Romney Wins Texas To Clinch GOP Nomination

“Leigh Ann Caldwell, Political Reporter for CBSNews.com, discusses Mitt Romney winning the last delegates needed to secure the republican presidential nomination.”

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Mistrial Puts An End To John Edwards Case

“Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards was acquitted of one count of campaign finance fraud, and a deadlocked jury yielded a mistrial on five other counts. Anna Werner reports on the end of the Edwards case.”

With MANY THANKS To Both CBS And YouTube. Watch Video Here:

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John Edwards on the TV show ‘. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Witness Describes Syria Massacre Aftermath

“Scott Pelley spoke with Alex Thomson of Britain’s Channel 4 News who was in Houla, Syria after the deadly massacre took place. Thomson describes the situation on the ground and the effect U.N. observers are having.”

With MANY THANKS To Both CBSNewsOnline And YouTube. Watch Video Here:

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Coat of arms of Syria — the “Hawk of Qureish” with shield of vertical tricolor of the national flag, holding a scroll with the words الجمهورية العربية السورية (Al-Jumhuriyah al-`Arabiyah as-Suriyah “The Syrian Arab Republic”). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Gravestone Returned After 35 Year Absence

“The gravestone of a little girl is being returned to her gravesite in Chelsea, Massachusetts, 35 years after it was found by the side of the road in Milford.”

A happy ending to a lost grave stone.

With MANY THANKS To Both WTNH Tv And YouTube. Watch Video Here:

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Official seal of Chelsea, Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bush Official Portraits Unveiled At The White House

Congrats to both President and First Lady Laura Bush who took the time today to return to the White House to unveiled the new official portraits.

“President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush returned to the White House on Thursday for the unveiling of their official portraits. The Bushes and President and First Lady Michelle Obama make remarks at the presentation.”

With MANY THANKS To Both CBSNewsOnline And CBS. Watch More Here:

“President George W. Bush brought a sense of humor to his remarks at the unveiling of his portrait on Thursday, thanking the White House for inviting his “rowdy friends” and joking President Obama can reflect on his picture when making big decisions, “what would George do?”"

“President George W. Bush teared up thanking his father at the White House’s unveiling of his official portrait on Thursday. President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush were also present at the ceremony.”

“President Obama thanked former President George W. Bush for a “really good TV sports package” at the White House. Bush returned for the presentation of his and First Lady Laura Bush’s official portraits.”

“First Lady Michelle Obama promised former President George W. Bush that she would save his portrait from the White House in case of an emergency, like Dolley Madison saved George Washington’s portrait when the White House was on fire.”

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Bush family (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Obama Awards Medal Of Freedom To Bob Dylan, John Glenn

“President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for a civilian, to a distinguished and diverse group including former astronaut John Glenn, rock legend Bob Dylan, and former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Scott Pelley reports.”

With MANY THANKS To CBSNewsOnline And YouTube. Watch Video Here:

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Presidential Medal of Freedom (Photo credit: cbcastro)

Air Force Dad Surprises Family At Baseball Game

“When Air Force Master Sgt. Dave Sims appeared on the giant scoreboard at the Cardinals-Braves game in Atlanta on Memorial Day, his family thought he was still in Afghanistan. But he surprised his wife and four kids by walking out on the field.”

THANK-YOU Sargent Dave Sims for your service to the United States of America. WELCOME HOME!

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Taking Action Against Syria

After the recent horrible act of violence that was waged by the government of Syria againsts its citizens, more and more nations in the west have decided to take actions against its government.

“Syria’s international isolation deepened Tuesday as several Western countries said they were expelling Syrian diplomats, in a coordinated response to the killing of 108 civilians last week in a single attack.

The U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, France, Germany and some other European countries announced Tuesday they were kicking out Syrian senior envoys. The U.S., which had already downgraded diplomatic relations earlier this year, said Tuesday that Syrian chargé d’affaires Zuheir Jabbour was given 72 hours to leave following the tank and artillery attack on the village of Houla.”

With MANY THANKS To Both Nour Malas And Joe Lauria, With The Wall Street Journal. Read More Here:“Western Nations Expel Syrian Diplomats”

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Hafez al-Assad. Taken sometime before April 1987. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Giving Their ALL

Early this morning is when I am blogging this very special blog entry on this Memorial Day 2012.

On this Memorial Day 2012, had the opportunity to both watch and listen to country and western singer Billy Ray Cyrus‘s song about this day, “Some Gave All.”

This song sums up in full why the United States of America on this and each and every Memorial Day as one year passes to another it gives this holiday its full meaning. The man in the song, Sandy Kane, who became the teacher and teaches the lesson of not only being thankful for our liberties but also to say thanks not only to the living veterans but in remembering those who had given all in full.

“All gave some and some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all.”

In that one paragraph, is what not only gives the full meaning in reflection but a call to honor the heroic sacrifice of those armed forces men and women who died for this country by being an advocate for this nation, the United States of America not only during these very challenging times for this country but also doing all to make sure that the very self-giving sacrifices of this armed forces men and women do not go in vain.

THANK-YOU in SHOUTOUT to those WHO HAD GIVEN THEIR ALL.

With MANY THANKS To Billy Ray Cyrus, melakneeb9, And YouTube. Watch Video Here:

With MANY THANKS To Cowboylyric.com For The Words.

“Some Gave All Lyrics Words”

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Memorial Day Commemoration 2008 (Photo credit: davidyuweb)

Seven Added To Veteran Memorial Wall

“Seven Connecticut soldiers who lost their lives while fighting the war on terror are now being honored and memorialized by having their faces and names put on a memorial wall in Hartford.”

I THANK these Seven for their heroic service and sacrifice.

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