On this day in 1940, Operation Dynamo, universally known as the Miracle at Dunkirk, comes to an official close; nearly a quarter-million Allied troops were saved from the German Wehrmacht. Answering the call for King and country, English naval vessels and hundreds of civilian craft put out to sea for the evacuation, which began on […]
Category: Military
Minding Our P’s and T’s This Memorial Day
In between family, friends, burgers, beers and innings this weekend, we would all do well to take a moment, long or short, verbal or silent, to deeply thank those we honor on Memorial Day. Enhanced thoughts and prayers for our brothers and sisters serving abroad wouldn’t hurt. This date was first officially marked as Order […]
A Proud Draft Dodger
I have a pet peeve that I want to get it off my chest. I often hear liberals refer to certain high-profile Republicans as “draft dodgers,” i.e. Dick Cheney (who had 5 deferments), Rush Limbaugh (a wart on his ass), Ted Nugent (look it up) and Mitt Romney (religious deferment – too busy saving souls […]
Barton And Copeland: Vets With PTSD Need To 'Get Rid Of That Right Now' (VIDEO)
What better day for the right-wing fringe to bash veterans that Veteran’s Day? That’s exactly what Kenneth Copeland and David Barton did on the Veteran’s Day broadcast of the “Believer’s Voice of Victory” program. Copeland quoted a passage from the Book of Numbers and perverted the words to claim that God said that soldiers shouldn’t […]
The Reality Of Veterans – Hint: Offering Support One Day A Year Isn't Enough
Nov. 11 Veterans Day celebrations were held all across the country. Vets received thanks for their service from young people on college campuses; and we were reminded of the implications of this day. Veterans on average are subjected to marketing on this day of the year—Veterans Day sales, free meals to vets, parades. But for me Veterans Day […]
U.K. Vet Dies With Nobody To Attend Funeral – Twitter Gets Involved
When WWII British Royal Air Force Bomber Command veteran Harold Jellicoe Percival, 99, died in October, the local newspaper’s death notice said that he had no one to attend his funeral. A Twitter user with the username @middleaged_mom tweeted a screenshot of the death notice (below) and things got amazing after that. After […]