Top Comments / Veteran's Day (Actual) Edition
Sat Nov 11, 2006 at 07:11:52 PM PDT
Veterans Day, 1954
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
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Whereas it has long been our customs to commemorate November 11, the anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes of that tragic struggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace; and
Whereas in the intervening years the United States has been involved in two other great military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans living and dead to the honor rolls of this Nation; and
Whereas the Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926 (44 Stat. 1982), calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate ceremonies, and later provided in an act approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351) , that the eleventh of November should be a legal holiday and should be known as Armistice Day; and
Whereas, in order to expand the significance of that commemoration and in order that a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all its wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nation, the Congress, by an act approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 168), changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day:
Now, Therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America , do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954 , as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.
I also direct the appropriate officials of the Government to arrange for the display of the flag of the United States on all public buildings on Veterans Day.
In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to wish to join hands in the common purpose.
Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of October in the Year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-ninth.
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
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There were many comments having to do with Veteran's day. Here are a few that leapt out at me as I was mining:
roninbushido: Thinking of my Dad this morning
Big Nit Attack: I'm all for honoring our vets...
maggiemae: Deep breath as I write this. My 88 year old WWII (noweasels also nominated this one)
Lepanto: The dedication, prowess and spirit of sacrifice (noweasels also nominated this one)
powwow500: Veterans of many stripes., and I wish there were a day to honor ..
OneCrankyDom: Memorys of High School Buddys
goodasgold: For the first time ever, yesterday
teacherken: I am USMC from mid 1960's
eddieb061345: Vietnam 1966 thru 68
KiaRioGrl79: I work with amputee veterans
soonergrunt: We should also thank
Mlle Ane: I just wanted to
LNK: Veterans Day, transformed
To all who serve, and who have served, you have our respect and unending gratitude.
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Contributions:
In comments, Cream City nominates this from skeptigal (posted in response to this comment from bajonimi)
From Besieged By Bush:
Moeman has an excellent 'Frist comment' about the 'adults being back' when it comes to investigations within Georgia10s front-page discussion of Waxman's challenge "The most difficult thing will be to pick and choose..."
From noweasels:
buhdydharma captures the spirit of our reaction to Sen. Leahy's announcement that he is drafting legislation to restore habeas corpus rights for detainees!!!!
From Cronesense:
Diary: Maureen Dowd: "Drapes of Wrath" and Marshmallow Men
By: lale
feelingsickinMN has a great recipe - love the finished product!
From Turkana:
SensibleShoes playfully neuters skippy..
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And my choices:
sidinny, in his last Election Race Diary Roundup: (pulled from the body of the diary):
Sparing the details, it's like the process of sifting, scanning, summarizing and sorting so much fine work made us all feel... connected. Connected to our political process, to our candidates, to our fellow Kossacks, even to our media... connected to each other.
Most importantly, I think, is that as a people we have re-connected to our Democracy. In the early weeks a commenter took some gentle prodding and put up a diary for a hopelessly outmatched candidate. The candidate himself was amazed and thankful for the donations that that one diary generated for his campaign. That motivated me to change my sig line to its current "Make a difference today, who better than you?"
