Lest we forget. They deserve recognition for their sacrifices to this nation and the Republic of Korea. It’s an armistice, not a peace treaty. We still have Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and the occasional Marine in Korea. I spent 3 years, 3 months and 20 days in the Land of the Morning Calm.
To those that fought there in its harsh environment and terrain, I say thank you.
As does the President:
NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION
Fifty-six years after the signing of the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom, Americans remain grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our Korean War veterans. More than 600,000 United States and allied combatants lost their lives in Korea during the 3 years of bitter warfare that ended on July 27, 1953. Many were also injured, taken as prisoners of war, and missing in action. These dedicated servicemen and women, under the banner of the United Nations, fought to secure the blessings of freedom and democracy on the Korean Peninsula, and they deserve our unending respect and gratitude.
Every day we are reminded of the selfless service of these veterans. The Korean War Veterans Memorial stands in our Nation’s Capital as an enduring tribute to them. Marching among juniper bushes and rows of granite, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
silently remind all who glimpse their faces of the great challenges that so many Americans overcame. The strong partnership between the United States and the Republic of Korea is also a proud testament to our men and women in uniform.Today we remember and honor the valor of Korean War veterans and the extraordinary sacrifices that they and their families made in the cause of peace.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 27, 2009, as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I call upon all Americans to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor and give thanks to our distinguished Korean War veterans. I also ask Federal departments and agencies and interested groups, organizations, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff on July 27, 2009, in memory of the Americans who died as a result of their service in Korea.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
BARACK OBAMA
More on the Racist-in-Chief:
The Truth About Cops and Race
By Michael Filozof
Last week, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, a black man, was arrested by a white police officer for disorderly conduct. Gates accused the officer of racism. President Obama created a national media firestorm by commenting on the arrest, saying the cops “acted stupidly” and that the U.S. has a “long history” of “African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately, and that’s just a fact.”
It’s that old liberal stereotype once again – bigoted white cops picking on poor, innocent blacks, just like Selma, Ala. in 1963. Really? Perhaps Mr. Obama, who lives in a bubble, ought to get out into the real world and get his facts straight.
Related:
As Racists Go, We are Rank Amateurs
By C. Edmund Wright
Mr. President, history and reality teach us that as racists go, we are, frankly, rank amateurs. And I am sick and tired of Ivy League elites like you and Professor Gates pretending otherwise.
What? You think I’m crazy?
Look at it this way. If we were worth a damn as racist whites, would we fall all over ourselves everyday to voluntarily watch, cheer for, emulate, take advice from and enrich folks named Tiger and Oprah?
Those are, after all, the two people that white racist America has anointed as the top cultural icons in our society. Ever heard about “the Oprah effect” or the ad campaign “I am Tiger Woods?” Let me translate for you: white Americans absolutely love these two black folks above any other athlete, actor, singer or even American Idol contestant on the planet — and big business in search of evil profits — knows it.
Related:
Impersonating a Victim
By W. R. Wansley
This past March 29th, Professor Henry Louis Gates was being interviewed in front of a small group by Walter Isaacson on C-SPAN’s Book TV. Thirty-three minutes into the discussion about his new book on Lincoln, Professor Gates began a detailed account of his own genealogy. He said that in doing so he had discovered he was about “50% white”. He said that this was quote, “To my astonishment and horror…”.
He continued by saying that he had subsequently sent his DNA off to be tested. This time, upon finding out he was “57% white”, he said again, “to my horror …. I was becoming more white by the minute”. To this Gates, Isaacson and everyone else there chuckled.
Truth, Lies and In Between 