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Ask a Vet - Christmas 2012
Author: TriSec
Date: 12/25/2012 12:44:07
Good Morning. It is Christmas Day.
It is also our 4,097th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,171
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,072
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$ 1, 406, 484, 400,000 .00
And so being Christmas, we'll just leave it with the stats today. From all of us at "Ask a Vet" to all of you....a very merry Christmas. Do take a moment to pause and remember our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines that can't be with their families today.
It is also our 4,097th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,171
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,072
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
And so being Christmas, we'll just leave it with the stats today. From all of us at "Ask a Vet" to all of you....a very merry Christmas. Do take a moment to pause and remember our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines that can't be with their families today.
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Comment by 
velveeta jones on 12/25/2012 14:50:29
velveeta jones on 12/25/2012 14:50:29
Good Morning all! I believe we lost one in Afghanistan yesterday. :(
Merry Christmas all.
Merry Christmas all.
Comment by 
BobR on 12/25/2012 15:02:58
BobR on 12/25/2012 15:02:58
Merry Christmas everyone 
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 15:28:07
trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 15:28:07
Merry Christmas everyone!
Family party #3 today. Sunday was with the cousins, last night was with brothers and sisters. My sister has us for dinner on Christmas Day.
Miss Dad......
So our family "celebrated" last night by breaking out the old Super 8 projector (60's vintage Bell & Howell, made in the USA, still works) and showing the old Christmas movies, along with some old cartoons (Woody Woodpecker). First remarks from the younger set....where's the sound? why aren't the cartoons in color? Movies were in good shape for being 40+ years old, mostly problems were the original 50 foot movies were spliced together. Of course, since Dad was the movie taker, he wasn't in many of them.
Family party #3 today. Sunday was with the cousins, last night was with brothers and sisters. My sister has us for dinner on Christmas Day.
Miss Dad......
So our family "celebrated" last night by breaking out the old Super 8 projector (60's vintage Bell & Howell, made in the USA, still works) and showing the old Christmas movies, along with some old cartoons (Woody Woodpecker). First remarks from the younger set....where's the sound? why aren't the cartoons in color? Movies were in good shape for being 40+ years old, mostly problems were the original 50 foot movies were spliced together. Of course, since Dad was the movie taker, he wasn't in many of them.
Comment by 
Will in Chicago on 12/25/2012 16:18:07
Will in Chicago on 12/25/2012 16:18:07
Merry Christmas, everyone!!
Trojanrabbit and Mondo, it is hard to spend any holiday without a loved one. May the presence of your Dads be in your hearts and those gathering with you today.
I am off to my sister's today.
Trojanrabbit and Mondo, it is hard to spend any holiday without a loved one. May the presence of your Dads be in your hearts and those gathering with you today.
I am off to my sister's today.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 12/25/2012 17:04:18
Scoopster on 12/25/2012 17:04:18
Good morning & Merry Christmas all! 
Speaking of missing 'loved ones', my brother's stuck in Hartford (his truck won't start, thinks it's the starter) so he won't be joining us.
Speaking of missing 'loved ones', my brother's stuck in Hartford (his truck won't start, thinks it's the starter) so he won't be joining us.
Comment by 
livingonli on 12/25/2012 17:10:12
livingonli on 12/25/2012 17:10:12
Merry Christmas, everyone. Have to work this Christmas Day but at least I get triple time and it will be a light work load since the Knicks game is on ABC today and obviously the MSG crew did not want to come in to do a post-game show (or MSG didn't want to pay them the overtime).
Comment by trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 17:12:36
trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 17:12:36
RIP Jack Klugman
Comment by trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 17:21:47
trojanrabbit on 12/25/2012 17:21:47
Love how the local news tempts us with a "major storm" at the start of the newscast, then near the end it's "oh, I didn't say it was going to be a snowstorm".
Comment by livingonli on 12/25/2012 17:23:24
livingonli on 12/25/2012 17:23:24
We're supposed to get rain and heavy wind tomorrow which will kind of suck.
Comment by BobR on 12/25/2012 23:06:38
I'd like to get a working 8mm projector. I still have the films I made as a young teenager.
BobR on 12/25/2012 23:06:38
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Merry Christmas everyone!
Family party #3 today. Sunday was with the cousins, last night was with brothers and sisters. My sister has us for dinner on Christmas Day.
Miss Dad......
So our family "celebrated" last night by breaking out the old Super 8 projector (60's vintage Bell & Howell, made in the USA, still works) and showing the old Christmas movies, along with some old cartoons (Woody Woodpecker). First remarks from the younger set....where's the sound? why aren't the cartoons in color? Movies were in good shape for being 40+ years old, mostly problems were the original 50 foot movies were spliced together. Of course, since Dad was the movie taker, he wasn't in many of them.
I'd like to get a working 8mm projector. I still have the films I made as a young teenager.
Comment by 
TriSec on 12/26/2012 00:55:04
TriSec on 12/26/2012 00:55:04
Hi all.
A softly lowing TriSec waddles to the keyboard....my surgeon was skilled indeed, if my belly is still holding together after the last 24 hours.
And a certain Mr. Joseph did make it to the TriSec compound....there's lovely glossy photos of some sexy pieces of vintage aluminum that happen to be in the sky. Oh, and I think it's a calendar, too.
A softly lowing TriSec waddles to the keyboard....my surgeon was skilled indeed, if my belly is still holding together after the last 24 hours.
And a certain Mr. Joseph did make it to the TriSec compound....there's lovely glossy photos of some sexy pieces of vintage aluminum that happen to be in the sky. Oh, and I think it's a calendar, too.
Comment by Scoopster on 12/26/2012 01:17:43
Scoopster on 12/26/2012 01:17:43
Good evening all!
I dearly hope my Blogger Joe gift has arrived at its destination. I was a bit concerned that if it got held up the contents might get a bit.. ripe?!
I dearly hope my Blogger Joe gift has arrived at its destination. I was a bit concerned that if it got held up the contents might get a bit.. ripe?!