Some Vietnam Era Posters : Remembering Comrades on Veterans Day

     

I was a Combat Engineer with the 31st Eng. Battalion, 79th Eng. Division and served in Vietnam in 1970. I also was part of a combination of American and ARVN forces that went into Cambodia in May/June; pursuing NVA Leadership Command and Control.

I lost too many brothers over there. They will always be alive however, in my heart and good memories. They were so young. I was 19 years-old. I didn't know shit about politics or anything like that. All I learned was how to survive in a very bad place. When I came home it was a bad place for veterans like me.

Now, I see Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffering with PTSD, like me, and I wonder when will it ever end? When will we ever learn that war is not the answer?

 Peace brothers and sisters...all of you from every war...alive and those who aren't here anymore. Peace.

Some Interesting WW II Posters : Remembering Veterans Day Today

      

    

  

Patriotic Posters from America's Past Wars: Veterans Day Remembered

    

                                    These posters are all circa WW I from 1916 to 1917

        

Americans were told that this war was the "War to end all Wars" as they joined the fray in Europe.

Veterans Day: A time to reflect and remember those that served our country

IT MUST BE GETTING LATE...I'M SEEING CIRCLES MOVE!

                     

Insult to Injury: AIG whines about 3rd quarter profits and gets More Money!

The insurance giant AIG has asked for more bailout money after reporting third-quarter losses. This request amounts to admission that the first effort to fund them failed. So how are we going to know this works? We're not. We're just going to have to sit back and wait until they report their fourth quarter status.

I was against the original bailout and I'm against this increased amount. The American people were sold down the river on that supposed financial crisis stop gap measure.

I hear that the Big Three automakers  are also in line to ask Uncle Sam for more sugar to sweeten their losses!

When are the hand-outs going to stop?

Does anybody else feel like we're getting fleeced while the big-wigs get help in hard times?

It's getting harder to find people who want to go into the military

This blog recently discovered just how desperate we are for new recruits to fight the ground war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This ground squirrel is part of a regiment of rodents that are training in the desert area of 29 Palms, California.

 They undergo tough paw-to-paw training                                                                                         

and are said to be crack shots. Their ability to forage in the field means they will be able to travel light in their pursuit of the enemy.

Circuit City Declares Bankruptcy: electronic retailer plans to restructure

     

In another sign

  of the times a big retail chain struggles to stay afloat. Wal-Mart and Best Buy have hurt Circuit City in the last couple of years. The electronic retail giant has lost $5 Billion in stock value.

 The stock market finished down again today, as Americans watch the list of economic causalities grow longer.

Lakers still undefeated as they hammer Houston Rockets by 29 points!

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol ripped through the Rockets defense on route to a rout. They started off 16 points down in the 1st quarter, but quickly turned things around and were leading by a basket at halftime. In the 4th quarter the Lakers took flight with 39 points!

Did I mention I've been a Laker fan since they moved to LA?

Berserk Pumpkin Monster attacks and mutilates neighborhood gourds!

So you thought that the Pukin Pumkins were strange eh? This mad Pumpkin was last seen butchering helpless gourds that couldn't roll away fast enough!  

FDA ignores evidence of a threat to nations babies and young children

The FDA has been claiming BPA (a harmful chemical) is not dangerous. But facts have surfaced and the FDA is reluctantly admitting there's problems with the chemical, but they still refuse to ban it!

This is just another case of deceiving the public to keep making money, regardless of the effects! Canada banned it's usage this year. We should be doing the same. CLICK HERE to read AS IT STANDS Sunday column in the Times-Standard.

Have You Ever Wondered What Bears Do In The Woods?

This comes as no surprise to me as I've discovered many camouflaged privies while tromping through the north woods! 

Underwater Explorers Release Amazing Photo of the Titanic! Experts Stunned!

Man Plasters Stamps all over His Face and tries to Go Airmail to Italy.

