Recent content by Aeson

I agree. I would also add that it's because of how Vietnam vets were treated. After Desert Storm it was decided to do things differently. And I'm not saying it shouldn't be done. I'd like to see educators and health care professionals get the same hero worship military and police get.

Quakers, Amish, Jehovah Witness and a few others qualify for conscientious objectors here in the US, I believe. I'm not even sure there are any Quakers anymore. We call it Selective Service. We have to register but only have to report if they reinstate the draft and draft us. I think most of us...

My dad was color blind and flat footed so he served at a base in Florida. He knew a number of young men that went to Vietnam and never came back. They have a traveling version of the Vietnam memorial, we went to see it when it was in Georgia. He found a few of the names of some of those men. He...

I'm sorry to hear that. War is horrific. I would never wish it on anyone. I hope your father had a good life in spite of his injuries.

200 years. I wonder what the US would be like if we could have made that claim. Your statement confused me a little. You were drafted into the military? Was that in anticipation of going to war? Is it like Israel and a mandatory service? My father was drafted but didn't go to Vietnam...

Ulfgeir, is it common in Sweden for people to thank those in the military or veterans for their service? Do you know if it's common in other European countries? Why does no one thank educators or daycare workers for their service? Why does no one thank nurses or other medical services people for...

An update: I'm experiencing a lot less pain. I'm regaining strength in my leg. For the most part I get around without a cane, but if I have a longish walk I use it. I'm still avoiding stairs. I tried the stairs to the front porch and it didn't feel right. We have a wheelchair ramp also, so I use...

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He has a hat. I'm still working on getting it to sit right and stay in place.

The drone wouldn't last where I live either. It's heavily wooded. It would look like they're making the trench run on Endor instead of the Death Star

Some people just can't take a joke. I'm watching the same show as everyone else. I'm aware of their preferences. It's a Soylent Green reference. I prefer to have fun with my entertainment, not nitpick and analyze it to death.

It's people. Mystery liquid is people.

Hi, Carol. A please and thank you would be nice once in awhile.