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McKim

(2,412 posts)
9. Thanks for This One Kpete
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:32 PM
May 2016

Thank you for this. My brother in law died in Vietnam for a lie. The hoopla and fireworks and ceremonies of Memorial Day are a smiley face on the crime of war.

I agree and nothing pisses me off more than the people who wave the flag will not support the vetera hollysmom May 2016 #1
Don Quixote from Gordon Lightfoot said it best: Feeling the Bern May 2016 #23
decades ago I had neighbors who would be tea partiers now but they are both dead hollysmom May 2016 #29
I want to give a shame shout-out to those that profit from wars, their puppet politicians, and the rhett o rick May 2016 #2
Amen to that! Plucketeer May 2016 #18
I've been saying that for years. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj May 2016 #3
And he has the media empire to keep him out of trouble and out of the news. Rex May 2016 #4
I remember and I will never forget! Silver_Witch May 2016 #5
Yes, it's so reprehensible, so stomach turning, so vomit inducing. bjo59 May 2016 #6
Veterans... Dont call me Shirley May 2016 #7
We should have a new law in this country democrank May 2016 #8
Thanks for This One Kpete McKim May 2016 #9
and the draft dodgers malaise May 2016 #10
K&R thanks kpete, from a Vietnam veteran Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #11
WAR--it's America's biggest industry and makes the very rich richer. It fucks over everyone valerief May 2016 #12
It's a travesty we needed to stop decades ago Hydra May 2016 #13
A wise person on DU once said. . . Goldfish May 2016 #14
In keeping with the theme of this post WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2016 #15
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #16
Working with a homeless vet right now... Buddyblazon May 2016 #17
Thank you for sharing that. retrowire May 2016 #21
thank you for sharing your story LittleGirl May 2016 #32
Thanks for interjecting some reality into the corporate flag waving extravaganza. jalan48 May 2016 #19
Neither of the prospective nominees, either Dem or Rep, served a day in the miliary Stryst May 2016 #20
Drumpf weighs in DesertRat May 2016 #22
Seeing Bush's face makes me want to punch my computer screen Feeling the Bern May 2016 #25
Agreed. nt DesertRat May 2016 #28
We treat our veterans, teachers, nurses and minimum wage employees worse than shit on the bottom of Feeling the Bern May 2016 #24
Needed to be said here at DU. Thanbks for posting this. KPN May 2016 #27
Recall how gladly we sent troops into Iraq in 2003---all the fanfare and flag waving. McCamy Taylor May 2016 #30
The republican draft dodging hall of shame. Elwood P Dowd May 2016 #31
thank you for reprinting that obscene little list of hypocrits. niyad May 2016 #35
This should be a post of its own. geardaddy May 2016 #36
Okay, I get it and all awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #33
k and r niyad May 2016 #34
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