Veterans Day

A salute to a gentleman on Veterans Day

adamg — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:45:13 +0000

Jim Sullivan introduces us to his stepfather, Bill MacDonald, who, it seems, should have gotten a Purple Heart - 65 years ago.

Meanwhile, the Daily Free Press interviews two Iraq War veterans now studying at BU - one who wants to re-enlist after he graduates, the other who regrets his service in Iraq.

On Veterans Day

adamg — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:49:07 +0000

16WadeSt went downtown for the Veterans Day commemorations.

Honoring a veteran in her family

adamg — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:30:07 +0000

Eileen posts a copy of a letter her grandfather wrote to his parents at the end of World War II from Okinawa:

... Reading the letter, I was reminded of the grandfather I knew, the one who made friends with everyone he met and used to slip me dollar bills when I was a kid, and always had cookies hidden in his pockets. Aging is perhaps life's greatest tragedy, but it helps to remember what a long and happy life he's led.

Charges against anti-war veterans dismissed

adamg — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:12:13 +0000

Boston Municipal Court Judge Thomas C. Horgan today dismissed charges of disrupting a lawful assembly against 17 members of Veterans for Peace, related to their arrests at a Veterans Day commemoration at City Hall Plaza. The Suffolk County District Attorney's office says it plans to appeal.

Deck the halls with boughs of folly ...

adamg — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:05:59 +0000

Oh yeah, it's Veterans Day, so what better time for Oldies 103 to go all Christmas all the time?

Protesters arrested at Veterans Day ceremony

adamg — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:08:55 +0000

Boston Police report arresting 18 people at City Hall around 2 p.m. today on charges of "disturbing a lawful assembly of people:"

The protestors, a group from an organization called Veterans for Peace, created a disturbance throughout the proceedings. On several occasions, police officers warned the group that if they continued to deliberately interrupt and disrupt the assembly they would face arrest. When offered an alternative location from which to protest from, the protestors refused.

Veterans for Peace.

Thanking her grandfather for his service

adamg — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:21:52 +0000

Jenny Frazier recounts tales from her Grampy:

... Grampy has some incredible tales from World War II. Now in his 80s, he suffers from Alzheimer's. His day to day memories are pretty much non-existent, which is hard, but the memories from his days serving the Marine Corps are so clear. And with every story we tell, he always has a counter-story from his Marine days. ... Thank you Grampy. Thank you all Veterans.