Am I alone on this?

This one looks to definitely touch your heart.

Hah!
Too funny

War Veterans

The 11th Hour: The Date Behind Veterans Day

by Claudine Zap

16 hours ago

599 Votes

While most know that Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, the meaning behind its exact date (November 11) may not be so familiar. Here's the backstory:

Back in 1918, in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a stop to hostilities was declared, ending World War I. An armistice to cease the fighting on the Western Front was signed by the Allied powers and Germany.

President Woodrow Wilson immediately proclaimed the day "Armistice Day," kicking off the annual commemoration on November 11. But over the years, with veterans returning from World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day — a day reserved to honor veterans returning from all wars. But 11/11 still represented the end of the Great War in the public's mind, and the date stuck.

In 1921, unidentified dead from the war were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Westminster Abbey in London, and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tradition to honor those killed in the war but never identified continues every year in the U.S. The ceremony is held at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Congress designated Veterans Day as a legal holiday in 1938, and since then, most Americans have come to know it as a day for store sales and parades. Yahoo! Searches on the holiday have already surged on the Web. People want to know "veterans day history," "veterans day closings," veterans day sales," and "veterans day free meals."

I found this very interesting.
Happy Veterans Day.

Happy 234th Birthday!
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I'm thinkin' it has potential.
LOL

Any questions?

I would have loved to have seen THAT reaction.

The latest Redneck amusement park ride.
What WILL they think of next.

Heh heh..
You know you laughed.

I cannot believe it has been 20 years since "Say Anything". I don't know about you.. but I could quote the movie script ver batim! All good stuff.
That was when John Cusack and his sister were in the same movie AS brother and sister!
Ione Skye was hot and a weird sort of way?
And who could forget the song - "Joe Lies"??
The graduation party..
OH and of course his gaggle of friends that were hilarious- which included his real-life friend Jeremy Piven.
Gewd stuff.
They just don't make'em like they used to.

Uhh.. tackle your OPPONENT. not your TEAMMATE.

Could this be a new recruiting technique??
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Jake Gyllenhaal?
Really?
I can't say I would have pinned him for this type of role??
Hmm..