In many of the comments you read above, you'll see folks who had little or no previous experience in politics (as was the case for me). Some were actually thankful for being "allowed" to participate. With due respect, that is backward. No one brick in a building is more or less important than the other. All are necessary and have their part in a strong structure. We needed you, and you came through
onanyes on infighting with the Democratic party
LIsoundview on the importance of staying with the candidate that lost
Valerius: Ya know we can't go back and forth with suffering
Welshman: Superb piece of work in bringing this together
N0MAN1968 discusses impeachment strategy
Chris Bowers gets snarky
Marc in CA on who's considered conservative
Plan9 with a birthday present idea for Dean
joejoejoe adds this valuable bit of information to today's Pelosi/Alcee Hastings conundrum diary
MrMichaelMT has this response to And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Spit, regarding respect for veterans
lefthandedman, on the danger of underestimating your opponent
oldjohnbrown: It's not just the CEOs
Leggy Starlitz has this to say about public reaction to investigations
Smallbottle on pundits and propaganda
WinSmith, continuing that discussion on another thread
marykk on getting across the water
deminva discusses the strength of bills with simple language
smintheus makes a correction regarding the suspension of habeas corpus
SLJ gives us the inside skinny on election machines (hysterical commentary in what follows, too)
Comments by mojo
Without obvious tip jars:
1 It's really not that hard by bonddad - 186
2 And We, in the Netroots,... by AaronBa - 139
3 Dangerously low white blood cell count by Coldblue Steele - 83
4 Clintons only care about Clintons by expatjourno - 81
5 DLC Dems have a vested interest in keeping by dkmich - 75
6 Got it in one. by dogemperor - 75
7 Thanks, Buhdy! by Joes Steven - 69
8 Pimping my response to Crusader by Yellow Dog Dem Woman - 66
9 woohoo! Go Leahy! by buhdydharma - 65
10 My husband lost his job last year... by crazymom - 64
11 The AP missed the best ... by Meteor Blades - 63
12 What this Dean damning with faint praise by highlyunlikely - 60
13 sweet. by greenreflex - 60
14 My email to Carville by Conshieguy - 55
15 Spitzer is my hero by A Mad Mad World - 54
16 Genetics? by Norm DePlume - 51
17 My problem by Pokerdad - 50
18 I've definetly noticed this from the DLCers by McGirk - 49
19 Indeed by Jerome a Paris - 49
20 Well, here's my take by grrr - 47
21 MFP is I've become so used to expecting horror, by blueteam - 46
22 Democrats are my problem ... by Meteor Blades - 45
23 I got fired by paddykraska - 43
24 Would like a picture to go with that? by NeuvoLiberal - 42
25 I want universal health care by grayslady - 42
26 my challenge by CocoaLove - 41
27 origins of the DLC by flyoverstatesman - 40
28 It's not that hard because... by kissfan - 40
29 My FP -- KFC and The Right Wing by CSI Bentonville - 40
30 I just became an unemployment statistic by SFJen - 40
With everything!
1 Tips? n/t by jorndorff - 220
2 Thanks for reading! by R o o k - 199
3 It's really not that hard by bonddad - 186
4 I believe the most effective way . . . by nyceve - 150
5 And We, in the Netroots,... by AaronBa - 139
6 Well? by RenaRF - 123
7 Thanks, JanL! OK...tip jar :) n/t by muddy paws - 104
8 Good on Spitzer by MLDB - 100
9 tip jar by Elizabeth D - 95
10 Forgot the tip jar by dogemperor - 92
11 Dangerously low white blood cell count by Coldblue Steele - 83
12 Clintons only care about Clintons by expatjourno - 81
13 Got it in one. by dogemperor - 75
14 DLC Dems have a vested interest in keeping by dkmich - 75
15 taking and giving orders by givemhellHarryR - 73
16 Tip Jar - 11 November by Jerome a Paris - 70
17 Thanks, Buhdy! by Joes Steven - 69
18 Pimping my response to Crusader by Yellow Dog Dem Woman - 66
19 woohoo! Go Leahy! by buhdydharma - 65
20 My husband lost his job last year... by crazymom - 64
21 The AP missed the best ... by Meteor Blades - 63
22 What this Dean damning with faint praise by highlyunlikely - 60
23 sweet. by greenreflex - 60
24 My email to Carville by Conshieguy - 55
25 Spitzer is my hero by A Mad Mad World - 54
26 Tip Jar! by Joes Steven - 53
27 Genetics? by Norm DePlume - 51
28 Chuckie, Chuckie, Chuckie... by ceriboo - 50
29 Can I go back to lurking now...? ;o) by sidinny - 50
30 My problem by Pokerdad - 50
