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So I had this dream last night – no, not that kind of dream, tho it was very pleasant indeed – & when I got up this morning, ... this one's going to come true?" Of course I'd forgotten that today is the day after Veterans Day (or Veterans' Day, or Armistice Day, etc.) & therefore a holiday for most white-collar types [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 05:12:08
Blog: Culture Industry...

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Veterans Day November 12, 2007 Posted by mrschili in admiration, celebration, memorials, remembering. 6 comments Since *I* needed a quick refresher about what, exactly, Veterans Day ... ). 07poster.jpg Veterans Day Frequently Asked Questions Q. Which is the correct spelling [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 01:16:15
Blog: Blue Door...

Veterans Day History and Thoughts

************************** Veterans Day is only two days away on November 11th but how many people really know what Veterans Day is all about? ... was for the holiday to be a day of parades and public meetings with a brief suspension of business ... Stat. 250) was passed on June 28, 1968 in an attempt to give all federal employees a three-day [more...]

Date: 2007-11-07 20:48:13
Blog: Are We There Yet??...

Etymology is source, folks, not definiton

Arnold Zwicky at Language Log tackles the latest installment of the "War on Christmas" - radio host "Inga somebody" and her appeal to etymology. ( ... by using the "PC" terminology "holiday tree." Why? So obvious! "Because 'holiday' means 'holy day ... Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans' Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Exactly [more...]

Date: 2007-12-16 14:42:57
Blog: The Greenbelt...

Veterans Day Lapbook

Our Veterans Day plans went so well that for Superboy it has turned into a week long rabbit trail with an awesome lapbook as a product ( ... should be finished up in the next couple of days. But I thought I’d share the Veteran’s Day lapbook since that is what he has done so far. Here it is: The cover with a Poppy made from coffee [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 23:46:28
Blog: LaPaz Home Learning...

Happy Veterans Day!: We Recognize & Honor You Who Keep Us Free

By Debbie Schlussel **** UPDATE: It appears the Veterans poem is from the Good Old Dogs Website ... . It is 100% correct, and I think it encompasses what Veterans' Day is about. They say Veterans' Day ... . **** Yes, I know yesterday was the real Veteran's Day. But since the federal government [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 17:52:10
Blog: Debbie Schlussel...

Open Thread and Diary Rescue

(Tonight's selections are brought to you courtesy of the Rescue Rangers. SusanG) ... ) Eddie Haskell reflects on how Armistice Day became Veteran's Day inThe 11th Hour of the 11th Day ... differently than we will in On this quiet Veteran's Day. (grog) Veteran's Day in Vermont: I Want [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 04:21:10
Blog: Daily Kos: State of the...

Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Veterans Day

While Veterans Day is a week past, the following came via e-mail today and we would like to share it with the Small Wars Journal community. Ambassador Ryan Crocker Veterans Day Speech Al Faw Palace Camp Victory, Iraq 12 November ... which, like your own, can sometimes be a hard one. Together this Veterans Day we’re engaged in Iraq [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 22:37:30
Blog: 坓⁊求杯...

Veterans Day

Veterans Day November 12, 2007 by Pinks & Blues Girls grandpa.jpg I am thinking of my Dad today. It is the day Veterans Day is observed, and my Dad served in the United States Navy for a bit more than twenty years. I actually got out our photo albums to find the ones that hold the photos [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 20:59:26
Blog: Pinks & Blues Girl...

Veteran’s Day

Veteran’s Day November 11, 2007 “It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country in wars far away ... , Arlington, Virginia, November 11, 1985 julyline.gif Veterans Day (2001) Message from the Secretary ... and speeches, simple ceremonies and sacred observances. For many years, buglers played “Taps” at 11 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 10:03:08
Blog: Stray Thoughts...

Veterans Day

Each year, I change the focus slightly to include a little more information regarding Veterans Day ... : read a book  about the history of Veterans Day, brief discussion of WWI virtual field trip ... by continent that participated in WWI sent Veterans Day e-card to our most cherished veteran [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 15:30:04
Blog: *Scrappitydoodah*...

Veteran's Day - Remembrance Day

Where President Bush Should Have Been photo of Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Feb 20, ... ." "Oh," they said. "I thought you might be a veteran. This being Veteran's Day and all." "I'm a vet ... thinking about it, "Oh, he's in Washington today. It's Veteran's Day. The Commander-in-Chief lays [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 10:28:49
Blog: Group News Blog...

Our Heroes Have Always Been Veteran’s

I spoke yesterday about my Grandpa Richard.  The man who I spent my life looking up to … hero worship, you might call it ... . Veteran’s Day is a day for parades, speeches, parties, prayer and thanks.  Some places even have Veteran’s Day sales.  The Post Office does not deliver mail on Veterans Day.  Most banks let [more...]

