Good news! I applied to have a display booth during the Greater Dallas Veterans Day Parade and was approved. This will be the second year I have had a display during this event.
In the application I was very honest about the nature of the the booth - it’s about gay veterans. And the planning committee […]
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Combat Veterans — Veterans who have seen combat whether it was in World War I or the streets of Baghdad.
Category Archives: Combat Veterans
Dallas Veterans Day Parade
A Grim Anniversary
Today is a sad day for me. One year ago today, one of my friends and former soldiers was killed in Iraq. There’s no political commentary for this entry. Just take a moment to remember someone you’ve lost. I never want anyone to be forgotten, so I’d like for you all to take the time […]
Repealing Don’t ask, Don’t tell is Fundamental to Freedom
NOTE: This was also posted at Outright Libertarians.
Last December the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes featured a story about Don’t ask, Don’t tell – the misnomer people commonly use for the Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces. Correspondent Lesley Stahl spoke to a number of gay veterans who had served in the US Armed Forces. She […]
West Virginian Last Surviving US Veteran of World War I
This story comes from the Army Times:
Sole Survivor: Congress Honors Last US Veteran of World War I
A 107-year-old West Virginia farmer, recognized as the last living U.S. veteran of World War I, said he was honored to be the last representative of a generation of veterans.
Frank W. Buckles, who enlisted in the Army in 1917 […]
Sixty-four Years Ago Today
Sixty-four years ago today, Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin chasing the Nazis back to Berlin.
Check out these sites to learn more:
National D-Day Museum
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation
