on the 11th hour of this day World War 1 ended in Europe. It was called
the Great War, the World War, the War To End Wars. A bit naive perhaps.
But it's worth remembering.

Something to remember from later wars:

The only destroyer to sink a battleship
http://tinyurl.com/7p58s

I think they should have a USS Melvin and a USS Barry K. Atkins on the
Navy list.

A bit of the background story
http://www.battleship.org/html/Artic...ory/Leyte0.htm

This is an interesting web site, a personal look
http://www.riverinesailor.com/Tango1.htm

More recent history
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0838511.html

the percentage of U.S. military personnel who witnessed someone being
killed or wounded: 36% in 2003
50% in 2004
47% so far this year.

We should thank our veterans and those currently in uniform every day.
Not to make too big a deal out of it, but our every day life has been
shaped by the freedoms that these men & women fought for. It is an
enormous duty, not undertaken lightly, and we should not dismiss it
carelessly... and I personally don't think we should remember & honor
them only once a year. But today is a good day to do so.

Regards to all
Doug King