Rabbi Abraham Avrech, my father and my favorite veteran. An Army Chaplain in the 42nd Division, my father served this great nation through World War II, The Korean War and Vietnam. Retired as a full Colonel, my father often speaks of his Chaplaincy as the most important and fulfilling of his long and distinguished Rabbinic career. This photo of my father conducting services was taken during the Korean War.
Today we honor all our veterans—the living and the dead.
Take a moment to ponder the enormous sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes, and their families.
We are forever be in their debt.
Keep in mind that the U.S.military has freed more people on this earth from tyranny and evil than any other force. If the U.S. military disappeared today, cruelty, genocide and unlimited wars would engulf the planet. On the global stage, the U.S. military is the only effective force for good.
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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My wonderful tenth-grade English teacher is an army veteran. He told us that at one point during his service in the 1960s, he was stationed in Germany. He was on a trolley car, in uniform, when an elderly man saw him and cried out: “U.S. Armee! U.S. Armee! Danke schön! Danke schön!” and kissed him. The elderly man explained that he had been in one of the camps during World War II, and that US troops had liberated him.
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“And while many may be loathe to admit it, millions of people around the world also have the American soldier to thank for their freedoms…”
Johnny, and many of us can never thank the USA enough.
I’m a Kiwi, and we owe the USA our freedom. The Battle of the Coral Sea saved NZ and Australia from occupation by the Japanese.
God bless America and its ideals and its veterans who have fought and continue to fight for them today.
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I always love that photo of your dad.
Thanks to all vets.
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In honor of our veterans, I urge all of us to send the following email to our members of Congress:
Dear Rep. ___ or Sen._____:
I am writing to you today on an issue of the utmost importance to our country. A radical Muslim named Nidal Malik Hasan has murdered 13 of our soldiers while he was a member of the United States Army. He must swiftly be charged with treason and put to death. You have not called for this, and you must. It’s time to be a leader.
This is more important than abortion. It’s more important than gay marriage or taxes or health care.
So let me be clear: if you do not loudly call for the swift prosecution for treason and execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, I will vote against you in 2010.
I do not care if you are running against the most conservative Republican or most liberal Democrat; I will vote against you. I do not care if you share my beliefs on social issues or economic issues; I will vote against you. I don’t care if you support or oppose President Obama on this or any other issue; I will vote against you.
This is not the time to be worried about political correctness. The American, European, and Indian people did not riot or attack Muslims en masse after 9/11, after Bali, after Madrid, after London, after Mumbai, and after countless other Jihad attacks, why would there be any reason to believe the reaction would be any different in this case? The West has already passed this particular civility test.
I will make donations to your opponents. I will argue to my friends and family that you do not have the guts to represent me or the United States.
I want to see you speaking on the floor of the House [or Senate], giving press conferences, appearing on television and issuing press releases.
Thank you for your time and attention to this most important issue to our country.
Sincerely,
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R.e. Concord and Lexington. I beg to differ. A bunch of colonial rebels defending slavery against the just rule of their government…
And I note the silly attempt to invade Canada in 1812, which led to the White House being burned down.
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From Concord and Lexington to the mountains of Afghanistan, we have the American soldier to thank for protecting our freedoms. And while many may be loathe to admit it, millions of people around the world also have the American soldier to thank for their freedoms.
Every government building and structure named after a politician should immediately be renamed after a Medal of Honor recipient. They have done more for this country than all politicians combined ever will. Why should a former KKK honcho have his name plastered over half of West Virginia when so many real heroes go without one such honor. Chicago gave us Obama but at least they named their airport after a real hero, Edward O’Hare.
Since Obama hopes to have his name on a lot of buildings the next best thing he could do to honor our military is pull out of Afghanistan unless he is willing to make a commitment to victory. Something that took Bush far too long to do with Iraq.
G-d bless each and every soldier and sailor. We can never thank you enough.
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G-d bless the American soldier, past and present. We owe you more than we can repay.
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