To all my fallen comrades, you died so the next generation of Americans might be free. Thank you.Gotta lay a couple of wreaths, then jump Amtrak for DC to talk to a couple of heroes at the Wall.
I also remember Decoration day… I can’t forget and am still working on forgiveness from my/our horror of being P.O.W.s in The Phillippines in WW2. God bless our troops everywhere!
I used to have a boss who had that attitude toward her staff. (No, this isn’t a sexist dig.) She never got that people like to be recognized for doing something more than not failing, and that that’s how you lead and motivate people instead of just “managing” them. Sad, actually.
You can’t think much of your freedom, Parson1. It’s worth more than numbers on a pay stub. Money doesn’t thank those who served and those who died to protect our freedom.
My mother was a Lt. in the Army Nurse Corps during WW2. She took care of many famous soldiers at Walter Reed, rode the hospital trains, and she also took care of some people who were just soldiers and nurses doing their jobs as soldiers! Her eyes would tear up years later when she talked about it, especially the nurses who were held in the Philipines by the Japanese at Corregidor.
Yes Parson1 THEY CERTAINLY EARNED THEIR PAYCHECKS!
Parson1 – I direct your attention to the REST of The Star Spangled Banner… to wit: vv 2, 3, and 4: On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Note the reference to those who fight for a mere paycheck in the third verse (second verse listed here, because everyone knows the first one…)Thanks to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice referenced in the last verse…
Good answer. A.A. Milne (dedicated pacifist) and T.S. Eliot got into a debate about these issues not long before WWII. In the end even Milne had to admit that Eliot was mostly right: there are some things worse than war, there are some things worth fighting for. And in “this present evil world”, that is sadly true.I would argue that we are just a bunch of sheep and goats that need a good corrective (and ultimately peacemaking) whack by the staff of our Great Shepherd.
Yup, we got pay checks, $114 month to protect those who newly found religion or had to take care of a sick aunt in Toronto. My father made $21 a day, one day a month. He helped save the world.If you think the Serviceman is in it for money, consider this. We came home 4 years behind in college, business, and somehow the girls never waited on us.Semper Fi. Some believe in America.
BooksLover almost 13 years ago
Very nice :-)
Llewellenbruce almost 13 years ago
They must have a Memorial Day in Id too.
adubman almost 13 years ago
Who knew the Fink had a heart?
To all the service men and women, current and past, thanks for your valor and courage. To those in service abroad, come home safely.
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
Support the troops and methods for ending wars and finding other solutions for conflicts.
lewisbower almost 13 years ago
To all my fallen comrades, you died so the next generation of Americans might be free. Thank you.Gotta lay a couple of wreaths, then jump Amtrak for DC to talk to a couple of heroes at the Wall.
thekillerofevil almost 13 years ago
this is the first time i hav seen this comic
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
That’s beautiful.
Dkram almost 13 years ago
One of them is my dear old dad who took a tour of North Africa, and Europe with the 1st Div. from ‘41 to ’45.He’s now 92 and going strong.
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TheAuldWan almost 13 years ago
I also remember Decoration day… I can’t forget and am still working on forgiveness from my/our horror of being P.O.W.s in The Phillippines in WW2. God bless our troops everywhere!
PShaw0423 almost 13 years ago
I used to have a boss who had that attitude toward her staff. (No, this isn’t a sexist dig.) She never got that people like to be recognized for doing something more than not failing, and that that’s how you lead and motivate people instead of just “managing” them. Sad, actually.
Noveltman almost 13 years ago
I’m sure in times of Id they really gave a hoot about troop morale.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
You can’t think much of your freedom, Parson1. It’s worth more than numbers on a pay stub. Money doesn’t thank those who served and those who died to protect our freedom.
iharr1 almost 13 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Thank you! Nicely done!
My mother was a Lt. in the Army Nurse Corps during WW2. She took care of many famous soldiers at Walter Reed, rode the hospital trains, and she also took care of some people who were just soldiers and nurses doing their jobs as soldiers! Her eyes would tear up years later when she talked about it, especially the nurses who were held in the Philipines by the Japanese at Corregidor.
Yes Parson1 THEY CERTAINLY EARNED THEIR PAYCHECKS!
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 13 years ago
We brought down Saddam. We brought down Osama. Now SOMEONE PLEASE BRING down Gadaffi!
RadioTom almost 13 years ago
Parson1 – I direct your attention to the REST of The Star Spangled Banner… to wit: vv 2, 3, and 4: On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.” And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!Note the reference to those who fight for a mere paycheck in the third verse (second verse listed here, because everyone knows the first one…)Thanks to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice referenced in the last verse…
George Arnold almost 13 years ago
Last pannel – DITTO!
Rakkav almost 13 years ago
Good answer. A.A. Milne (dedicated pacifist) and T.S. Eliot got into a debate about these issues not long before WWII. In the end even Milne had to admit that Eliot was mostly right: there are some things worse than war, there are some things worth fighting for. And in “this present evil world”, that is sadly true.I would argue that we are just a bunch of sheep and goats that need a good corrective (and ultimately peacemaking) whack by the staff of our Great Shepherd.
chatroux almost 13 years ago
Thanks for a job well done is to the spirit what a paycheck is to the body! From a lady Vet!!!
lewisbower almost 13 years ago
Yup, we got pay checks, $114 month to protect those who newly found religion or had to take care of a sick aunt in Toronto. My father made $21 a day, one day a month. He helped save the world.If you think the Serviceman is in it for money, consider this. We came home 4 years behind in college, business, and somehow the girls never waited on us.Semper Fi. Some believe in America.