Back in May, I did a post about the fact that Google did not honor our military dead on Memorial Day (see Those Wonderful Google Holiday Logos). I pointed out many other holidays hardly worthy of the name which they had chosen to depict with a special …

And about time.

Google Finally Recognizes Veteran’s Day

They decorate their logo for almost every Holiday. However, since 1999 they have ignored Veteran’s Day. So far, they still ignore Memorial Day as well. They have recieved a lo…

It appears that for years Google did something special on their site to celebrate various holidays, but somehow skipped over Memorial Day and Veterans Day. They finally have honored the Vets. Damn nice of ‘em to finally do so. Noel

On a personal note for this piece, I have to say it’s been one of the hardest I’ve written to date. Days like today, and Memorial Day, I can’t help but think of fallen friends, both from my own time in the service, and the younger generation, those …

Being a veteran means a lot to me, even though I regard my personal military service as being so mundane as to almost be unworthy of inclusion with so many brave and wonderful men and women who served, and often died in their country’s service.  …