Veteran's Day Reflections

Today, although it is long in hour for this post, is Veteran's Day. This is a day when we tip our hats to the brave men and women who keep this country free and speaking English. This is a day that I laugh at the scumbags of this nation who had the nerve to spit on soldiers coming back from Vietnam. No matter what they try, the military holds true to its tradition: keeping America safe. Shame on you spitters for your behavior. Go back to your Jane Fonda workout tapes. I know that profanity is frowned upon here, but I read something that inspired me (see the quote at the end of the post). I cannot tell you what I think of this woman other than she is a rotten bitch.

I'd just like to express my own personal gratitude to all of the men in women in or out of uniform. May God bless you and your family. There are not words to explain the respect I have for you.

My muse for this Veteran's Day, a quote from General George Patton: "You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight it's way out of a piss-soaked paper bag."

The speech at the beginning of the movie "Patton" was actually a toned down version of a real speech given by the real Patton, and the source of my other muse, "If you're not alert, sometime, a German son-of-an-asshole-bitch is going to sneak up behind you and beat you to death with a sockful of shit!"

Where are men like this today? In uniform, being commanded by bureaucrats. I salute you, sir, the man who takes up arms in defense of this great nation. I'm just not so sure about the state-side commanders' resolve any more.