Saturday, November 11, 2006
Happy Marine Corps Birthday and Happy Veterans Day!
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So my friend and part-time publicist, Marcia Goldman, just informed me that Blogger Paul Gebel, an all-around cool guy and an active-duty Naval officer currently serving on the ground in Iraq, says I don't "spend too much time" on my blog.
What can I say? He's right, and his comments spurred me to do a quick update.
Anyway, Happy Veterans Day everyone, especially to guys like Paul who are out there on the wire keeping the wolf away from the door (as we Marines like to say).
Speaking of Marines, we're getting tons of feedback on our Marine Corps Birthday (November 10, 1775) piece, published yesterday at Townhall.com. Thanks to all who've republished it (like my dear friends at Family Security Matters) and linked to it - including Michelle Malkin, who often so graciously links to our stories, also LaShawn Barber, Mary Katherine Ham (Now, TELL ME those three aren't only great writers, but great looking women to boot!), and Bill Ardolino over at INDC Journal - as well as those who have flooded my inbox with well wishes.
And speaking of Veterans Day, check out our latest at National Review Online, which was republished by CBS News and others.
Still receiving tons of mail on that.
Here's why: We talk about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launching a brand new initiative aimed at getting all veterans to wear their military decorations on Veterans Day as a way of expressing both national patriotism and loyalty to our currently serving soldiers and sailors. God bless them all.
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
P.S. The picture above is of Marines during a break in the fighting on Bougainville, 1944.
[Visit W. Thomas Smith Jr.'s official website at uswriter.com]
So my friend and part-time publicist, Marcia Goldman, just informed me that Blogger Paul Gebel, an all-around cool guy and an active-duty Naval officer currently serving on the ground in Iraq, says I don't "spend too much time" on my blog.What can I say? He's right, and his comments spurred me to do a quick update.
Anyway, Happy Veterans Day everyone, especially to guys like Paul who are out there on the wire keeping the wolf away from the door (as we Marines like to say).
Speaking of Marines, we're getting tons of feedback on our Marine Corps Birthday (November 10, 1775) piece, published yesterday at Townhall.com. Thanks to all who've republished it (like my dear friends at Family Security Matters) and linked to it - including Michelle Malkin, who often so graciously links to our stories, also LaShawn Barber, Mary Katherine Ham (Now, TELL ME those three aren't only great writers, but great looking women to boot!), and Bill Ardolino over at INDC Journal - as well as those who have flooded my inbox with well wishes.
And speaking of Veterans Day, check out our latest at National Review Online, which was republished by CBS News and others.
Still receiving tons of mail on that.
Here's why: We talk about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launching a brand new initiative aimed at getting all veterans to wear their military decorations on Veterans Day as a way of expressing both national patriotism and loyalty to our currently serving soldiers and sailors. God bless them all.
Semper Fi,
WTSjr
P.S. The picture above is of Marines during a break in the fighting on Bougainville, 1944.
[Visit W. Thomas Smith Jr.'s official website at uswriter.com]
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