Forum Post: A happy memorial day to all.

[-] 2 points by Toynbee (656) from Savannah, GA 12 years ago

First, Memorial Day is not a "day to be happy."

Memorial Day is a day to reflect. A day to remember the sacrifices of our military.

Back in my day, we didn't have an all volunteer army.

We had a draft that served America well

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[-] 1 points by farmer88 (40) 12 years ago

Draft dodger? He had deferments, he didn't flee to Canada like some coward.

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[-] 1 points by Toynbee (656) from Savannah, GA 12 years ago

Mitt Romney had "deferments" ... uh huh.

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[-] 1 points by farmer88 (40) 12 years ago

So did many other people. Including many of the anti-war college students. They had deferments.

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[-] 2 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (8135) 3 days ago

US War Veterans Tossing Medals Back at NATO Was Heroic Act

Posted 8 hours ago on May 24, 2012, 7:35 p.m. EST by Renneye (57) This content is user submitted and not an official statement

[[ looks like we have some real thinkers amongst our patriots....brave]]

It was one of the most moving experiences many of us had witnessed in our lives. It is hard to describe in words. I couldn’t get the lump out of my throat. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a woman next to me crying. Their words, their voices, crackling under the emotion of their courageous act, breaking under the weight of the pain, the trauma, their anger, sadness, and hope – theirs was a heroic and beautiful act, a moving ceremony. It was a privilege to be there with these women and men who served in our wars.

Operation Iraqi Freedom medal. Tossed. Global War on Terror medal. Thrown. National Defense medal. Pitched. Marine Corps Good Conduct medal. Flung. Navy and Marine Corps medal. Chucked.

Rest of article here.....

http://occupywallst.org/forum/us-war-veterans-tossing-medals-back-at-nato-was-he/

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[-] 1 points by PublicCurrency (1387) 12 years ago

good post Matt!

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[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

talked to the veterans for peace on Memorial Day

they set up the southern california gravestones on the grass

http://voltic.com/0/i/OccupieSanDiego/SoCalDoldiers.jpg

http://voltic.com/0/i/OccupieSanDiego/SoCalDoldiers1.jpg

No suggested that media be public and impartial with presidential debates

with no attack on other peoples policy

but ideas for policy in and of itself,

.

Debates used to be run by the league of women's voters

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[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

Heavy Metal Gunner's Dream

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[-] -1 points by gwirionedd (-369) 12 years ago

and if today we celebrated the divination of three-legged frogs, I have no doubt you'd google something equally irrelevant to say about that as well, matthew

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[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

talked to vet , he told me he had wanted to hill himself for years

death by enemy but he never got the chance

had a heart attack after discharge

and that was when he decided he wanted to live

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