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[Good Guys] (Viewer #47,043)
If you want, you can contrast the tone of this to the execrable Ashton Kutcher “I Pledge” video.
Archive of entries posted on 26th May 2014
May Be Overly-Broad
Carson, CA is getting ready to vote on an ordinance that would ban making another person feel “terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested”
Wait… are they about to ban the entire Democrat party?
Link of the Day: The Ten Most Bizarre Ideas For Using Nuclear Weapons
[High Praise! to io9]
The Ten Most Bizarre Ideas For Using Nuclear Weapons
Yeah, you already know what #3 is…
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Oh, I *Wish* Obama’s Plan Were This Effective
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The UN plans to debate whether “killer robots” that can select and destroy targets without any human intervention should be allowed.
Allowed? Heck, the UN will probably put them in charge of the Human Rights Council.
The Honor and Remember Flag
5. What does the HR flag design signify?
The Honor and Remember Flag was designed from both historic military and universal icons. The Red field symbolizes the sacrifice of blood shed; what better color than American Flag red. The White field below, the purity of that sacrifice. Each man and women serves with a pure heart and a willingness to lay down their lives at any moment. The Blue star in the center dates back to World War I when military families hung a solid blue star banner on their windows or doors representing a loved one on active duty. The Gold Star overlaying the Blue, again going back to WWI, signified that the loved one had been killed. The Folded Flag beneath the stars represents the flag that is handed to each family at the memorial service of their loved one. The Flames above are an eternal reminder that we will never forget. The Three Words below complete the tribute, we will always Honor their sacrifice and Remember them specifically by name.
A gold-star father designed this flag to specifically represent fallen members of the armed forces, and has been on a one-man mission to get it officially recognized as such in all 50 states and federally.
He’s making progress.
There are 4 things you can do to help, if you’re of a mind. Click here and scroll down to #8 to see what they are.
Silver Medals and Sweet Memories
Just something a little different for Memorial Day.
Just a picture on a table
Just some letters Mama saved
And a costume broach from England
On the back it has engraved:
To Eileen, I love you
London, 1943.
And she never heard from him again
And he never heard of me.And the war still ain’t over for Mama
Every night in her dreams she still sees
The young face of someone who left her
Silver medals and sweet memories.In Mama’s bedroom closet
To this day on her top shelf
There’s a flag folded three-cornered
Layin’ all by itself.
And the sergeant would surely be honored
To know how pretty she still is
And that after all these lonely years
His Eileen’s still his.And the war still ain’t over for Mama
Every night in her dreams she still sees
The young face of someone who left her
Silver medals and sweet memories.— Don Reid