2008 Woodie Awards
Editorial: Veterans day approaches; respect those who protect freedom
Issue date: 11/9/06 Section: Opinion
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A celebration for our service men and women past and present will come alive this weekend on Veterans Day.
Honoring U.S troops serving in Iraq is in order as well as paying respect to the fallen soldiers.
'Old Glory' will be flying, and patriotic speeches and music will be part of the holiday ceremonies. Retired four-star Army veteran Gen. Wesley Clark will be speaking at the Amarillo Globe News Center tonight as part of the Amarillo College Distinguished Lecture Series. He is one of the most highly decorated military officers in U.S. history.
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Most students have experienced finding wet currency in a jean pocket after unknowingly machine-washing it. The reason why the money doesn't disintegrate into an unusable blob is because it's a material, not paper.
Each bill is made of a cotton and linen blend with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. The notes have a unique history, and each one printed is like a monetary mini-flag.
Special ink is used for the numerous symbols overprinted on the front and back.
The final touches to give the currency its final look include a starch treatment to make it waterproof, and then it is pressed crispy flat.
A closer study of the symbols on the back of a $1 bill reveals a circle on the right side. When combined with the circle to the left on the same side, the Great Seal of the United States is created.
National cemeteries across the nation have the Great Seal symbol displayed as the centerpiece of monuments memorializing our heroes.
The eagle shown inside the circle is a symbol for victory. Most of us at home want that for our troops in Iraq.
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The now-infamous "botched joke" of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has catapulted him into the brunt of political cartoons and media criticism.
The statement by Kerry implied that troops are uneducated.
"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."
Honoring U.S troops serving in Iraq is in order as well as paying respect to the fallen soldiers.
'Old Glory' will be flying, and patriotic speeches and music will be part of the holiday ceremonies. Retired four-star Army veteran Gen. Wesley Clark will be speaking at the Amarillo Globe News Center tonight as part of the Amarillo College Distinguished Lecture Series. He is one of the most highly decorated military officers in U.S. history.
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Most students have experienced finding wet currency in a jean pocket after unknowingly machine-washing it. The reason why the money doesn't disintegrate into an unusable blob is because it's a material, not paper.
Each bill is made of a cotton and linen blend with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. The notes have a unique history, and each one printed is like a monetary mini-flag.
Special ink is used for the numerous symbols overprinted on the front and back.
The final touches to give the currency its final look include a starch treatment to make it waterproof, and then it is pressed crispy flat.
A closer study of the symbols on the back of a $1 bill reveals a circle on the right side. When combined with the circle to the left on the same side, the Great Seal of the United States is created.
National cemeteries across the nation have the Great Seal symbol displayed as the centerpiece of monuments memorializing our heroes.
The eagle shown inside the circle is a symbol for victory. Most of us at home want that for our troops in Iraq.
• • •
The now-infamous "botched joke" of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has catapulted him into the brunt of political cartoons and media criticism.
The statement by Kerry implied that troops are uneducated.
"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."
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