tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post7327863818487809237..comments2023-10-29T04:33:48.167-05:00Comments on daddyBstrong: On this Veteran's Day, a prayer for peaceMac Daddy Tribute Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-40563282025061828172008-11-11T23:20:00.000-06:002008-11-11T23:20:00.000-06:00rainywalker: I like your knowledge of history.vigi...rainywalker: I like your knowledge of history.<BR/><BR/>vigilante: Beautiful. I'd like to use it in a future blog.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-32636578608295116952008-11-11T20:58:00.000-06:002008-11-11T20:58:00.000-06:00On my local Veterans' Walk of Remembrance, where m...On my local Veterans' Walk of Remembrance, where my Dobie and I walk on Sundays is this plaque, dedicated to WW II Vets, <A HREF="http://the-vigil.blogspot.com/2006/05/memorial-day.html" REL="nofollow">attributed</A> to British classicist John Maxwell Edwards:<BR/><BR/><EM>When you go home<BR/>Tell them of us and say, <BR/>For your tomorrow<BR/>We gave our today</EM>Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-30503680061711274692008-11-11T18:14:00.000-06:002008-11-11T18:14:00.000-06:00Cincinnatus the great Roman general and American g...Cincinnatus the great Roman general and American general Putnam during the Revolution both dropped their plows and came to the aid of their contries when needed and returned to their plows after the war was over. I applaud our veterans of the past and pray for those in harms way and their families on this Veteran's Day. We owe to them and their blood our very right to dissent.rainywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445164335609548931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-61067065374654859422008-11-11T18:05:00.000-06:002008-11-11T18:05:00.000-06:00Ellen: Thanks for the family story. I'm sure you'r...Ellen: Thanks for the family story. I'm sure you're proud of him for supporting our soldiers. But it sounds like your mother did her part as well.<BR/><BR/>somebodiesfriend: Thanks. The media needs to do better in pointing out not only the physical and mental stress on our soldiers. They need to tell the story of the financial sacrifice of the soldier's family as well. And sometimes the soldier comes back and finds out that he has lost his job. This has occurred a lot for Iraqi soldiers, when they have done two or three terms of duties and sometimes ordered to stay longer over there. And you can understand the business point of view of needing to hire someone to do the work. Still, it places yet another financial burden on military families.Mac Daddy Tribute Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01483912561779369669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-60270264393246249132008-11-11T16:10:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:10:00.000-06:00Thanks MsDaddy,Thanks for reminding us to remember...Thanks MsDaddy,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding us to remember all those who faught and still fight for this country, and thank you for also reminding us about the pain that their families alo must endure in these troubled times.Somebodies Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829397543895002523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737268075572482842.post-75921228889820845042008-11-11T10:49:00.000-06:002008-11-11T10:49:00.000-06:00Hello -- Thanks for your commemorative posts. My f...Hello -- Thanks for your commemorative posts. <BR/><BR/>My father was born on November 11, 1911. He is gone now, but we always had a good time on his birthday. Leonard Kimball didn't serve in the military (he was 4-F had "flat feet") but he always supported the troops.<BR/><BR/>I was born in 1939, during that time of strife. My parents told me they couldn't afford another child due to the wartime economy. I remember saving lard in cans, and rolling up big balls of aluminum wrap. Mother used to use rationing stamps. For a long time, I can remember pretending that Dentyne gum was really bubble gum, because they either discontinued the rubbery ingredients or made other products with it. I can vaguely recall FDR's "Fireside Chats" but not sure because I have heard them over and over in my radio and TV classes. <BR/><BR/>Peace, love and happiness to you and all readers here, <BR/><BR/>EKEllen Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689933781339538684noreply@blogger.com