Tag Archives: Veterans Day

Veterans’ Day 2025

Posted on November 11, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Ode of Remembrance With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,England mourns for her dead across the sea.Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day thoughts

Posted on November 11, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Veterans Day and the worship of the military in these Fifty States is something to think long and hard about. Continue reading →

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In Memorium

Posted on November 11, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The good people over at Whiskey and Gunpowder, especially Byron King, revisited the events of 102 years ago, and “A Country on the Edge of Forever,” yesterday. It is definitely worth reading – even if you’ve already read it a … Continue reading →

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Veterans (Armistice) Day thoughts

Posted on November 11, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A century ago, a small space in time, the guns fell silent on the Western Front: The Reich had agreed to a ceasefire which amounted to abject surrender with occupation of much of the nation, loss of … Continue reading →

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The 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War

Posted on November 5, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton In just a few days, on 11 November 2018, we will observe the 100th anniversary of the armistice taking affect at 1100 hours (Central European War Time) of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, which “ended” … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News 11 November 2015 (Veterans Day), #15-45B: Paranoia & Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

by Nathan Barton Do not expect me to laud or sob for Veterans Day. Originally Armistice Day, it commemorates the official end of that bloody horror called “The Great War” and 22 years later renamed into “The First World War,” … Continue reading →

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