‘The best of America': Rep. Kevin McCarthy soliciting photos of #AmericasVets

Twitchy November 7, 2014

…Veterans Day is this Tuesday, Nov. 11, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is asking Americans to pay tribute by tweeting photos of the special veterans in their lives.

 

 

Now through #VeteransDay, show your gratitude by tweeting photos of the special vets in your life using #AmericasVets pic.twitter.com/Acc3SzPPQC

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November 7th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Afghanistan, History, Iraq, Military, World War II | Comments are closed

'In Flanders Fields'

 

An American Housewife (occasionally) in London 11/11/2012

In the US we know, vaguely, of November 11th as Veteran’s Day, which follows the Marine Corps birthday by a day. Sadly, it isn’t much noticed. Memorial Day in May is bigger in the national consciousness.

In the UK Remembrance Sunday is held the closest Sunday […]

November 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, Great Britain, History, Iraq, Massachusetts, United States, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed

Our thanks to all who serve

11 November 2011

In Flanders Field An American Housewife 11/11/2011

In the US we know, vaguely, of November 11th as Veteran’s Day, which follows the Marine Corps birthday by a day. Sadly, it isn’t much noticed. Memorial Day in May is bigger in the national consciousness.

In the UK Remembrance Sunday is held the closest […]

November 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Great Britain, Military, New York, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed

Britain falls silent to remember war dead

Millions of Britons have held a two-minute silence to remember the nation’s war dead.

The Telegraph [UK] 11 Nov 2011

The tribute started at 11am, the time the guns on the Western Front fell silent at the end of the First World War in 1918.

Ceremonies nationwide commemorated fallen servicemen and women from both […]

November 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Afghanistan, California, Great Britain, law enforcement, Military, Video, World War I, World War II | Comments are closed

Massachusetts school closes for Muslim religious holiday of Eid

Bare Naked Islam 11/9/2011

More at Bare Naked Islam.

Related: Thanks to the English Defence League (EDL), the Muslim hate group ‘Muslims Against Crusades’ has been banned in the UK

On the eve of the Muslim ‘Hell for Heroes’ protest against British Military Heroes Remembrance Day, the UK Home Secretary has made it […]

November 10th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Education, Europe, Germany, Great Britain, Islam, Massachusetts, Michigan, Military, religion | Comments are closed

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