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Eric's Trip - View Master

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US Troops Die For World Domination, Not Freedom

Listen to a reading of this article: Vice President Kamala Harris spent the weekend under fire from Republicans, which of course means that

Sorry if this offends you on this Memorial Day. It offends me too, because it's the Truth. I admire Caitlin Johnstone for continuing to show what kind of phony democracy the United States of America claims to glorify. Our history stinks. When anyone uses the toilet and squeezes out yesterday's meals, then wipes their cheeks, flushes the toilet, washes their hands and steps out the door, the odor of what was left behind is a reminder of how much it stinks....That's history. Our USA history stinks. No matter what kind of "bathroom spray" we use to cover up that odor, it STILL lingers. And no matter what kind of patriotism with parades, bands, solemn prayers, and broken-hearted relatives' tears are applied, the stench of war profiteering, death, greed, power hunger and avarice STILL linger...if not in the air, then in our very own minds and souls. I have my own Memorial Day perspective: Memorial Day is a tough time for me, on many levels and for many people that I have loved and am still thankful that I knew them. I remember my mother's passing in 1964. I remember my father's passing in 1999. I remember my father's story about my uncle Lester, who I never met, being killed in WWII during the Normandy invasion 2 months after they landed (Uncle Lester was an ANTIFA version 1944). I remember Gary Jameson, a guy I grew up with on the south side of Binghamton NY in the 1950's, getting killed in Vietnam, in 1969. I remember all the true patriotism of the 1950's, in honor of the men that served and died in WWII and the Korean War. To me, the phrase "fighting for freedom" made perfect sense.....then. However, after President Kennedy was murdered and we entered the Vietnam War, I began to see the different kind of country America was becoming. A corporate-interested War machine, hatched by the Military Industrial Complex (Pentagon)---you know, the one that President Eisenhower warned us about on National TV during his "exit interview" in 1961. Since then I find the phrase "fighting for freedom" a bit ironic and cynical. Especially when I think of ALL the servicemen and women's lives that were lost, broken, and gradually destroyed in the name of Corporation's *business interests*. For over 55 years I've had a twisted knot in my stomach when I see or hear about American men and women sacrificing their lives and limbs for a cause that never crosses their minds: Big Business. War is Big Business--just like Pope Francis once said. And like many others before him, priests and lay people alike, the Pope was ridiculed and dismissed by the people that don't understand and never have understood the reason that 229 years out of 245 years, the USA has been at war, either here on our own soil or somewhere in someone else's sovereign country. It's business, not patriotism. .....And I weep inside my soul for those that willingly gave their lives for such a cause. But...I still and will always remember them and honor them, just the same. A good thoughtful Memorial Day to you all.

[lookforastar]

China Beach - Cherry (2x08)

She’s really in one of those, huh? Yeah. But she won’t be alone.

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Hawaii Five-0 10.18 Press Release, Promo Pic

“Magnum P.I.’s” Zachary Knighton Guest Stars as Rick, Who Helps Five-0 with the Case Roy M. Balmilero, Father of Series Star Kimee Balmilero, Guest Stars as Noelani’s Dad Musician Donavon Frankenreite

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