Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Any of you out there still in the military?
I mean the reserves, too, and it would probably make it easier if you are Navy or Marine Corps, rather than Army or Air Force, but I can’t be entirely sure. Retirees with uniform shop privileges would also qualify, I guess…
The reason I’m asking is that I have the last set of ribbons I ever had while I was in, but that is now many years old, and quite faded and a little worn around the edges. It sits here in my keepsake box (with my grandfather’s Masonic ring, my dad’s harmonica, and other stuff).
I’d like to get the ribbons replaced and put them away in a more stable environment, but I didn’t actually “retire” (only 10 years in), which means that I don’t get to shop even at the uniform store where I can replace them myself.
I’m not looking for the full-sized medals, or even the miniatures, just the ribbons. (I know the St. Louis address for the archives if I need those.) I’d also need the mounting bars and the single bronze star ("in lieu of second award").
So if any of you have a chance to get them, drop me a line, and I’ll tell you which ribbons I need, and we’ll figure out payment/shipping details.
What the hell…?
The American Spectator is claiming that the Harry Reid “Bring back Libby and Joe Wilson!” publicity stunt that occurred today has some sort of terrible, earth-shattering revelation behind it. I think it is a stunt that is expressly designed to draw attention from the nomination of Alito.
Updates as time permits....if there is some sort of huge revelation, I’ll post as quickly as I can.
Update #1: CNN: “"The Libby indictment provides a window into what this is really all about, how this administration manufactured and manipulated intelligence in order to sell the war in Iraq and attempted to destroy those who dared to challenge its actions,” Reid said before invoking Senate rules that led to the closed session.”
Shall I quote the Special Prosecutor? “This indictment is not about the war. This indictment’s not about the propriety of the war, and people who believe furthering the war effort, people who oppose it, people who are—have mixed feelings about it should not look to this indictment for any resolution of how they feel or any vindication of how they feel. The indictment will not seek to prove that the war was justified or unjustified. This is stripped of that debate, and this is focused on a narrow transaction and I think anyone who’s concerned about the war and has feelings for or against shouldn’t look to this process for any answers or resolution of that.”
Thanks to Ankle Biting Pundits for that info.