Today is Veteran’s Day. For the freedoms you have, for the extraordinary life you lead, thank a veteran.
It was a veteran, not a reporter,
Who guaranteed freedom of the press.It was a veteran, not a poet,
Who guaranteed freedom of speech.It was a veteran, not a campus organizer,
Who guaranteed freedom to demonstrate.It was a veteran, not a minister,
Who guaranteed freedom to worship.It was a veteran, not a salesman,
Who guaranteed freedom to own property.It was a veteran, not a travel agent,
Who guaranteed freedom to travel.It was a veteran, not a politician,
Who guaranteed freedom to vote.It is a veteran who salutes the Flag,
Risks it all for the Flag,
And who is buried beneath the Flag.
— J. L. Sager *
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November 11th, 2005 at 4:02 am
Here’s to a Great Veterans Day
November 11th, 2005 at 4:15 am
I want to hear Zell read these words again! Thanks for putting them here for this day.
You have encouraged me to attempt a “TrackBack” – I have never yet been successful at this endeavor!
AND – apparently I STILL haven’t completed this type of “travel” this evening/morning? I actually attempted the use of the amazing WIZBANG pinger! First there was an error page – attempted again – it tells me there was a ping already?!
Didn’t make it? Maybe HERE
November 11th, 2005 at 4:28 am
Veterans Day
Congress is considering an end to military honors at the funerals of veterans who later commit heinous crimes.
This crusade began with a particularly gruesome multiple murder case in Maryland. The murderer received military honors at his funeral.
T…
November 11th, 2005 at 4:38 am
What’s the story behind Sager?
(PS: I oppose the bill I mention — and it is an open post)
November 11th, 2005 at 4:40 am
Chrys:
Oh sure. Blame Basil
He encouraged me, too
November 11th, 2005 at 4:58 am
chrys:
This post explains what’s happening:
It reported your post did not have a link. If it initially didn’t have the link (or if there was an error in the link) when the TrackBack was initially sent, it would have been caught.
Not saying that was the case, just saying it reported no link when it checked your post.
Anyway, for whatever reason, it queued your TrackBack. That was why the “we already got one” notice.
When you say error page, if you’d let me know what the error said, that’d be helpful running it down.
November 11th, 2005 at 5:03 am
Poca Dot:
I must confess ignorance on Sager. I have seen the piece circulated with two different people being credited (the other being a Marine chaplain). I researched it before, but can’t find my information, but I seem to recall that Sager was the actual author.
November 11th, 2005 at 6:17 am
Today
Is Veteran’s Day. We should never forget the brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. Without them we wouldn’t have the freedoms we too often taken for granted. God Bless all our living veterans and say a prayer for those no long…
November 11th, 2005 at 6:39 am
Veteran’s Day
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of November an armistice was called for the end of World War I.
November 11th, 2005 at 6:53 am
“.. to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic…”
While I spent a peaceful night sleeping in the comfort of home, rising early to work at home, then prepare for my upcoming trip to New York City for the Pajamas Media launch, I thought about the people who’re helping to keep me free and safe.
…
November 11th, 2005 at 7:06 am
Veteran’s Day
Here is a piece of a poem I read: It was a veteran, not a reporter, Who guaranteed freedom of the press. It was a veteran, not a poet, Who guaranteed freedom of speech. Go over and read the rest…
November 11th, 2005 at 7:22 am
November 11, 2005
They’ve always done their duty.
November 11th, 2005 at 7:26 am
Great poem, basil. Thanks for posting it.
November 11th, 2005 at 7:30 am
Veteran’s Day Salute and Open Post
Thank You Veterans
for your service and sacrifice
And current military: Know that America supports you!
from the founding writers and guest bloggers at TMH’s Bacon Bits
Penelope
Bergbikr
The MaryHunter
Open post trackbacks:
Trackbacker…
November 11th, 2005 at 7:50 am
Veterans Day
November 11th, 2005 at 8:36 am
Open Post – Thank a Veteran
Today is Veteran's Day. For the freedoms you have, for the extraordinary life you lead, thank a veteran.
…
November 11th, 2005 at 8:40 am
Veterans Day, 2005
Today is Veterans Day, a date set aside to honor those who have served in the armed forces.
World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:00 am
Thank You
Here is part of a speech issued by the Army’s Public Affairs Office for Veterans Day following the attacks of 9/11
The captain was approaching the post medical facility when she noticed a veteran walking toward her. The old soldier, stooped over and…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:12 am
Present Arms
It’s Veteran’s Day, and just about everyone has a better tribute up than I’be be able to write. I would…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:22 am
Veteran’s Day Blogfest!
Never Forget Our Vets From Patriotism.org : Veterans’ Day (formerly Armistice Day) November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four year…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:25 am
Veterans Day 2005
Lest we forget those who took the ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. Today is a day to thank those who have served this country.
November 11th, 2005 at 9:28 am
I used the Flanders Field poem in an editorial a while ago. Its author was a Canadian doctor in World War I, who paid the ultimate price later.
November 11th, 2005 at 9:46 am
Establishing Eurabia?
Veteran’s Day Question: Is the rioting in Europe an attempt to establish Eurabia? OTBs & Comments at Bloggin Outloud. Also citing Veteran Day salutes from Basil, Don, Pettifog, TMH, and Jo.
