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| Elliot Cannon |
 May 30 2016, 02:39 PM
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QUOTE(RobW @ May 29 2016, 06:35 AM)  Studying WWII should be mandatory. Europe has better care of WWII than we do. America has long forgotten how perilous the world became in the 40's. There were those who thought America should have just steered clear. Get out somewhere for Memorial Day. Think of someone that has served our country. Call them, pray for them, or just think of them. For local folks, we'll be at the Livermore Airport this afternoon, and there's a ceremony in Pleasanton tomorrow. Every teenager in the country should be made to watch "Saving Private Ryan". At least the first 30 minutes. |
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| somd914 |
May 30 2016, 05:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,171 Joined: 21-February 11 From: Southern Maryland Member No.: 12,741 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 30 2016, 04:39 PM) QUOTE(RobW @ May 29 2016, 06:35 AM) Studying WWII should be mandatory. Europe has better care of WWII than we do. America has long forgotten how perilous the world became in the 40's. There were those who thought America should have just steered clear. Get out somewhere for Memorial Day. Think of someone that has served our country. Call them, pray for them, or just think of them. For local folks, we'll be at the Livermore Airport this afternoon, and there's a ceremony in Pleasanton tomorrow. Every teenager in the country should be made to watch "Saving Private Ryan". At least the first 30 minutes. Please let's not get too focused on WWII or on veterans in general, this is a day to remember those who gave their life while serving, and its roots go back to the Civil War. Veterans Day is for commemorating all those who have served. I'm not trying to be a downer or be ungrateful - I grew up in the military, work for the military, respect what they do, let them know it (as I did yesterday as mentioned in an above post), agree that many Americans young and old are clueless/thankless in respect to the military, but let's not confuse our holidays. With that said, I have worked for five defense companies over the years, three of them small business founded by veterans, and only one of the five honors Veterans' Day as a company holiday, which happens to be my current employer who started the company after retiring from the military. Our schools here honor Veteran's Day with a day off, but where I grew up, though a military area, schools are open for Veteran's Day. Go figure... |
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| EdwardBlume |
May 30 2016, 10:49 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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