Date: 2007-12-06 19:03:45
Blog: Cedar Valley Publishing...

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Google Finally Remembers Our Veterans This past Veterans Day, Google did something very different, ... logo for Memorial Day or Veterans Day, ran this: It’s nice to see the company finally rectifying ... included reminders to wear a poppy flower for Remembrance Day (same holiday, different name, plus [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 21:35:09
Blog: InsideGoogle-part of th...

Remembrance

Note: I began writing this on Sunday, November 11th, but I didn’t finish it until Monday. I decided not to change the time frame ... of America's war dead is traditionally done on Memorial Day, not Veterans Day.“ So much for Flanders Field ... would be Veteran’s Day, but this morning when I heard the bells of Big Ben on the BBC [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 04:15:11
Blog: Morningsider...

Opening The Files: Veteran’s Day 2007

As with most anniversaries, it becomes exceedingly harder to write something profound year after year ... Nichols: 11th Hour, 11th Day, 11th Month Fixer: Veterans Day Jeff Huber: Breakfast of Veterans ... . I find it doubly hard to put down in words my thoughts on days like today. You see it is Veterans [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 16:11:13
Blog: All Spin Zone...

Veteran’s Day Links and Videos

vets-day.jpg Alex Horton of Army of Dude has some Veteran’s day advice: Whether a brother or sister, father or mother, grandfather grandmother, ... s a disturbing story: organizers of the Long Beach Veteran’s Day Parade allowed pro-war veterans to march, but not anti-war veterans. You’d think that if the First Amendment applied to anyone, it [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 02:05:50
Blog: The Liberal Avenger ...

Parade highlights Veterans Day events

November 9, 2007 By Ted Holteen | Herald Staff Writer Durango will pay tribute to the more than 8,000 La Plata County veterans with several events Sunday, Veterans Day. The American Legion ... and drinks. Durango's annual Veterans Day Parade begins at 2 p.m. at College Drive and Main [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 17:13:23
Blog: Durango, Colorado News,...

Reading Liberally Page Turner: Armistice, Veterans Day & Kurt Vonnegut's 85th Birthday

vonnegut.jpg by Justin Krebs Sunday will be Veterans Day, it once would have been known as Armistice Day and, had he not passed away this year, ... either the Armistice or Veterans. Consider a Vonnegut novel for your free day. (Slaughterhouse-Five ... that believed the way to honor Veterans would be to learn from their experiences to stop the [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 17:00:17
Blog: Open Left ...

Monday’s Mini-Report

Today’s edition of quick hits. * Stability in Pakistan is still very far away: ... me overly sensitive, but it strikes me as rather crazy to ban veterans from a Veterans’ Day parade ... that have already been “lost”? * A Veterans’ Day must-read: “Two lives blurred together by a photo.” A powerful [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 22:30:27
Blog: The Carpetbagger Repor...

Son's last wishes net big donation to Shriners

Son's last wishes net big donation to ShrinersEarl and Margaret Moe of Fulton said they always worked hard to teach their children the responsibility ... at S.D. Hall of Fame » Tuesday: Veterans' Day Celebration highlights View Article: Thune tells Mitchell Christian Veterans' Day crowd to honor veterans and the flag » Weekender: Summers family [more...]

Date: 2007-11-24 11:24:12
Blog: The Daily Republic...

Residents react negatively to county's speed-lowering decision

Residents react negatively to county's speed-lowering decisionDavison County commissioners received a mixed response Tuesday on their recent decision ... of Fame » Tuesday: Veterans' Day Celebration highlights View Article: Thune tells Mitchell Christian Veterans' Day crowd to honor veterans and the flag » Weekender: Summers family traditions [more...]

Date: 2007-11-28 14:54:13
Blog: The Daily Republic...

Veterans Day and Project VALOUR-IT

—DrewM. Sunday is Veterans Day and Monday will be a holiday for many but before everyone heads out for the long weekend, ... to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines to help them in their recovery. It seems Veterans Day is an ideal time to give a little to help those who have given so much for us all. Bumped Gabe [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 19:26:12
Blog: Ace of Spades HQ...

Just Another Mannix Monday

This delightful item from NewsBuster’s Tim Graham deserves the full copy-and-paste treatment: In Sunday’s Washington Post, ... Memorial Day (honoring veterans who died in military service) in November, instead of Veterans Day ... be honored on Memorial Day: Even — and this is hard to believe — the sixth season of “Magnum, P.I.” [more...]

Date: 2007-11-21 16:04:48
Blog: Extreme Mortman - Just ...

Veterans Day

The US celebrates Veterans Day on November 11th (Remembrance Day in UK and Canada). If you have veterans in your organization, take time to acknowledge them and the fact that... [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 14:23:22
Blog: About Management - busi...