November 11th, 2005 at 9:47 am
Veterans’ Day Drop Zone – OPEN POST
I’ll have a piece up on Veterans’ Day later this afternoon after class. For now, I’d like to offer people a chance to show us what they’ve done for this special day. Leave a trackback to your Veterans’ Day post so we ca…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:54 am
Veterans Day Open Trackbacks
Its Veterans Day, thank a vet.
November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four years of conflict.
At 5 A.M. on Monday, November 1…
November 11th, 2005 at 9:58 am
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November 11th, 2005 at 9:59 am
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November 11th, 2005 at 10:18 am
Thank you. Veteran’s Day 2005
November 11th, 2005 at 10:21 am
What is a Vet?
Happy Veterans Day !!! What is a vet?He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn’t run out of fuel.He is the barroom
November 11th, 2005 at 10:35 am
An Honor To Serve
This is one of my favorite songs. It has the words of Jeremiah Denton.
…
November 11th, 2005 at 10:37 am
THANK YOU!
On this Veteran’s Day: To all those who serve, a special thank you for preserving the freedoms I enjoy and the freedoms my son will enjoy for years to come! To my family’s brave men: Thank you! We love you!…
November 11th, 2005 at 10:40 am
Great poem basil! Thank you!
November 11th, 2005 at 10:43 am
Thanks for your service Basil, Even though you were a dirty nasty leg.
November 11th, 2005 at 10:44 am
thanks for your service Basil, despite the fact you were a dirty nasty leg.
November 11th, 2005 at 10:44 am
Oops, double post well thank you twice then.
November 11th, 2005 at 10:54 am
Thank you. And thank you.
November 11th, 2005 at 11:07 am
Veteran’s Day
November 11th, 2005 at 11:36 am
Veteran’s Day
Wikipedia: Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day in commemoration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I, is the anniversary of the ending of World War I. In the United States it is celebrated as a federal holiday on…
November 11th, 2005 at 11:40 am
Veterans Never Forgotten
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we…
November 11th, 2005 at 11:42 am
Thank you basil! Happy Veteran’s Day!
November 11th, 2005 at 12:02 pm
Veteran’s day started as Armistice Day – the end of WWI, which is becoming the Forgotten War (along with Korea). Last year I posted this WWI poem:
If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of foreign field
That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed away,
A pulse in the Eternal mind, no less
Gives somehwere back the thoughts by England given,
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an English heaven.
Rupert Brooke 1915
———
~Darleen, daughter of a vet.
November 11th, 2005 at 12:27 pm
Veteran’s Day 2005.
You *really* want to honor a Vet? Then do this. Donate. Again, if you have already. So more scenes like this can happen. It’s a tax-deductible donation and eligible for matching funds from companies who do that sort of…
November 11th, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Veterans Day Links
Basil’s Blog posts one of my all time favorite poems in honor of our Veterans.
November 11th, 2005 at 1:23 pm
Da’ Weekend
Today’s dose of NIF – News, Interesting & Funny … limited blogation weekend (+ Open Trackbacks)
November 11th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
Marines go on third Iraq tour
Sylvia Moreno writes in The Washington Post about Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson, who was killed during his third tour by a roadside bomb:
He had spent his 20th, 21st and 22nd birthdays in Iraq. Before he left on his last tour, he told a friend in Califor
November 11th, 2005 at 3:30 pm
War: What Is It Good For?
Jake writes in tribute to our brave soldiers
November 11th, 2005 at 3:39 pm
Veteran’s Day thanks
Dear American veterans,
Thank you for the blood, sweat, and tears shed by you on our behalf. Thank you for dedicating years of your life to the security of this nation.
“Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men st…
November 11th, 2005 at 6:40 pm
You Never Knew Me
A poem in honor of those who risk their lives for us.
November 11th, 2005 at 7:33 pm
Three Misconceptions About The Military
Your Business Blogger, second from left, c. 1978 Every Veteran would be honored to share their service experiences. And what the service is, and more important, what it is not. There are many misconceptions about the military. Here are…
November 11th, 2005 at 7:41 pm
Thanks basil.
And, umm, not that I was checking them out or anything, but your legs didn’t look dirty to me.
November 11th, 2005 at 7:47 pm
But are they smooth enough?
November 11th, 2005 at 8:34 pm
Memorial Day Gratitude
“However ever could it be possible to thank these great Men and Women for their unselfish service to our Great Country…
~Video clip: freewheeling, imaginative, bold agents of ww2..
November 11th, 2005 at 8:46 pm
Friday Trackback Party
TGIF!
Thank God I’m FREE! Thanks to guys like Jack Idema.
It’s also Veterans Day.
In November of 1919, President Woodrow Wilson issued his Armistice Day proclamation. The last paragraph set the tone for future observances:
To us…
November 11th, 2005 at 11:53 pm
Veteran’s Day: 2005
NOTE: This is my post from last year. I’ve added some new sections and links. Remember Written by Father Denis Edward O’Brien, USMC It was the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It…
November 12th, 2005 at 4:47 pm
Happy Veterans Day
To all of those who have or are still serving our country, my sincerest thanks. If it weren’t for our armed forces, we would have no country, no freedom, nothing to call our own.
I’m proud to be a veteran and to be a member of the VFW. If you know…
November 12th, 2005 at 9:25 pm
Thank you for the post.
Thank you, veterans.