Friday, November 10, 2006
To Veterans everywhere
A huge heart felt avalanche of gratitude to all Veterans out there and a super mega thank you to those currently serving. On a financial news channel this morning, I watched the annual Veterans Day moment of silence at the New York Stock Exchange. The reporter said It was the only one regularly observed and he'd thought it started in 1954. I thought that was nice but then it occurred to me why are they open at all? They seem to close for less deserving holidays. Isn't there a bit of irony in there someplace. In addition to and along with thanking Veterans I wanted to point out that I believe that CNN's "Combat Hospital" show airing this weekend may be the best available look at what is really happening in in Iraq. I caught a clip this morning and it looked remarkable. Good back door views are surprisingly few. Circumstances and safety tend to wash the reality right out most reports. From what I saw I think this one has all the ingredients. I remember reading "Up Front" by Bill Mauldin about WWII and as unlikely as it would seem it was the first time I'd really felt anything about that war. I got those same sensations watching the clip this morning. For details check out CNN's "Pressroom"
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