Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11AM (Paris time) on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, much like the wars the […]
On Veterans Day, let us remember and emulate those who sacrificed for the cause of freedom
Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11AM (Paris time, when this is being posted) on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, much […]
Was their sacrifice in vain?
Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11AM (Paris time, when this is being posted) on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, but […]
On this 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, let us resolve again to make sacrifices to defend our freedom
Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 11AM (Paris time, when this is being posted) on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, but […]
On this Armistice Day, let us remember those who have sacrificed to ensure our freedom
Veterans’ Day is November 11 because on November 11, 1918, the Armistice between the Allies and the Central Powers took effect. World War I had been more peculiar, unnecessary and pointless than most wars, but from it comes many lingering features of the American and international political landscape: the messianic idea of “making the world […]
Video: Robert Spencer at VFW Veterans Day ceremonies, Sierra Madre, CA
On Sunday, November 9, 2014, I had the honor of speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ Veterans Day Ceremonies in Sierra Madre, California. Hard-Left California Representative Judy Chu was on hand to give awards to several of the veterans, was in the front row for my talk, and was not happy at getting a […]
On Armistice Day, a note of gratitude
This year, Armistice Day is marred by the recent jihad attack upon those who had dedicated their lives to protecting us. It was a vivid reminder, as was its hyper-politically correct aftermath, that the jihad against the U.S. is far from over, and we have hardly even begun to fight it. Will we? For many […]