We have so many insightful and powerful diaries written here at Daily Kos. Our diaries inform, inflame, impassion, and even entertain. We Kossacks have strong voices and an even stronger will to be the change we wish to see in this country.
One of the richest, and perhaps most under-appreciated, areas of thought come in the form of comments attached to these diaries.
Here at Top Comments we strive to recognize and promote the talent of this community by highlighting outstanding comments found throughout the day by the diarist, and through nominations at made at topcomments at gmail dot com by your fellow Kossacks.
These nominations are subjective, and certainly not complete (as no one can read the complete site on a daily basis!). But hopefully they will serve to shine a light where deserved, and to give the reader a good starting point in finding conversation on the site.
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So I wasn't sure exactly what I should write for Top Comments on this Memorial Day.
Given I'm not very eloquent, and people around here have done an amazing job honoring those who have served our country, I thought it might be appropriate to post not only the nominations, but also some comments and diaries about Memorial Day I found to be particularly poignant.
Yasuragi wrote a beautiful diary, titled Procession, about a young man who's life was cut short in Afghanistan.
That diary contains many wonderful comments: joanbrooker describes Memorial Day as a continuous experience of recognition and gratitude.
rubyr explains a perfect way of honoring the fallen: fighting for peace.
readerwriter shares how he honors his father: with silence.
JanL offers a plea: May it stop soon, and may those we have lost rest in peace.
Onomastic shares a moving video:
Another amazing diary full of wonderful comments on this Memorial Day is brought to us by dewtx who writes about a poem that came to him in a dream.
In the dream poem diary, llbear shares another inspirational diary, written by FOYI, titled Big Mike's Unique Memorial.
Check out this picture from FOYI's diary:
teacherken provides us with his musings on Memorial Day in Memorial Day: Together we remember - and forget.
From that diary, ramara shares a tribute to his father.
Crashing Vor has a diary on the rec list about a 2007 Memorial Day diary, titled Not a Diary. Won't Delete.
From that diary, fiddler crabby pens a tribute to his father, who served in the Pacific in WWII.
Likewise, litho shares a tribute to his father, who served in Europe.
maggiejean on behalf of the indefatigable I Got The News Today crew, pens a beautiful Memorial Day tribute, IGTNT: A Soldier and two Airmen.
From that diary, gchaucer2 shares a moment of remembrance for her Uncle Skeets.
mamajo writes a tribute in prose.
mofembot asks that we honor the sacrifice of the fallen by helping our men and women in uniform, and by taking care of our veterans.
Also from that diary, dmhlt 66 posts a photo that needs no words:
Tonight's Top Comments
From Dragon5616:
In a reality-based comment, 73rd virgin shows why wingnuts are nuts in rturner229's excellent rec-listed diary Anti-teacher bill would have thwarted teachers' hunt for students during Joplin tornado.
There's a Cenobyte-ing remark that you don't want to miss in Tom Tomorrow's wonderful cartoon diary Crazy Liberals!