Some of my readers may remember a previous blog post I did this past Veterans Day. Today we receive yet another day off from work and/or school for a different military holiday, Memorial Day. Now, one of the most common questions that one asks regarding these holidays is “What is the difference?” They seem as […]
Tag Archives: Iraq War
How Quickly We Forget
It has been almost one year to the day since the death of notorious Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden. We (the American people) were promised that his capture/death would be the end of conflict and would usher in a new age of peace like that seen in the 1990’s after the fall of the […]
Home for the Holidays
Few of my classmates remember the start of the Iraq War and I would guess even fewer or none remember the beginning of the Afghan War. But as we now watch the news and see images of caravans pulling into desert airports, bound for home, I think it is proper to reflect. On memory which […]