Posts Tagged ‘veterans day’
Stealing Valor for a free meal
13Nov12
I experienced something recently that I have to talk about. This post isn’t on my regular schedule, but I’m pissed off about thisĀ and need to get it out now, while it’s still fresh. Monday November 12th my wife and I went to a couple of restaurants that were offering free meals to veterans. Despite the […]
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Tags: golden corral, stolen valor, veterans day
Veterans Day and the word “hero”
11Nov12
In 1991 my Marine Reserve unit was mobilized for Desert Storm. Sort of. The paperwork said it was for Desert Storm, but we got our orders the day the war ended. A week later my unit convoyed from Camp Pendleton to the Marine base at 29 Palms, California. The day we arrived, the community was […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, heroism, iraq, veterans day