tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post763433278527522778..comments2024-03-29T05:41:35.119-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: An Brief Poem, for Armistice (i.e. Veterans) DayFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-50279130461785386452010-11-12T14:20:38.642-07:002010-11-12T14:20:38.642-07:00A helpful suggestion for a reply?
"And thank...A helpful suggestion for a reply?<br /><br />"And thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in your latest war, and voting for lower taxes to not support me!"<br /><br />The "Cat Food" Commission:<br /><br /><b>Establishes co-pays for veterans at VA health services</b><br /><br />http://www.openleft.com/diary/20824/the-details-are-worse<br /><br />bbbasilbeastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-75145136871857492782010-11-12T13:38:08.895-07:002010-11-12T13:38:08.895-07:00The thing is that we have gone so long without bei...The thing is that we have gone so long without being gutted by war that, for most of us, it is merely entertainment. Having a "Veterans Day" without any real experience with veterans makes the entire exercise into a sort of self-congratulation. That's kinda sad, really...<br /><br />And that contributes to my irritation with the "thank you for your service" guff. I want to say that it's like thanking a diamond cutter, an EOD guy, or an orthopaedic surgeon - the person has no concept what they are "thanking" them for.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-43373731709884216802010-11-12T10:38:26.671-07:002010-11-12T10:38:26.671-07:00Hey, as long as there is a Remembrance Day (Vetera...Hey, as long as there is a Remembrance Day (Veterans Day to you) there is at least a chance that someone might learn something about that awful war.<br /><br />It wouldn't be a <a href="http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/demotivators/mistakesdemotivationalposter.jpg" rel="nofollow"> *complete*</a> waste then.Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-75834227613924337542010-11-12T07:49:21.208-07:002010-11-12T07:49:21.208-07:00Thanks for this, Chief. I feel a little sad every ...Thanks for this, Chief. I feel a little sad every 11/11, not so much for the long dead as for the living who never seem to learn. <br /><br />And all that "Thank you for your service" stuff? When people do it to me I feel exactly the same as you.EGrisenoreply@blogger.com