tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1292963470779107448..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: On This Day ...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62902121395059064652021-11-12T07:57:05.153-08:002021-11-12T07:57:05.153-08:00PPS: A visit to that War Memorial (courtesy of the...PPS: A visit to that War Memorial (courtesy of the USAF while on R&R from DaNang) really made a profound impression on me. Easily the most impressive War Memorial I've ever visited. (Plus I'm a sucker for anything <i> Art Deco </i> :) ) virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33364300205158977012021-11-12T07:45:47.911-08:002021-11-12T07:45:47.911-08:00Yikes Sarge, *Coffee Man* & *Google* How many ...Yikes Sarge, *Coffee Man* & *Google* How many typos can a late-to-the-party Blue Four make? virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38103428945563454232021-11-12T06:19:33.949-08:002021-11-12T06:19:33.949-08:00Will do.Will do.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71561081290130374062021-11-12T05:27:01.311-08:002021-11-12T05:27:01.311-08:00@ Ooffee Man/ Did you get a chance to visit that m...@ Ooffee Man/ Did you get a chance to visit that magnificent Art Deco style ANZAC War Memorial in Hyde Park in Sydney? The <i> Hall of Silence </i> blew me away!--starring down from above on the sculpture <i> Sacrifice </i> which depicts a slain warrior on his back, arms extended on a marble column protruding from a white marble floor. SO sobering! Goggle it!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5468380103134685792021-11-11T20:12:07.704-08:002021-11-11T20:12:07.704-08:00An excellent tune. Very moving.An excellent tune. Very moving.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66136520610899370932021-11-11T20:00:45.241-08:002021-11-11T20:00:45.241-08:00As always, thanks for a meaningful post on a meani...As always, thanks for a meaningful post on a meaningful day Sarge.<br /><br />For myself, I have found the lyrics to Sgt. MacKenzie the most evocative war song.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60990676139967037442021-11-11T18:17:00.279-08:002021-11-11T18:17:00.279-08:00Thanks drjim!Thanks drjim!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71927289553162280682021-11-11T18:16:47.228-08:002021-11-11T18:16:47.228-08:00JB - Love those discounts.JB - Love those discounts.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76656761631016007412021-11-11T18:16:13.911-08:002021-11-11T18:16:13.911-08:00WSF - I'm with you.WSF - I'm with you.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82366387515064325362021-11-11T18:15:43.525-08:002021-11-11T18:15:43.525-08:00Loved Mike Royk0, a great writer and American.Loved Mike Royk0, a great writer and American.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13472494809359901582021-11-11T18:14:52.088-08:002021-11-11T18:14:52.088-08:00As do I.
Thank you brother.As do I.<br /><br />Thank you brother.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78084920739046237912021-11-11T18:14:02.086-08:002021-11-11T18:14:02.086-08:00I have watched They Shall Not Grow Old and we actu...I have watched <i>They Shall Not Grow Old</i> and we actually heard MacArthur's speech at West Point shortly after it was given.<br /><br />Inspiring.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53759433608193928242021-11-11T18:12:41.334-08:002021-11-11T18:12:41.334-08:00I see folks in uniform and it gives me hope.I see folks in uniform and it gives me hope.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53587574742875034142021-11-11T18:11:49.521-08:002021-11-11T18:11:49.521-08:00We tend to be kinda reliable, based on training an...We tend to be kinda reliable, based on training and motivation.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86116672182775315212021-11-11T18:11:21.884-08:002021-11-11T18:11:21.884-08:00juvat - It's frightening and sickening, all at...juvat - It's frightening and sickening, all at once.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70077253478267329792021-11-11T18:10:55.418-08:002021-11-11T18:10:55.418-08:00Paweł - National insanity on a grand scale, and wh...Paweł - National insanity on a grand scale, and what juvat said.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29476452598740163292021-11-11T18:10:11.035-08:002021-11-11T18:10:11.035-08:00Beans - Aye!Beans - Aye!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85953527557979021022021-11-11T18:09:46.136-08:002021-11-11T18:09:46.136-08:00Uh, at that point, who cares what day it is?Uh, at that point, who cares what day it is?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86327286547369079762021-11-11T18:09:28.649-08:002021-11-11T18:09:28.649-08:00Thank you, Sarge, for giving me a better perspecti...Thank you, Sarge, for giving me a better perspective on Veterans Day.<br /><br />And thank you for <i>your</i> service.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12474664803610095582021-11-11T18:09:17.543-08:002021-11-11T18:09:17.543-08:00👍👍OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49879577083015048892021-11-11T12:19:03.245-08:002021-11-11T12:19:03.245-08:00I don't know, Pawel, we seem to be marching ev...I don't know, Pawel, we seem to be marching ever closer to that goal.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37966466179058944252021-11-11T10:26:46.405-08:002021-11-11T10:26:46.405-08:00Like you, I will skip the "free meal" st...Like you, I will skip the "free meal" stuff, but I appreciate and will remember the places that cared enough to do it.<br /><br />(But, I do use the 10% discounts at Home Depot and Lowes every chance I can!)<br />JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20599695935972326362021-11-11T10:21:03.143-08:002021-11-11T10:21:03.143-08:00Not a "holiday" for me. Like you say, mo...Not a "holiday" for me. Like you say, more of a holy day. As always, I will forgo all the free restaurant meals and other "perks" today. That is just me and not a judgement of others. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67520696924910300282021-11-11T10:13:31.941-08:002021-11-11T10:13:31.941-08:00And Germans didnt lapse into worst case of nationa...And Germans didnt lapse into worst case of national madness in their history. Paweł Kasperekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17636249014878876718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40015849769453608372021-11-11T09:48:37.307-08:002021-11-11T09:48:37.307-08:00The late Mike Royko of the Chicago Tribune used to...The late Mike Royko of the Chicago Tribune used to put out a good column about Veterans Day, this was the only one I could find after a quick search...<br />https://coastalcourier.com/opinion/classic-mike-royko-veterans/<br /><br />These days on November 11th I think of the plaque I saw at the WW1 museum in Kansas City, ( I saw this in October 2017). The plaque talks of the "over 300 Doughboys who would die" between the announcement at 0530 and the 1100 end time of the war. Over 300 dead Americans...<br /><br />There are over 100,000 American veterans still buried in Europe from going over to fight the Germans in the 20th Century. Since we left troops in Germany after the last time we have not had to do that again.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.com