And what Anniversary would that be, you ask, Well:
Of President Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of the GI Bill, which enabled millions of veterans to go to college, and is credited for sparking the post-war economic boom.
Tag: Service
Jun 23 2008
Yesterday was the 64th Anniversary
Jun 14 2008
The Dilemma of Black Patriotism
route66 has a diary up about today, Flag Day here in these United States.
I was going to post up something I found recently that attempts to explain some recent occurances on the meaning of ‘Patriotism’, and a tie in with ‘route66’ diary is appropriate on this day.
After all I’m one of the millions, in this country, who have been called ‘UnPatriotic’ for having not walked in lockstep with the criminal cabal, and their followers, who have led this country into it’s extreme failed policies of an Occupation built on Lies and Fixed Intelligence and done in All Our Names!
May 29 2008
Why is Peace Not Patriotic?
That’s the question asked by The Real News Network
Back on Thursday, May 15, 2008 I asked a question as well: PEACE Is A Political Statement?.
May 18 2008
Long Past Time: Where Do The DoD Budget Monies Go?
Every year our Department of Defense budget grows to ever Huge Proportions and we’re givin the simpleminded reason that we’re getting our National Security Protection, and we simply except, no questions asked, don’t even get upset when corruption within is brought out, or outrageous costs for items we could purchase offshelf cheaper in a handware store.
Many have seen this YouTube Video of the barracks conditions for returning soldiers at Fort Bragg, or at least heard about it, which has brought about this,
May 01 2008
Democrats Work & Darcy Burner – Serving Well By Actually Serving
Somewhere along the line the pundits forgot that politics doesn’t begin and end in Washington, DC. They focus on FOX News appearances and ABC debates and the words of a pastor, but they fail to look at how some of us are making appearances in our communities, finding solutions, and getting beyond words.
With every campaign talking about change this year, let’s look some of the people who are changing the way they campaign. Let’s look at people who aren’t just saying how they would act if they were elected, but are showing through their actions the very nature of their commitment and leadership.
Mar 30 2008
“Stop Loss” Military and Military Family Perspective
The reviews you should be reading and listening to, from Military Personal and Family members Of. The ones, small numbers they are, who are actually sacrificing and understand the meanings some of these movies are trying to bring out, that the greater majority, the civilian population, really need to be explained to. Especially in these conflicts they do little to nothing as a sacrifice, most important not wanting to pony up the cost of these Wars of Choice and the Huge longterm Costs of!
Stop Loss:
Retention policy of keeping solders in the military past their contractual obligation
Mar 28 2008
Arlington West – March 2008 – Honoring The Fallen
Before dawn every Sunday morning, at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier, volunteers set up crosses in memory of American service members killed in Iraq.
The Video was produced for the New York Times and can be also seen At Their Site
Jan 19 2008
Veterans Need To Visit O’Reilly and FOX New York Studio’s
I just sent out a Heads Up to Vet Pax, which is the coalition of Veterans For Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against The War Chapters in and around New York City.
I had been thinking about what could be done on this issue of o’really and his total lack of not only knowledge, about the Plight Of Veterans Who Are Homeless, but his total lack of Compassion, wasn’t that what his hero ran on, and Support towards Veterans in General.
lbear sent me an E which cleared the thought process.
- 1
- 2