Veteran's Day + Mailer/Cooper/Washington + Troy Smith: Beautiful and "Kind"

African American Veterans, World War II Today is Veterans Day, which I nearly forgot because, I'm embarrassed to say, we don't get it ( ... of (deceased) veterans, the godson (twice over) of veterans, the nephew and cousin of many. Some of them ... affected by Vietnam--when I consider the plight of our most recent new veterans, returning from Iraq [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 08:36:59
Blog: J's Theater...

Veterans Day Honoring All Who Served

vetsday07.png History of Veterans Day World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was ... , between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day ... commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of [more...]

Date: 2007-11-10 15:26:28
Blog: Ironic Surrealism II — ...

Veterans Day

I didn't make a special Vets Day post this year. Even though Veterans Day was yesterday, ... thing: working. Me, too. There is something else we share. We are all military veterans ... Monday goofing off. Which is why it is about time Congress revised the ridiculous terms of Veterans [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 05:06:22
Blog: Grouchy Old Cripple...

Veterans Day

On Friday, November 9, Southwest Airlines Employees gathered in front of our Headquarters building in Dallas, Texas, ... of both Michael and Charles joined us for this touching tribute. On this Veterans Day, we salute ... Class Michael T. Fuga, Army National Guard Dedicated Veterans Day 2007 Our President, Colleen [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 13:38:42
Blog: Southwest Airlines Blog...

A Pittance of Time

This weekend we celebrate Veterans Day - an American holiday honoring military veterans for their contributions and sacrifices for national security ... . When Lending Club asked me to author a Veterans Day post, I knew I wanted to share a song written by Terry ... . The holiday is also known as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day and celebrated by several [more...]

Date: 2007-11-10 13:44:07
Blog: Lending Club | Better R...

Golf courses charging extra on Veterans Day a disgrace

Like many Americans, I spent Veterans Day golfing. Unlike most I was working - and if you saw my swing - you'd realize it definitely qualifies as ... and Memorial Day. But to charge the people who have given this country such selfless service a holiday ... us all the weekend rate on Columbus Day, Presidents Day, Valentine's Day, National Give a Homemade [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 07:10:18
Blog: Chris Baldwin...

Heimlich Behaving Badly

Photo courtesy of here. Is former County Commissioner turned Congressional candidate still behaving badly? ... I can remember seeing a politician march in the Veterans Day parade. It’s unfortunate that Mr. Heimlich ... a Veterans Day Parade in Batavia into a political event? Was Phil actually booed by Americans who didn’t want [more...]

Date: 2007-11-23 13:42:13
Blog: The Cincinnati Beacon ...

Race 4 2008 Early Morning Essential Reads

Rudy Giuliani Giuliani Displays Weight In State Poll Supports View He Can Turn Blue Red Giuliani tries to show he’s a regular joe Giuliani Speaks ... Express A day on Sen. McCain’s ‘Straight Talk Express’ McCain Praised at Veterans Day Ceremony McCain ... Statement from Rudy Giuliani in Honor of Veteran’s Day A Flip That’s Flopped Rudy Giuliani used [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 06:57:53
Blog: race42008.com ...

In Memory...

...of those who are living and dead that have served in our armed forces protecting the rights of our citizens as well as those around the world. Today is Veterans Day! In 1954, President Eisenhower proclaimed this day, also known as Armistice Day, in honor of all of the veterans that had served in World War II. Not to mention [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 11:06:39
Blog: Shadowscope ...

Free Speech Rendered Quaint

Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review. Just when you think you have inured yourself to Bush-era outrage fatigue comes news that U.S ... Day. First, the organizers of the 11th Veterans Day Parade in Long Beach, CA, prohibited anti-war ... , coordinator for the nonprofit Veterans Day Parade Committee. "We do not want groups of a political nature [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 18:12:36
Blog: The BRAD BLOG...

Remembering the cycle of history

Millions across the globe bowed their heads Sunday morning to pay their respects to those who gave their lives during war and peacekeeping ... Zealand it is commonly known as Armistice Day and in the United States, they commemorate Veterans’ Day ... campaign to remember the veterans. While commenting on the recent loss of Australian lives in [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 21:35:28
Blog: Adventures of stevenlic...

So how do Democrats in Congress say "thank you" on veterans day?

There are many ways we as Americans can choose to say thank you to those who serve our nation today ... today – the last legislative day before Veterans Day – without a final bill. But maybe we should ... in Congress decided to take a different track: voting down a "clean" veterans funding bill while pushing [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 23:34:22
Blog: Redstate | Conservative...

3 Ways to Really Honor our Veterans

Today is Veterans’ Day, the day we stop and say a heartfelt thank you to each and every person who has served our country at home and abroad, ... employers not avail themselves of the skills that most of these highly-trained, now-seasoned veterans [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 00:46:11
Blog: odd time signatures ...

