I received this wonderful book from Lloyd A. King recently. It chronicles what it was like to serve in Vietnam through his poems and the eyes of a man fighting for his life as well as his country. It brought back a lot of memories for this old dog and made me realize that yes, we actually did make a difference, even if it was in a damn war zone.
It’s these kind of people that exemplify my vision of America whether they be civilian or military. I guess you could say we’re all Veteran-Americans in the long run and just leave it at that. Hmmmmm……

LAK Website and more info HERE

Authors Den: From ‘Nam With Love

LGF operative This Ain’t Hell made it out to Arlington Cemetery for the “laying of the wreath” by Vice President Cheney at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. TAL managed to get some good pictures and some video, so check it out.
Wreath laying at Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers

H/T to ya TAL and thanks for providing the following video: Nice job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8je6VjeZq0

And on a related note The Gathering of Eagles folks made a stand against the Phelps wackos. Check out this post from The Mountain.

Gathering of Eagles vs. Fred Phelps Pod People

Rurik over at Veteran-American Voices put it succinctly with this post:

“Veterans Day truly honors all veterans. Some were grievously wounded, and instead of their lives, gave parts of their bodies. The others gave, at a minimum, two years of their lives in the midst of their precious youth, to serve while their friends partied or jump-started their careers. To live under abstemonious circumstances, often in inhospitable places and conditions. Those who served in the rear, always were aware that when things turn really ugly, even the clerks can be handed a rifle and told to use it, in places such as Bastogne, Pusan, and Chosin, and others. Even those who served in peacetime had to remember that peace can suddenly change, leaving them at an unprepared first line. And thanks to the Cold War, which cost some hundreds of lives apart from the various hot flare-ups, and the conflicts that have followed, there has never been real peace for America since sometime in the 1930s – and most of those vets ended up in World War II anyway.”

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