Veteran's Day
I just wanted to post a brief commemoration of Veteran's Day in honor of my oldest brother, who served in Vietnam, my father, who served in WW2, and my grandfather, who served in WW1. They all spent years of their lives in service to this country, and I'm proud of each of them for that.
I also want to give a shout-out to Brad Jr. for his current and very valuable service in the Marine Corps -- thanks, Brad! You rock!
There are other gay Conservative bloggers (yes, really, there are others) who are observing Veteran's Day with posts of their own. Feel free to visit: Gay Patriot, Gay and Right, Charging Rhino, Gay Orbit, The Malcontent, North Dallas Thirty and Cake or Death.
And don't forget to stop by Blonde Sagacity, one of my favorite pro-military bloggers with a very personal connection to the U.S. Armed Forces. It's through her site that I found this post at Stop the ACLU -- a terrific and rather extensive list of links to blogs that are commemorating Veteran's Day.
You can observe Veteran's Day by offering a donation to the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, a fund that's been set up to help provide educational opportunities for the children of military veterans who have been wounded or killed in battle.
And, finally, here's a terrific link to Michelle Malkin's blog, where she posts an excerpt from a speech by the President that has been long overdue. Here's an excerpt from the excerpt (but please, visit the link to read more):
"While it is perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the history of how that war began. Some Democrats and anti-war critics are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and misled the American people about why we went to war . . . The stakes in the global War on Terror are too high, and the national interest is too important, for politicians to throw out false charges. These baseless attacks send the wrong signal to our troops and to an enemy that is questioning America's will. As our troops fight a ruthless enemy determined to destroy our way of life, they deserve to know that their elected leaders who send them to war continue to stand behind them. Our troops deserve to know that this support will remain firm when the going gets tough. And our troops deserve to know that whatever our differences in Washington, our will is strong, our Nation is united, and we will settle for nothing less than victory."
Can I get an amen?
Comments
You've got it. AMEN!
Thank God there are 1,427,000 men and women brave enough to stand up for "truth, justice, and the American way"... not to mention our collective rear-ends. There is absolutely nothing that I can do to properly repay them.
Posted by: Phillip | November 11, 2005 7:33 PM
Amen!
What a nice sentiment from Phillip. As a military, it means a lot.
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Homocon sez:
I believe Amy meant to write "As a military wife", as I think that she is the wife of an active-duty military officer (if I'm remembering correctly) . . . ?
If you haven't ever visited Amy's site, I recommend it. Her posts are thoughtful, well-written and eminently straight-forward.
Posted by: Amy Proctor | November 20, 2005 12:40 PM