Thank a soldier today

Sophie's homework last night was to write a letter to a veteran. Here's how she started it out.

Thank you for serving in our armed forces. Thank you for helping with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Thank you for bringing peace.

Peace. Without brave men and women willing to put themselves in harm's way there would be no peace.

At 11:00 AM today pause to remember, all gave some, and some gave all.

John Carey who spent 4 years in the Air Force as part of SAC recalls their motto — "Peace is our profession". Yes. Thanks for being there John.

Pundette features "A hero for Veterans Day: Marine Cpl. Todd A. Nicely". And she notes there's still time to contribute to Project Valour IT.

Obi's Sister celebrates the 235^th birthday of the Marine Corps.

Donald Douglas also honors the birth of the Marine Corps and discovers that once in a while even The New York Times has a soul.

Mary Sue quotes Walt Whitman — "Our Nation's Strength".

Jimmie Bise cleared his browser tabs and found "Give a Veteran a Home". Truly a worthy and deserving effort.

Quite Rightly found a great YouTube video of children singing "Thank You Soldiers".

Carol of No Sheeples Here created another one of her amazing Photoshops™ — We live free because of them. Yes we do.

Don at Conservative Hideout 2.0 remembers his father's service in the Pacific during WW II.

LD Jackson also remembers his family members who served our nation.

Irish Cicero doesn't mince words when he says "God Bless our Veterans. God Bless the United States of America."

Spellchek salutes our veterans and our flag.

Pat Austin linked a Veterans Day Montage by Norah Jones.

Edisto Joe thanks our veterans and reminds us that Freedom is not free.

The Mind Numbed Robot thanks our veterans too.

Da Tech Guy has a moving poetic tribute to the gift we cannot repay.

Across the pond Theo Spark calls today Remembrance Day but the meaning is the same.

Finally, could you folks keep Smitty (trusty sidekick of The Other McCain) in your prayers? He's being deployed to an undisclosed location somewhere on the other side of the world in a place ending in "-stan" Afghanistan. He's already been there and done that, but Uncle Sam called again and so off he goes. Come home safely my friend, the Internet won't quite be the same without you.

UPDATE 11 Nov 2010 15:02:
Updated to include a link to Smitty's Fare-Thee-Well post wherein he asks that we make it the single most-linked post in his blog's history. But of course! With pleasure. Go with God, with the wind at your back, and return home safe and sound.

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