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DEAD ISSUE: “Pre-Memorial Day Weekend Getaway” E-dition

TODAY IS
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020
Trump’s 1218th Day In Office
With Still None Of Obama And His Political Perps In The Slammer

Today’s Pre-Memorial Day Weekend Getaway  E-dition Has Been Pronounced Officially Dead Because Of The Same Deadly Chinese Kung Flu Virus That Leftists In The Press Are Still Whining About.

Now We’ll Show You Last Year’s Pre-Memorial Day Weekend Getaway To See What This Year’s Would’ve Looked Like.

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            This weekend, we’re planned to write something truly inspirational about all those brave men and women who answered our country’s call and gave the last full measure of their devotion, fighting for freedom from the Halls of Montezuma to the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq. We even planned to show you a lot of patriotic videos, like this one.

 image004Hurley the Historian said we should review how Memorial Day has its roots in a post-Civil War holiday called “Decoration Day,” explain how observance of the holiday has changed over the years, and urge that the legacy never be forgotten.

image004image007Others said this weekend we should march in a parade with flag-waving politicians, watch John Wayne and Audie Murphy war movies all day on TV, or cut weeds at a Veterans Cemetery, while trying not to feel guilty about ignoring living conditions for those poor, mistreated Al Qaeda terrorist detainees at GITMO, where they all get three squares a day and better health treatment than our injured veterans, along with all the prayer rugs they could possibly use and free air conditioning.
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image004Maybe that’s why our Quote for Today Committee chose a trio of quotes from The Duke: “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway,” “Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid,” and “If you’ve got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.”

image004In Anderson, you could always pay respect for the lives of so many service members who have given their all for the sake of our freedom at the Memorial Day Ceremony Monday at 11:45 AM at the Anderson Center. Trustee Andy Pappas says, “Here’s what it looked like a couple of years ago.”

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