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Honoring the debt owed our veterans (www.tampabay.com)

Today is Veterans Day. Although it lacks the religious trappings of Easter, the gift-giving spirit of Christmas, the communal sharing of Thanksgiving and the fireworks of the Fourth of July, Veterans... More

Tags: veterans,honor,veterans day,holidays,rememberance,vets,americans

Submitted 23 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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Memorials (www.dailykos.com)

Today, as many know or should know, is Veterans Day, or actually many who observe call it what it was intended to be called, Armistice Day. On this day in a U.S. occupation of anothers country,... More

Tags: veterans day,memorials,armistice day,veterans,united states,vets,vietnam,vietnam veterans memorial

Submitted 23 days ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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McCain Lies Again, Repeats False Claim He ‘Received The Highest Honor And Awards’ From Every Vets Group (thinkprogress.org)

Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) held a telephone town hall meeting, in which “thousands” of Nevadans — according to the McCain campaign — called to listen in. Among some of the hostile,... More

Tags: john mccain,veterans,vets,vets groups,honors,awards,politics,republican party,democratic party

Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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US Vets Fight for the Vote (www.thenation.com)

When a prospective enlistee shows up at a US Armed Forces Recruitment Center, the recruiter asks whether the individual would like to register to vote. But for the veteran returning home – even one... More

Tags: tmc,the nation,vote,vets,recruitment,va

Submitted 2 months ago by klarajo | 0 Comments |

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