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Politicizing Veterans Day?
On today?s Countdown, Keith Olbermann aired a somber and enraging segment on the sad state of affairs for our veterans on this Veteran?s Day. Talking with Paul Rieckhoff from IAVA, Olbermann blasted George Bush for ducking out of the ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery, talked about the growing number of homeless Iraq & Afghanistan vets and the utterly disgraceful silencing of anti-Iraq veterans in Massachusetts and Southern California who were not allowed to participate in Veterans Day parades ? some were even arrested. On the one day of the year their voices should have been heard and they should have been honored, they were instead betrayed by their fellow citizens. I don?t have the words to describe that kind of cruelty. On today?s Countdown, Keith Olbermann aired a somber and enraging segment on the sad state of affairs for our veterans on this Veteran... more
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Vets Silenced, Marlboro Marine Jobless
On todays Countdown, Keith Olbermann touches on the gut wrenching story of Lance Corporal James Blake Miller better known as the Marlboro Marinewho is now jobless, divorced and near suicidal since being discharged from the military after being diagnosed with PTSD. With little aid from his government, Miller received help from an unlikely source Luis Sinco, the LA Times photographer who snapped the famous picture of him during the battle of Fallujah in 2004. You can read Sincos story in the LA Times.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ma... On todays Countdown, Keith Olbermann touches on the gut wrenching story of Lance Corporal James Blake Miller better known as the Mar... more -
They deserve it
They do their jobs better than most of us.
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Lest We Forget: Armistice Day
Today is the official day we honor the fallen. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the Great War came to an end, and since then we take a two minute silence at that moment each year to remember. I think we should do this more often. Take a moment now and remember those men and women who live and die in war.
Add your comments. Who do you want to honor? Today is the official day we honor the fallen. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the Great War came to an end, and s... more -
The Two Minute Silence to Remember those who Fight
"On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of the most bitter and devastating fighting, The Great War was finally over."
So take a moment today to not only remember those who fought and died, but those who fought and lived, and those who continue to fight. "On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns of Europe fell silent. After four years of the m... more -
Day of Remembrance
Today is Armistice Day, the day that marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. It is a day to honor the war dead, the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have lost their lives in the wars, from World War I to the wars that continue to be fought as you read this. How will you honor those who fight? Today is Armistice Day, the day that marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. It is a day to honor the war dead, the hundreds ... more
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What the Veterans say.
In commemoration of Veterans Day, World Report presents soldiers' harrowing, emotional, and surprising stories of the war in Iraq, in their ... all » own words. These same soldiers are now fighting at home -- some for the war, some against, all passionately. They have so much in common, but now are on opposing sides. Next, the latest from space, where a tear has been discovered on the solar array of the International Space Station. The shuttle crew is scrambling to find ways to fix it. Finally, on our series 'Viewfinder,' we travel to New Mexico for a colorful, historic and bizarre festival. HDNet World Report airs Tuesdays at 9pmET.
http://www.hd.net/worldreport.html In commemoration of Veterans Day, World Report presents soldiers' harrowing, emotional, and surprising stories of the war in Iraq... more
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