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Post by CQuinn on Nov 11, 2007 15:01:02 GMT -5
True...we have Memorial Day; but, Veterans Day was about parades on the Grand Concourse, and giving thanks and recognization to our Veterans. Today...Veterans Day is about 1/2 off sales at department stores. With dwindling numbers of older people, who, in the future will remember the sacifices of the men and women lying under those rows of white crosses ?
Wouldn't it be nice if school kids went on a school outing to the Veteran Cemeteries on Veterans Day to plant flags and say thank you. And spend the day before learning in detail what sacrifices these man and women made for them. Maybe that would instill a little pride in them for the USA.
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Post by Preacher Mike on Nov 11, 2007 15:05:40 GMT -5
I like that idea Charlie...
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Post by pegleg on Nov 11, 2007 18:44:55 GMT -5
With the all-volunteer military, less of the population have served in the military. It's sometimes difficult for many who haven't served to understand what it means. At sometime in the not too distant future, we'll have very few vets serving in Congress. That's one of the reasons I've been for a return of the draft. OTOH, most in the military today do not support the draft - they prefer to serve next to other volunteers.
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Post by wheezie on Nov 12, 2007 9:37:07 GMT -5
Our town had a parade yesterday, and I'm sure the VFW had a party.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2007 14:14:36 GMT -5
With the all-volunteer military, less of the population have served in the military. It's sometimes difficult for many who haven't served to understand what it means. At sometime in the not too distant future, we'll have very few vets serving in Congress. That's one of the reasons I've been for a return of the draft. OTOH, most in the military today do not support the draft - they prefer to serve next to other volunteers. I have to agree with the folks serving today....I'll take a volunteer any day over a draftee....BTDT  |
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Post by pegleg on Nov 12, 2007 14:58:29 GMT -5
I have to agree with the folks serving today....I'll take a volunteer any day over a draftee....BTDT I hear ya! I do understand that feeling. But I still worry about the time when the overall population, and Congress, has little insight or interaction with the military. While I think a broad-based citizen military is preferred to a solely professional military, I don't feel as strongly about it as I used to, primarily for the reason you cite. |
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Post by Preacher Mike on Nov 12, 2007 15:35:38 GMT -5
Well I served with both.....and found that in my day draftee were more mature because they were older in most case's and didn't John Wayne it in combat. The US. guy's (draftee's ) KNEW WHAT THEY HAD TO DO AND GET OUT AND GO HOME. The RA guy's (Volunteers ) on the other hand found that the Army was not to their liking and didn't want to stick it out, They wanted out in most cases. There were very few volunteers during the Vietnam war, so who do you think fought it? Its going on again right now, peace time volunteers do not make the best war time soldiers . They are leaving as fast as they can. I believe that the draft will need to start up again to balance out the the way this country will be run in the future. ( overall population, and Congress, has little insight or interaction with the military. While I think a broad-based citizen military is preferred to a solely professional military) I have to agree with that.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2007 16:14:07 GMT -5
Mike, very good point. The maturity level of the draftee circa 1940-50's era was significantly better than what I encountered during the latter part of the Vietnam era.
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Post by Preacher Mike on Nov 12, 2007 19:43:03 GMT -5
A Special Veterans Day Prayer from American Bible Society
A prayer for our Veterans
To honor those Men and Women who have sacrificed to protect our freedom and way of life, let us pray for their health and prosperity in their lives.
Father,
We pray for You to comfort and give peace to our Veterans who have sacrificed so much to safeguard us from danger and evil. Renew in all of our hearts the power of your love, so that neither death nor life may separate us from you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Preacher Mike
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