“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.



Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.


At the going down of the sun and in the morning


We will remember them.”
 
 
Laurence Binyon

English Poet 1869-1943
 
 
 
(although I am sure every one of them would have preferred not to give up their life, and instead to face the years of aging and condemnation Binyon says they no longer must endure - yet they did, and in giving up that thing most precious to any human being - we remain.  Each day we live we are reminded of their sacrifice, whether we choose to accept the reminder or not, matters not, for it is and will be, always.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Homeland: Veterans are threats to our security

Napolitano stands by 'extremism' report
By Audrey Hudson and Eli Lake
Thursday, April 16, 2009

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was briefed before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report sent to law enforcement that lists veterans as a terrorist risk to the U.S. and defines "rightwing extremism" as including groups opposed to abortion and immigration.

The outcry resulted in a demand from the head of the American Legion to meet with Ms. Napolitano, a request the DHS chief said she would honor next week when she returns to Washington from her current tour of the U.S.-Mexican border.

"The document on right-wing extremism sent last week by this department´s Office of Intelligence and Analysis is one in an ongoing series of assessments to provide situational awareness to state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies on the phenomenon and trends of violent radicalization in the United States," Ms. Napolitano said in a statement.


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