Lest We Forget

Charon QC has a poppy on his law blog's header today in memory of the war dead ... grow In Flanders fields. — John McCraeWhile it's Veterans Day in the USA, November 11th is Armistice ... . As in previous years, on Veterans Day and Memorial Day, we take a pause in our regular blogging duties [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 22:27:48
Blog: Blawg Review...

Veteran's Day 2007: Honoring All Who Served

Thanks to all United States Veteran's for your service and dedication. Today is Veteran's Day, and this week (November 11th through November 17th) is Veteran's Awareness Week, a little known and under publicized event. Please remember their sacrifices. Also, Sunday was Canadian Rememberance Day (formerly known as Armistice Day both [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 06:11:00
Blog: Your network | AlwaysOn...

Coming attractions

Veterans Day at the Museum of Flight, Nov. 10-11; World War II combat pilots, ceremony with music by Boeing Employees Concert Band, Museum of Flight, Seattle. 206-764-5720. Auburn Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 10; bands, military units, veterans ... Mart, Nov. 10; jewelry and crafts from Native American vendors, salmon lunch, Daybreak Star Center [more...]

Date: 2007-11-01 09:20:13
Blog: archilaiderby...

Countdown On Veterans Day: Bush Goes AWOL, Vets Silenced, Marlboro Marine Jobless

Download (2311) | Play (2611) Download (1141) | Play (1295) (h/t Scarce) ... of affairs for our veterans on this Veteran’s Day. Talking with Paul Rieckhoff from IAVA, Olbermann blasted George Bush for ducking out of the ceremonies at Arlington Cemetary, talked about the growing [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 02:45:06
Blog: Crooks and Liars...

Running into the cold: 12 – 25 Nov

Note: Sorry for the late entry of this post... I've been living without a blog-friendly internet connection these past few weeks. ... of a number of reasons: I lost a day due to my participation in the Veterans’ Day parade, I spent another day traveling up to Canada, I unexpectedly ran into a very good friend (my best man [more...]

Date: 2007-11-30 21:05:45
Blog: Νενικήκαμεν! - Vox...

Remembering our Heroes… Daddy...

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month... please observe two minutes of silence. Remembrance Day - Armistice Day - Veterans Day A time of sadness for the sacrifice was and continues to be great, but it is also a celebration of Life and Peace [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 15:05:40
Blog: Anndi's Luggage...

A Picture A Day - November 2007

November 2007 is in the history books as Oklahoma's Centennial Celebration month. Only 1 more month to go in this A Picture A Day project ... 11-07-07_0916.jpg Fixed Fence Mouse Trap Shadow Witch Veterans Day Centennial ... Day Cross stitch concentration Raking the Yard Office Tree billing night dinner New [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 17:50:05
Blog: Program Witch Pages...

Veterans Day Poetry - Disabled

1 of a Veterans Day series of poems Perhaps I haven’t looked hard enough, but WWI seems to have given us the greatest wealth of war poetry, ... , Voices of play and pleasure after day, Till gathering sleep had mothered them [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 00:32:27
Blog: Lex Libertas...

Veterans Day

I’ve only had the news on briefly today. It disgusted me. The national observance of Veterans Day is not about promoting political agendas. Stow that stuff ... some. Dad, circa 1944 Technorati Tags: Veterans Day [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 02:11:15
Blog: skeet’s stuff...

Honoring our Veterans November 7, 2007

Veterans Day Celebrating Veterans Awareness Week, November 5-11, the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library honors local veterans on Wednesday November ... . There will be patriotic music, a presentation from local war veterans, re-enactors, and a Q&A session. At 6:30 pm [more...]

Date: 2007-11-05 15:06:19
Blog: PaperCuts...

VDARE.com: 11/30/07 - My Columns-Which You Funded-Are Still Paying Dividends Six Years Later!

************ RECENT ARTICLES 11/20/07 - Patriot Activists Fight Off Refugee Invasion In Hagerstown, MD, ... on Hold? by Patrick J. Buchanan 11/11/07 - Message To Vets On Veterans Day: Get Off Meeting Hall ... - View From Lodi, CA: On Veteran’s Day, Say A Prayer For All Them, by Joe Guzzardi 11/08/07 [more...]

Date: 2007-12-01 15:48:41
Blog: VDARE.com: THIS IS IT! ...

Southern California Pays Tribute To Veterans

Southern California Pays Tribute To Veterans Veterans Commemorated Across Southland CBS Veterans Day will be marked Sunday by parades in Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock and San Fernando Valley along with ceremonies in Altadena, Carson, the Hollywood Hills, Monterey Park, Van Nuys [more...]

Date: 2007-11-11 17:13:00
Blog: We apologize, but the s...

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