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Service To The Nation — Veterans

Big Red Car — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 19:57:47 +0000

If you are of a certain age, your life was ordered by the draft. If you are younger — the vast majority of those reading this are — or a woman, you have no idea what that means. That is not intended to be judgmental. If you were of that age and avoided the draft […]

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Suicide

Big Red Car — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:58:27 +0000

Big Red Car here on a lovely sunny Sunday morning to discuss a somber subject. Suicide. We never really know what demons another person is wrestling with. I have come to realize that everybody has their demons. Nobody is demon free. What can we do, Big Red Car? On a day-to-day basis, it feels like […]

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The American Flag, a Veteran’s Perspective

Big Red Car — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:47:58 +0000

Veterans have a special attachment to the American flag. Allow me to explain why. Big Red Car here in a cloudy Austin By God Texas day with some reflections from a veteran on the flag of our great country. This is written to explain how enraged veterans may be over recent events which they interpret […]

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Veterans Administration Changes — Culture

Big Red Car — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:44:17 +0000

The toxic culture at the Veterans Administration is finally getting some overdue attention. Bravo! Big Red Car here on an incredibly beautiful Texas day. Will be hot, sunny, and Texas. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all! So, big things going on over at the Veterans Administration. Finally! In late June, the President signed […]

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Veterans — Let’s Screw Our Veterans

Big Red Car — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:32:08 +0000

Veterans — one more attempt to screw our veterans? Shall we? Big Red Car here. No niceties about the weather (OK, 62F low, 84F high, sunny as Hell) today. The Pentagon is not a friend to our veterans. That is no revelation if you’ve ever served in the Army. You knew this. The Pentagon can […]

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Stop Pimping Our Veterans

Big Red Car — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:56:23 +0000

Big Red Car here. Sunup not quite here but it will be shortly and it will be bringing the warmth of a Texas winter. So, Donald Trump skips the Republican debate in Iowa and instead stages a veterans event raising $6,000,000 for veterans? You OK with that? Let me be a bit as crass as […]

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Let’s Treat Veterans Like Illegal Aliens?

Big Red Car — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:45:21 +0000

Happy Veteran’s Day, y’all, from the Big Red Car here in the ATX. Three important data points for you today. Veteran’s Day — 11 November every year The founding of Austin by God, Texas — 11 November 1839. The founding of the Virginia Military Institute — 11 November 1839. Why can’t we treat our veterans […]

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Veterans Day

Big Red Car — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:09:36 +0000

Big Red Car here. The Boss is on the road again and is attending the Veterans Day parade in New York City while me and the housesitter are having our own little celebration. And why not? The Boss has a funny view of things as it relates to being a Veteran. His Father, his Mother […]

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Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery

Big Red Car — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:51:27 +0000

Big Red Car here on a bit of a cloudy day. Still digesting that turnkey, are you? Well, let’s make some turkey soup today and finish it off. So The Boss is depositing Investment Banker No 1 Son at the Killeen-Fort Hood International Airport for the trip home to Charlotte and drives by the Central […]

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Veterans Day 2013

Big Red Car — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:20:11 +0000

Big Red Car here. Oh what a beautiful crisp day in the ATX. Here’s wishing thanks, good luck and Godspeed to all of our Veterans on Veterans Day. Well, The Boss is a Veteran — Combat Engineer — as is his Mother (WAC) and his Father (Combat Infantryman). His Dad is still going strong at […]

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