Happy Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day.  Since it is a federal holiday, all of the government workers in my area will have the day off.  For me, that means a slightly better commute for me tomorrow thanks to there being fewer automobiles on road.  I love when the government workers are off.

In all seriousness, though, Veterans Day is a day where we should honor those who have served this country in the military to help us maintain our freedoms and our way of life.  To all of the men and women who have served our country through military service, especially those deployed overseas, thank you for all that you do for us.  I hold you in the highest regard.

Living Pictures

I was looking around for interesting news stories tonight when I wandered over to Neal Boortz's website. He usually has links to some interesting news stories. Today, he did not have much in the line of news, but he did have a link to these awesome photographs by Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas.

The photographs were taken in 1919. The pair went to various US military bases and had the soldiers form various patriotic icons. Each photograph contains thousands of soldiers. These are simply spectacular.