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Thousands of people gathered along Fifth Avenue for the 90th annual Veterans Day Parade. The Daily News reports it was the largest turnout for the parade in years; a 64-year-old Vietnam vet from Queens said, "I'm sure it means a lot to the troops to see this turnout. I think people are finally realizing they have an obligation to come out and support the troops."
At the ceremony, the special guests were Navajo Code Talkers—the young Native American men who, during World War II, used their language to help craft a code that the Japanese were unable to break. Keith Little, 85, said, "War although it wasn't good, brought out many unsung people who have contributed to this nation... Although we have been abused in many ways, we still went out and were first on the front lines." The Christian Science Monitor notes, "For more than 20 years after they helped the allies win World War II, the code - considered an invaluable military asset - was classified. The code talkers were not formally honored by the US government until 2001, nearly 60 years after the code's creation, when they were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal." The Code Talkers are now working on building a museum, so their story can be told to later generations.
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"I think people are finally realizing they have an obligation to come out and support the troops."
Do we really? I don't think so.
Yeah, "obligation" was not the right choice of words...
Right. God forbid we have a show of support for people who volunteered to get shot for us.
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Whatever your stance is on any of the wars our country is currently engaged in, it couldn't hurt to thank those who volunteer for the armed forces. I was out there cheering and it made me feel good...
Wow that air force recruitment mini-jet cart is the most embarrassing thing I've seen in a while.
Agreed. Pathetic.
How will we understand their story?!
Volunteer? Not quite. They are fully compensated for their efforts. Was George W. Bush not a member of the armed forces? Shall we thank him for his service as well?
"Volunteer? Not quite. They are fully compensated for their efforts."
Been in the U.S. long, enjoying the freedoms protected for you courtesy of the U.S. Armed Forces?
Its "volunteer" vs DRAFTED.
"Was George W. Bush not a member of the armed forces? Shall we thank him for his service as well?"
Yes, he flew National Guard jets, and they are a bit more dangerous than scribbling kneejerk anti-military BS.
It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the VETERAN, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the VETERAN, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the VETERAN, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.
It is the VETERAN, who salutes the Flag.
It is the VETERAN, who serves under the Flag.
It is the VETERAN who writes self-aggrandizing crap about themselves on Internet message boards in an attempt to justify the fact that they are ultimately mindless wonders.
You are one ungrateful turd; are you on permanent bad drugs?
One can only hope you have an epiphany someday, before some similarly douchebagged-mouth, jackass snuffs out your worthless life as you scream "please don't hurt me, I ranted against soldiers, cops and all the other people I was told were uncool".