Planning on grabbing a subway for lunch or dinner? Think again. It seems they gave a soldier the shaft while he was serving our country and sold his Subway francises on the sly.
The bottom line? Just stay away from Subway until they treat our laws with respect.
I am sickening after watching a video out of Iran which shows the final moments of a beautiful young woman who was assassinated by Basiji while watching protests with her father . Moments after watching the Video Julie Bandaras made a comment that they were beating women in Iran. The irony made me want to puke.
Ace of Spades has a long post with a link to the video. Please consider taking peoples word for the brutality. I have worked in an O.R. as a Cardiac Sugical Nurse for years and I was shocked and will be haunted for a while.
Ace of Spades
Even as a seasoned Cardiac O.R. nurse with years of chest trauma under my belt didn’t prepair me to view a youtube video of the Iranian brutality during the protests. Ace of Spades has links and a long post. I’m having a lot of trouble with Firefox lately which has made blogging miserable.
The Blue And The Gray
Francis Miles Finch (1827-1907)
By the flow of the inland river,
Whence the fleets of iron have fled,
Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day;
Under the one, the Blue,
Under the other, the Gray
These in the robings of glory,
Those in the gloom of defeat,
All with the battle-blood gory,
In the dusk of eternity meet:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgement-day
Under the laurel, the Blue,
Under the willow, the Gray.
From the silence of sorrowful hours
The desolate mourners go,
Lovingly laden with flowers
Alike for the friend and the foe;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgement-day;
Under the roses, the Blue,
Under the lilies, the Gray.
So with an equal splendor,
The morning sun-rays fall,
With a touch impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for all:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day;
Broidered with gold, the Blue,
Mellowed with gold, the Gray.
So, when the summer calleth,
On forest and field of grain,
With an equal murmur falleth
The cooling drip of the rain:
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment -day,
Wet with the rain, the Blue
Wet with the rain, the Gray.
Sadly, but not with upbraiding,
The generous deed was done,
In the storm of the years that are fading
No braver battle was won:
Under the sod adn the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day;
Under the blossoms, the Blue,
Under the garlands, the Gray
No more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They banish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves of our dead!
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment-day,
Love and tears for the Blue,
Tears and love for the Gray.
DoD Identifies Army CasualtiesFor more information on Vile, the media may contact the Fort Riley public affairs office at (785) 240-0469; after hours (785) 210-8867
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers, and one soldier as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). The action occurred May 1 near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan, where all three were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Killed were:
Sgt. James D. Pirtle, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colo. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; and
Spec. Ryan C. King, 22, of Dallas, Ga. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
These soldiers died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire.
For more information on Pirtle and King, the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
Staff Sgt. William D. Vile, 27, of Philadelphia, Pa. is now listed as DUSTWUN from this same incident. He is assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Bumble bumble and blame it all on the Military. Why did the Military need a photo op of Air Force One? It wouldn’t have anything to do with a celebratory 100 days would it?
Today is Vladimir Lenin’s Birthday. It is also Earth Day. What a coincidence
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