Why do people wait until a day like today.....to actually thank a vet? I mean I know its a day of remembrance....and I understand the Value and Impact that it has for each of us........but why One day?
So....why do some on the BBC seem to wait till today (or this week) to say anything.....and if that is the case....Why do we always have theads that turn to Shit becuase someone cant just leave it alone
maybe that came out wrong........but I find it hard to beleive that people cant treat our troops this way the rest of the year.....especially around here.......Some people won't even ecknowlege there there.
Gina and I went B-day & Christmas Shopping at Toys R us....and 2 Full dress Marines were there at the toys 4 tots drop off......I said hi to both of them on the way out.....not a single person in check out Looked at them & just walked on by.
They, the people who didn't recognize the Marine's must have thought they were Viet Naum vets! Wearing my military cap today for the first time ever.
if they were Nam Vets......they sure havnt aged a bit from being no more than 20-or so
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Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morningÂthe "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. The reason the truce was to go into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month was as a remembrance of the Feast of the Soldier later Bishop, St. Martin of Tours, which is celebrated on 11 November.
While this official date to mark the end of the war reflects the cease fire on the Western Front, hostilities continued in other regions, especially across the former Russian Empire and in parts of the old Ottoman Empire.
The date was declared a national holiday in many allied nations, to commemorate those members of the armed forces who were killed during war. An exception is Italy, where the end of the war is commemorated on 4 November, the day of the Armistice of Villa Giusti.
After World War II, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in the United States and to Remembrance Day in countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Armistice Day remains an official holiday in France. It is also an official holiday in Belgium, known also as the Day of Peace in the Flanders Fields.
In many parts of the world, people take a two-minute moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. local time as a sign of respect for the roughly 20 million people who died in the war. Here in Leavenworth they play Taps at 1100
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Correct...
Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) is on 11 November and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morningÂthe "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. The reason the truce was to go into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month was as a remembrance of the Feast of the Soldier later Bishop, St. Martin of Tours, which is celebrated on 11 November.
While this official date to mark the end of the war reflects the cease fire on the Western Front, hostilities continued in other regions, especially across the former Russian Empire and in parts of the old Ottoman Empire.
The date was declared a national holiday in many allied nations, to commemorate those members of the armed forces who were killed during war. An exception is Italy, where the end of the war is commemorated on 4 November, the day of the Armistice of Villa Giusti.
After World War II, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in the United States and to Remembrance Day in countries of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Armistice Day remains an official holiday in France. It is also an official holiday in Belgium, known also as the Day of Peace in the Flanders Fields.
In many parts of the world, people take a two-minute moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. local time as a sign of respect for the roughly 20 million people who died in the war. Here in Leavenworth they play Taps at 1100
as I mention I know what the day is about..........but I dont get the "People" sometimes
I was talking with one of our guys yesterday who was a Tank Driver in Gulf War Desert Sheild & Storm.......he has had some serious issues from that but he enjoys the time I talk with him and take him fishing......unfortunenatelky my Finances have not allowed me to take him as much as last year but he understands as well. He is a Great guy
Only thing I will add to this is why is it the media has stopped covering the war in Iraq/Afgan? Just last week 5 soldiers were killed in one attack. Seems like the media doesn't want Americans to know whats going on over there. I know you can google it and every now and then see a peice on the news but every time a soldier dies it should be a story on the news. Its the only way people can really understand whats going on over seas and form their own opinions.
For example the stats are sickening:
# Casualties in Afghanistan:
Afghan troops killed [1] 8,587
Afghan troops seriously injured [2] 25,761
Afghan civilians killed [3] 8,813
Afghan civilians seriously injured [4] 15,863
U.S. troops killed [5] 1,140
U.S. troops seriously injured [6] 3,420
Other coalition troops killed [7] 772
Other coalition troops seriously injured [8] 2,316
Contractors killed [9] 298
Contractors seriously injured [10] 2,428
Journalists killed [11] 19
Journalists seriously injured [12] unknown
Total killed in Afghanistan 19,629
Total injured in Afghanistan 48,644
# Casualties in Iraq:
Iraqi troops killed [13] 30,000
Iraqi troops seriously injured [14] 90,000
Iraqi civilians killed [15] 864,531
Iraqi civilians seriously injured [16] 1,556,156
U.S. troops killed [17] 4,414
U.S. troops seriously injured [18] 31,882
Other coalition troops killed [19] 318
Other coalition troops seriously injured [20] 2,296
Contractors killed [21] 933
Contractors seriously injured [22] 10,569
Journalists killed [23] 142
Journalists seriously injured [24] unknown
Total killed in Iraq 900,338
Total injured in Iraq 1,690,903
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