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I wanted to wait to publish this until after it became November 11th in Arizona, USA, the place of my birth. I'm always 15 hours ahead of Arizona here in the Philippines, on the other side of the world. China, Japan and other Asian countries are literally at my back door.
As a military retiree and a veteran of foreign wars myself, I appreciate everything that those that went before me and those that followed after me have achieved. I'm not spouting any rhetoric about right or wrong; I'm simply remembering those that deserve to be remembered. November 11th is Veterans Day in the US and it's also Remembrance Day in Canada (also Australia and the UK), a fact I wasn't quite aware of until reading about the two minutes to remember.
My article about old habits dying hard was strangely appropriate for this time of year, albeit subconsciously. November 10th, the day before Veterans Day, is the birthday of the US Marine Corps. I am a retired US Marine, so both the birthday and Veterans Day are easy to remember.
Politicians don't seem to appreciate veterans the way "normal" people do and often use the day to publicize their propaganda. It's one of the reasons I think all veterans should invest in two or more of these:
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:mrgreen: I like the picture!
Do you always gets those when you attend vet functions? depends on who's going to speak?
Who supplies them? Do you think vets in the Philippines should also be given those? :neutral:
I don't know where to get 'em, but I think all us vets should always be prepared for a round of bullshit headed in our direction.
Yes, it would be just lovely if a government's treatment of its veterans always matched the flourish of politicians' rhetoric that hits the media microphones on November 11 each year. Perhaps those ear pieces should be handed out to every citizen, upon reaching voting age.
[...] of silence at 11:00am, which should be about 3 minutes from the time that this post appears. For all who live in a country that respects their Veterans and War Dead on Nov 11, please join me. Related [...]
Lovin' the bullshit protector picture! Of course, you know me, I think the "L"s are probably unnecessary. Still funny!
I agree with Jen that everyone should receive a pair when they reach voting age. Of course, they will wear out, so perhaps a government funded website to reorder free pairs would be good too.