Ed Hulett -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:
 EH> 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
 EH> 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
 EH> 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
 EH> 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
 EH> 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
 EH> 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
 EH> 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

 EH> A true hero.

As I said before Richard would be proud of his brother Marine.

-- 
L'Chaim,
Mimi

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