Depending on where you are from. Today is the day set aside to remember the end of WWI. 11/11/1918 at 11am, the last shots were fired. Dubbed 'The Great War' (which it certainly was) and 'The War to end all wars' (which it certainly was not), WWI was one of the most barbaric and horrendous armed conflicts of all time.

My thanks to all who have served and defended my freedom, not only in The Great War, but in all conflicts afterwords.

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excellent danno you beat me to it......the causes may not always be righteous, but not withstanding, the troops have always been the best of us....the "great" generation, will be laid to rest in the next 10 years......and god keep them ......

I was wondering what a vet from say iwo jima or Okinawa would think of the fact that we have been in Iraq for over 3 years and have sustained 2900 casualties, when on either one of those islands, the looses amounted to that much in a week.....

One could say its the cause that makes losses sustainable or not….but frankly who knows until the battle is over or history has judged….the verdict is not in re; Iraq….it may have more far reaching consequences good or bad yet realized…..…..our foray in Iraq may not have turned out well as it appears now, but I will bet theirs not a service member among them that would trade the experience for anything else…..trust me…..

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As an FYI, Congress recently designated an "official" WWI museum. It is located in Kansas City, just a stone's throw south of downtown Kansas City. It is an incredible memorial to this history, and because it's only been open a few months, all of the interactive gadgets are still in working order.

I invite you all to KC to see this magnificent remembrance.

I have not yet seen the nation's WWII Museum in New Orleans. Any opinions?

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Wow!! I did not know about this museum, and only one state away. I see a road trip in my future !

Haven't been there yet either.

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