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Time for some Neocon Candle-blowing

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:12:18 PM
Well, the official birthday has passed, but it's never too late to wish an official Happy Birthday to one of the founding members of this Cabal.  So to Neoconscum,  greetings and felicitations upon reaching the 19th of May once again. (And besides, we needed a new post...!)   :-)
 
God bless....
 
paddy
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VE Day

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:29:11 PM
On May 8, 1945, the Allies in World War II accepted the formal surrender of the German Reich, marking the official end of hostilities in Europe.  Now, 63 years on, there is almost no mention of this anniversary.
For the lives lost, dreams interrupted, and sacrifices made, I want to say thank you to the Greatest Generation....those who endured through this conflict.  Without you, our lives would never have come to pass, and our standard of living would certainly not approach that which we enjoy.
You have my gratitude and my prayers, and you can rest in the knowledge that your efforts have not been in vain, nor have they been forgotten.
 
God bless....
 
paddy
 
p.s.- Photo is actually from VJ Day, but it's such a great picture I couldn't resist.
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Freedom 7

Posted by paddy o'furniture on Monday, May 05, 2008 2:53:54 PM
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7. True, it was only a parabolic, sub-orbital 15 minutes, but what a difference it made to American morale! I was not yet 4 years old, but I remember it.  My memory was a little clearer for John Glenn's subsequent earth orbit some time later, but for a little kid this was something special. 
I had countless space toys when I was young, built plastic models of the rockets, etc.  When Gemini came along, I was in my element, and when Apollo 11 was launched, you couldn't have disturbed me with a cattle prod.
All made possible by this one small step, and the courage of the Mercury 7 led by Alan B. Shepard....47 years ago today.
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