Peace, be still. It’s Armistice Day.

Picture — as you may have guessed — courtesy of FreeFoto.com.

Many people will be writing about Veterans Day today, also known as Armistice Day on the other side of “the pond”.  Here is the official history according to the United States Army. Beleive it or not, there are some veterans of The Great War celebrating today. There are also veterans of World War 2, some of whom would like to forget but cannot.

I’ve been asked to say a few words particularly in support of our newest Veterans, the ones returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. There is an organization called Survivor Corps.  They want to help the 1.5 million Americans who have come home, some of whom have obvious physical wounds and some of whom have subtle mental injuries which, left untreated, could have a terrible impact on their lives and families.

Hug a veteran. Pray for a soldier, sailor, or marine.  Pray for peace.

In closing: Well if they can put their 10 Commandments over there, we can put our religious statue here!; the economy oversimplified; what to do with a dead car dealership; somebody else who would like to see the pro-life crowd support those who are actually living; back to work, you lazy woman, no college for you!; Duhpartment of Research finds that kids with severe arthritis don’t exercise much (couldn’t have anything to do with the pain, d’ya think?) and kids tend to eat like their parents (who incidentally buy the groceries);  Supreme Court to decide whether the real life CSI investigators have to defend every lab test in court every time a test is used;  it turns out that TSA checkpoint “family lines” work well; excuse me sir, is that a cheetah in your cargo hold?; thoughts on the election turnout; and things are tough all over in this mini-depression.