Mimi Gallandt -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 MG> Ed Hulett -> All wrote:
 EH>> I wrote this in my blog today.

 EH>> Today is Veterans Day. It is a day to remember those who have give so
 EH>> much to help ensure that we live in a free country and that people
 EH>> around the world can also be free.

 EH>> This day used to be known as Armistice Day. It is the 90th anniversary
 EH>> of the Armistice that ended WWI (The Great War). The 11th hour of the
 EH>> 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the Armistice was signed in
 EH>> Versalles, France. It was called the war to end all wars. It wasn't
 MG> more
 EH>> than 20 years that that promise was broken.

 EH>> In recent years we have turned the day into a day of thanks and
 EH>> reflection about those brave men who have fought in the many wars
 MG> since.
 EH>> If you have the opportunity today, go out and thank a random military
 EH>> person or the veteran in your family or circle of friends. Lately some
 EH>> of them have been maligned for no fault of their own. They are doing
 EH>> their job and they do it well.

 MG> What a great lead in for this article, one wonders if Murtha et al will
 MG> mention this:

 MG> Marines Credited with Rescue at Lake Forest Motel Fire

 MG> Last Edited: Sunday, 09 Nov 2008, 4:56 PM PST
 MG> Created: Sunday, 09 Nov 2008, 4:56 PM PST

 MG> About 100 firefighters battled a six-alarm fire at a three-story,
 MG> four-building motel complex Sunday, officials said. No injuries were
 MG> reported and the fire was under control within three hours.

 MG> Lake Forest -- About 100 firefighters battled a six-alarm fire at a
 MG> three-story, four-building motel complex Sunday, officials said. No
 MG> injuries were reported and the fire was under control within three hours.

 MG> The fire at the Americas Best Value Inn at 23150 Lake Center Drive was
 MG> reported just before 8 a.m., according to Kris Concepcion, a spokesman
 MG> for the Orange County Fire Authority.

 MG> Twelve engines and four trucks were on the scene as flames up to 30 feet
 MG> broke through the roof, Concepcion said. The fire was called under
 MG> control by 11 a.m.

 MG> Eight Marines from Camp Pendleton, who happened to be staying at the
 MG> hotel, helped evacuate some guests even before firefighters arrived,
 MG> according to Concepcion.

 MG> The Marines were on a 96-hour liberty in anticipation of the Marine
 MG> Corps "birthday" Nov. 10.

 MG> Pvt. First Class Thomas O'Brien said he was checking out when someone
 MG> yelled "fire," alerting him.

 MG> O'Brien said that natural instincts kicked in despite the Marines
 MG> holiday mood. "You just snap into it," he said.
"Let's take care of this."

 MG> He and his fellow Marines went door to door, evacuating guests and
 MG> helping retrieve personal belongings from smoke-filled rooms, he said.

 MG> http://tinyurl.com/5lhllu

A true hero.

Ed

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