One Marine's View

What the hell is going on in Texas?

Fist the poor lady is told to take her American flag down in Dallas, Now this....

Vet's Patriotic Stickers
Under Fire

Published : Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 9:45 PM MDT

DALLAS - Frank Larison is a disabled veteran with more than 14 years of service, including more than a year of combat duty in Vietnam.

Laptops for Flat tops

AllAmericanDirect.com announces second contest giving away thousands in technology prizes to military families
 

You cant Fly your American Flag (Cont)

You cant hang your American Flag (update) From Hot Air Update II:

You can’t fly the American flag

 Here is a lady in Dallas that hung an American flag in the hospital as the Memorial weekend approached and was told to take it down. This lady is dead on “What other freedoms will she loose?”

Then & Now

 One Edith Shain wrote to Eisenstaedt in the late 1970s claiming to be the woman in the picture.^[7] Shain was working at Doctor's Hospital in New York City when she and a friend heard on the radio that World War II had ended. They went to Times Square where all the celebrating was and as soon as she got off the subway, the sailor grabbed and kissed her. She thought she might as well let him kiss her since he fought for her in war. Shain did not tell the world who she was until many years later when she wrote Eisenstaedt a letter. Subsequently they became very good friends.

One in 7 who leave Guantanamo involved in terrorism-Ya dont say...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seventy-four, or one out of every seven, terrorism suspects formerly held at the U.S. detention site at Guantanamo Bay are confirmed or suspected of having returned to terrorism, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Happy Memorial Day-Maj Pain

Thank you that went before us and made this country proud. You are not forgotten.

I’m attending the DC Memorial Parade and visiting Arlington and friends there. Say hi if you see me.

Semper Fidelis and God Bless America

Repatriation service honors six Vietnam War casualties-Never Forget

 

Repatriation service honors six Vietnam War casualties 

Story Date
5/20/2009  By
Byline
Cpl. Scott Schmidt,
Unit
Headquarters Marine Corps 

Dateline
ARLINGTON, Va.  — 
Page Content

A throng of family members and Marine veterans gathered amidst the white grave markers of Arlington National Cemetery to remember the service and sacrifice of six Vietnam War casualties May 14.

After 41 years, the remains of the six Marines killed in Vietnam have been identified and repatriated.

The enemy gets a vote

I had seen this photo before and laughed as I recall numerous times in Ramadi, Iraq, it wasn't uncommon to get "caught" in the shower or sleeping
as your base was attacked. It happened to several Marines and shows just how
little the American people know what their young warriors are made of.

National Memorial Day Parade

National Memorial Day Parade. It will take place on Monday, May 25, 2009 at 2:00PM on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. The parade has been going on since it was re-established in 2005 after a 70 year hiatus in our nation's capital.

It is the largest Memorial Day Celebration in America and will have more the 250,000 in attendance honoring those who have served and sacrificed. There will be marching bands, veterans units, and uniformed military personnel from around the country. The parade will also feature a special tribute to the U.S. Navy, and include Navy vet and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine, fellow actors and veterans' supporters Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna, and music star Lee Greenwood.  Also participating is Edith Shain, the nurse from the famous World War II “V-J Day in Times Square” kiss photograph. For more information, visit www.nationalmemorialdayparade.com.