To all my military Brothers and Sisters from all nations
Thank You and have a Happy and Safe Veteran’s Day.

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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.

Celebrating Veterans Day Around the World

Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.

In the United States, an official wreath-laying ceremony is held each Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, while parades and other celebrations are held in states around the country. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day—a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Memorial Day (the fourth Monday in May) honors American servicemembers who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle, while Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

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What is a Veteran?

Veteran - whether active duty, reserve, discharged or retired is someone who took an oath to stand up for the freedom of their nation, willing to sacrifice anything up to, and including their lives.

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Have to try to go to sleep, to wake up at 0400 for work, see you beautiful people in a few days.  Have a great weekend!

Hypocrite Republicans Boo Gay Soldier During Presidential Debate (VIDEO)

The hypocrisy was palpable during last night’sRepublican presidential debate, but wouldn’t you know one of the worst moments had nothing to do with the candidates at all? The people who demeaned Stephen Hill, a soldier proudly serving our country in Iraq, weren’t onstage but in the audience. With loud boos, the crowd at last night’s debate made one thing clear: there are people in this country who believe support our troops ends the moment a member of our military says that he’s gay.

Hill was shown in his Army t-shirt, in a short clip, admitting he’s a gay soldier who suffered under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He asked the candidates what they’d change about the way homosexuals serve if they were to become commander in chief. And people in the audience booed. Loudly. What a pity.

Yes, Stephen Hill bats for the other team, but when it came to love of man or country, he put the former on the back burner in order to walk into a war zone. He put his life on the line for a cause he believed in. He could separate the two. Why can’t these Republicans?

I can tell you that it’s not that hard. I’m a pacifist. I don’t believe in war. I hate that we’re sending our men and women off to die. And yet, I support our troops with my whole heart. They do what many of us can’t or are too afraid to do. They do what they believe is right. And frankly, someone has to be in our military. Someone has to make that sacrifice.

I can set aside my disgust with the concept of war to support the men and women who fight on my behalf. Some are members of my family. Some are childhood friends. But regardless, I am behind them all because that’s what they deserve. Support. From the people they serve.

That’s the real impetus behind the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It wasn’t, as candidate Rick Santorum said during the debate, to inject some sort of “social engineering” into our military or tomake sexual activity part of the armed forces. These gay people are still subject to the same conditions as any other soldier. Stephen Hill is still in Iraq, far away from his loved ones, just like every other guy or girl out there. What the end of the decades-old rule did was simply put them on a level playing field. They’re the same soldier, but they don’t have to lie about who they are anymore. That’s it.

They’re the same soldier. The same people that you, I, were supporting last week. They’re still putting their lives on the line. They’re still proud to live in the land of the free and fight for the home of the brave.

If you support our troops, you support all of them. You can’t cherry-pick which brave soldier deserves your support. None of them deserves this kind of treatment:

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He just graduated from Basic Training in Fort Jackson!!

Soldier does the Carlton Dance

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