we highly respect that service. Some gave all, all gave some. Thank you all - from SAM and snippy "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." --Thomas Paine, Founding Father "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their Nation." --George Washington "Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain." --Dwight D. Eisenhower  Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty. --- Department of Veterans Affairs      |
You guys! I'm tellin' ya it's them kids. Little carriers they are. You must go through hand soap like crazy!
Yeah, I stock up on it.
My theory is we all caught it from BittyGirl. She was sick on Saturday. I got it next (Yesterday), then PE this morning, and Karateboy tonight. We are too close together to have given it to each other (not enough time to incubate, you know).
The kids seem to bounce back quicker or at least don't "feel" as sick as we adults. PE has been in bed all day, as was I yesterday. BittyGirl didn't act sick at all. KarateBoy so far only acts sick when he is about to barf. He does not have a fever, but I fed him two Advil Jr. tablets anyway.
Sure wish BittyGirl would go to sleep... She got ahold of my diet coke awhile ago. I have no idea how much she drank. LOL, it might be a long night.
Neil Cavuto interviewed Ollie North tonight who reported the damage done to our people's morale by the cut-and-run cockaroaches.
History Channel Shootout! recreates Marines in a series of Afghani firefights doing what Marines do--not what Murtha is doing.
I would have gone Lincoln/FDR War Powers on these fifth-column politicos and media whores, herding them into abandoned subway tunnels with a bucket as the executive washroom and a menu from the DPRK drive-thru.
Regarding enemy combatants, they have no right to anything but detention for the duration. Mark Levin, Men In Black, makes the point crystal clear.
Mohammed Al Bombbelt or Jay Rockefeller, all aboard the bus for Camp Purgatory.
White House Press Corps, talk to the hand.
I knew Murtha had his head up something, once again PhilD has come through and showed us where.
Over the Hump Day for the Freeper Foxhole
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Hope everyone is on the health mend today. Sorry you have all been ill.
| November 23, 2005
Good Workers
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During the early years of our marriage, my wife and I attempted to wallpaper our dingy Chicago apartment. We completed the project, but not without a great deal of difficulty. At one point I even had to remove a poorly-hung section of paper and go to the store to buy more. I learned to appreciate someone who could do a job like wallpapering with skill.
I marvel when I see a carpenter make things fit without measuring and remeasuring again and again. I admire the truckdriver who masterfully backs his big rig into a tight space more easily than I do a small trailer on a 16-foot-wide driveway. I take my hat off to the plumber who so easily and good-naturedly installed a water heater in a small, seemingly inaccessible area—especially when I think of all the frustration I experienced when trying to attach a simple water filter.
We read in today's Scripture about the skilled designers and weavers who helped construct the tabernacle. Proverbs 22:29 says that a person who excels in his work "will stand before kings." And Paul wrote, "Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord" (Colossians 3:23).
God is pleased with work done well. He honors good workers, and so should we. —Herb Vander Lugt
Work done well will receive God's "Well done!"
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on November 23:
0912 Otto I (the Great) German king, Holy Roman emperor (962-73)
1221 Alfonso X (the Wise) king of Castile & Leon (1252)
1553 Prospero Alpini Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
1749 Edward Rutledge (Gov-SC) signed Declaration of Independence
1804 Franklin Pierce 14th President (1853-1857)
1837 Javan der Waals Holland, physicist (Cont of Liquid & Gaseous States)
1859 Billy the Kid [William H Bonney], criminal (or so some say)
1883 Jose Clemente Orozco Mexico, painter (Epic of Culture in New World)
1887 Boris Karloff [William H Pratt], Dulwich England, actor (Frankenstein)
1888 Harpo Marx [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers)
1894 Ture Persson Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912)
1903 Victor Jory actor (Gone with the Wind, Papillon, Dodge City)
1917 George O'Hanlon Brooklyn NY, actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson)
1917 Michael Gough Malaya, actor (Search for the Nile)
1920 Paul Celan Romanian poet (Collected Prose)
1926 Don Gordon Los Angeles CA, actor (Prentiss-Lucan)
1928 Jerry Bock US, Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof)
1931 Yevgeni Grischin USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Oly-gold-1956, 60)
1933 Hayes Jenkins US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956)
1933 Krzysztof Penderecki Debica Poland, composer (Hiroshima Threnody)
1935 Vladislav N Volkov cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 11)
1938 Oscar Robertson NBA guard (Cin, Milwaukee, Olympic-gold-1960)
1940 Gosta Pettersson Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)
1943 Andrew Goodman civil rights worker, murdered in 1964
1945 Steve Landesberg Bronx NY, comedian/actor (Barney Miller)
1951 David Rappaport London England, 3'11" actor (Wizard, Time Bandits)
1958 David Wallace Miami, actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus)
1959 Maxwell Caulfield Derbyshire England, actor (Miles-The Colbys)
I LIKE IT!
Put a gold star on your Do-Bee chart.
051112-F-7234P-173 Camp Lemonier, Djibouti (Nov. 12, 2005) - After taking his 10th certification jump, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Frank Fazalore, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eight (EODMU-8), Detachment Four, lands safely at the drop zone near Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall (RELEASED)
051117-N-1467K-004 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 17, 2005) - An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Black Sheep” of Marine Attack Squadron Two One Four (VMA-214), conducts a vertical landing on the flight deck of the amphibious attack ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is currently underway for an Expeditionary Strike Group exercise in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by U.S. Navy Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Nathaniel J. Karl (RELEASED)
Great pictures. Thanks EMB.
LOL. Good to see you in the Foxhole Phil.
If Sarge doesn't start learnin' I'm going to send him off to war!
Beauty. Good morning alfa6.
xoxo.
Good morning feather.
Have yourself a blessed Thanksgiving and let Sarge have some turkey.
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