U.S Military celebrated #ArmedForcesDay with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. pic.twitter.com/zUyA0QqPT4
— Department of Defense ?? (@DeptofDefense) May 16, 2015
There’s good news for veterans visiting Washington, D.C., this Armed Forces Day. Best of all, they’re finding themselves welcome at their own war memorials, rather than having to break through lines of barricades set up by the National Park Service under the direction of the White House’s Office of Management & Budget in 2013.
Second, photos of today’s events show a great turnout to honor veterans, particularly those who were flown to the nation’s capital as part of the Honor Flight program.
We are loaded up and ready to fly! #HonorFlight pic.twitter.com/y1n2jMC8UF
— Stars and Stripes Honor Flight (@SSHonorFlight) May 16, 2015
#ArmedForcesDay<GRATITUDE>#freedomisntfree
Follow t 89 WI #WWII& #KoreanWar #Veterans on #honorflight @SSHonorFlight pic.twitter.com/4GjCpZ2EO1
— Pathfinder ? ?? ?? (@TexasSheBandit) May 16, 2015
Beautiful day to greet our nations heroes #ArmedForcesDay #honorflight pic.twitter.com/xXwcOceTTC
— Ashley Pratte (@AshPratte) May 16, 2015
Marine Corp Silent Drill team honors our @TalonsOut WM #HonorFlight at Iwo Jima. Thanks for your service men! pic.twitter.com/6UVen57iWD
— Rep. Bill Huizenga (@RepHuizenga) May 16, 2015
Sen. Bob Dole was on hand to welcome fellow World War II veterans.
Sen Bob Dole meets fellow WW2 vet and KyColonel Chester Cooper at WW2 memorial during #kycolonels #honorflight pic.twitter.com/QGRqgmh9B5
— Garry Gupton (@GarryGupton) May 16, 2015
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Awesome to see Senator Bob Dole out to greet @HonorFlightNet WWII Vets. He's been out here for hours. pic.twitter.com/MrGKT2KcK4
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2015
My son thanking a WWII veteran for his service #honorflight #doagoodturndaily #americanism pic.twitter.com/jATqbiN8v3
— David Wallace (@Dfwallace70) May 16, 2015
Twitchy recently reported on the New York Times’ not one but two features on Ivy Ziedrich, the 19-year-old college Democrat who confronted Jeb Bush over “pointless wars where we send young American men to die for the idea of American exceptionalism” and asked him why he was “spouting nationalist rhetoric to get us involved in more wars.”
We’re guessing Ziedrich wasn’t in Washington today, but these Girl Scouts were, holding up signs reading, “Thank You Veterans” and “Thank You for Our Freedom.”
#honorflight and the Girl Scouts pic.twitter.com/Cq7vpqSi4b
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2015
How cool are these guys and gals? Love the pin-up throwback pic.twitter.com/IXJTmIrym7
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2015
Most adorable award goes to this veteran and this volunteer who are swing dancing #ArmedForcesDay #honorflight pic.twitter.com/JpcnJAPnSN
— Ashley Pratte (@AshPratte) May 16, 2015
The best! Dancing at the WWII Memorial https://t.co/eWpWSH72qq #honorflight
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2015
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 16, 2015
Happy #ArmedForcesDay to those who answered the call to serve. We thank you today & everyday. http://t.co/KuIue9CpWG pic.twitter.com/dU06JKygMC
— Department of Defense ?? (@DeptofDefense) May 16, 2015
We’ll keep an eye on the White House website for a statement from the president — a statement on Armed Forces Day, that is.
President Obama releases statement on the “International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia."
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) May 16, 2015
Update: A statement has been added to the White House website; National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice has also made a statement on LGBT rights, and the Office of the Press Secretary has posted a fact sheet entitled, “Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of LGBT Persons: A United States Government Priority.”
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