The Unofficial Rules of Combat - You should know these very well

Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:24 PM EST

Time for a little serious humor.

Is Newsvine for regular people?

Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:29 AM EST

I joined Newsvine because it was for real people to comment, write and bring our attention to different issues. We, the readers made the decisions as to what was important enough to seed to Newsvine, not the media giants.

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An Open Letter To My Congressman ...

Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:31 AM EST

Honorable (I use the term only as a courtesy, not as a sign of respect) ...You Know Who You Are. In the immortal (or at least famously televised) words of Donald Trump - YOUR"E FIRED! I did not spend the vast majority of my adult life defending this great country, to let the like …

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Reserved in memory of those who paid the price for freedom

Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:37 PM EST

How to honor those who have served? There are many ways, one of the best, maybe the most meaningful, it to say Thank You. But what do you do for those that have made the ultimate sacrifice?

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I Do Not Like Your Health Care Plan, I Do Not Like it Obama Man

Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:30 AM EST

I do not like your health care plan I do not like it Obama man My favorite doctor I cannot see A government quack It must be I do not like it for the flu It is not good because it's new I'll fall down faint when I get the bill This health care Plan is a bitter pill

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Favorite Western Character - Who was your's?

Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:30 AM EDT

A recent article here on news vine asked what the best western was (see #c10317769 )

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Pledge of Allegiance

Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:53 AM EDT

Red Skelton, (for those who are not old enough to remember him, he was a comedian on stage, radio and later on TV). These are his words, not mine - but they are timeless, honest and true.

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I am sorry for the delay, Sir. I had to honor my country.

Wed Aug 5, 2009 10:35 AM EDT

A foreign diplomat who often criticized American policy once observed a United States Marine perform the evening colors ceremony. The diplomat wrote about this simple but solemn ceremony in a letter to his country.

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The Unofficial Rules of Combat - You should know these very well
Time for a little serious humor.
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Old Men
Well Veterans Day is over and gone till next year BUT to me it's VETERANS DAY every day. During our lives WE meet many people, some young MANY OLD.
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Is Newsvine for regular people?
I joined Newsvine because it was for real people to comment, write and bring our attention to different issues. We, the readers made the decisions as to what was important enough to seed to Newsvine, not the media giants.
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Cold War Veterans & Veterans Day
As a Cold War Veteran of the Navy, I always find Veterans Day and the activity surrounding it by the general public interesting.
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An act of appalling cowardice
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We don't know why Faleh Hassan Almaleki came to this country in the mid-1990s, and it's unlikely he'll be able to tell us anytime soon. He's in jail in Maricopa County, Ariz., at this writing, in lieu of a $5 million cash bond.
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