Silas Screenlicker was caught by alert U.S. postal clerks trying to get himself mailed to a small town in Italy. "He wouldn't have been as noticeable if he had clothes on," one clerk told the arresting officers who escorted Mr. Screenlicker out of the post office lobby and to a nearby jail.  "It was all a terrible mistake!" Screenlicker screamed as he got in the police car. One of the arresting officers expressed surprise that the man was even able to find the post office, as his eyes were covered with stamps. A spectator swore that the stamps were valuable old British Stamps and that some of them looked to be priceless.

Demonstrators turn out to Protest Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

More than 2000 people turned out in Long Beach last night to show their displeasure at of the passing of Prop 8 - banning same-sex marriage in California. About 15 people were arrested during the march downtown. The march started at 7:30 p.m., and within an hour the protestors had taken over Broadway.

Chanting "We want equality" and holding signs that said, "Did we vote on your marriage?" the marchers ran into a group of Pro-Prop 8 people and the police had to form a barrier around them as things got bad. A police spokesman said that the Pro-Prop 8 group were so outnumbered that they feared for their safety. Groups have already filed lawsuits protesting the recent ruling. For more on this demonstration CLICK HERE and see what the LA Times has to say about it.

Thank God it's Friday: It's been a trying Week!

It's carved in stone: Neoconservativism is Dead!

 Last thoughts: what the Republicans have wrought is misery for the American Economy in the last eight years. Now we have to hope the wrongs can be undone, and that this country will have an energy efficient economy. The health care system needs to be re-tooled.

Jobs need to be created. We need to get out of Iraq as soon as possible, and to bring the war to Afghanistan to an end. Instead, we need to concentrate our military's efforts towards the war on terrorism by going to where terrorists hide!

We need to regain the rights that Bush stripped away from us in the name of national security. We need to go back to the Constitution's guarantees, that the Bush administration denied.

We need to know that our countries future doesn't have to be embroiled in wars across the globe. Imperialism needs to stop. We can only restore our stature with other nations by going back to what made us a great country in the first place. We respected freedom and only fought when it was threatened by enemies abroad.

We need to repair this country's highways and byways. We need to work on more public transportation. We need to have proper regulation over this country's financial system to avoid another so-called "Bail-out," which turned out to be a handout to CEO's getting bonuses and banks who still won't give out loans.

We need to show the world that Democracy really works through our actions domestically and abroad.

A Poem I wrote after the Presidential Election

CHANGE

Goodbye rude rhetoric and mudslinging,
your day has come and gone,
I can hear the bells ringing and people singing
about America’s new dawn!

No more Joe “the unlicensed” Plumber quotes,
trying to get our sympathy votes.

Substance has conquered lies and innuendos,
and all of the other sneaky political lows.

Reason has reared it’s head in 2008,
in an election that changed history and why this country is great.

Now we must come together and be united as a country
so the rest of the world can see a working democracy.

Dreams only come true when we are awake,
forging a future to have promise for our children’s sake.

This winter comes with the promise of a new day,
it’s icy clutches made bearable listening to what people say.

Hope is like a hound unleashed and untamed by reality,
it becomes what we chose to see.

Obama has proved the endearing American tale is true,
anyone can be the president - even you!

 

                                                                                     Dave Stancliff
                                                                                         11-5-08

                                             Today is my 58th Birthday. What a ride it's been thus far!

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COMING SOON: Honeymoons in Space!

The final frontier will be honeymoons in space according to experts. They estimate that sometime between 2020 and 2040 people will be heading for the stars in the ultimate romantic getaway. CLICK HERE to read more about this.

Here's a Product that will make any American think twice before buying!

This yummy-looking bag of Poo is a big hit in countries like India and Pakistan. I guess you could call the lady on the label the far-eastern Sarah Lee. She looks like she's in a trance. She might have had too much Poo this morning!

I wonder if Poo comes in different flavors? I don't think I'll go there...