tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post4902666706731016962..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Remembering "Remembrance Day"Bill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-6969893667326345532014-11-13T04:05:54.093-05:002014-11-13T04:05:54.093-05:00My grandfather was also a WW1 vet and then became ...My grandfather was also a WW1 vet and then became a lifelong Republican. Fortunately, I had a couple of other relatives from that generation who actually worked for Eugene Debs. Ask me who it is in my family that I'm prouder of. :)Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-88522666856097926652014-11-12T21:28:29.094-05:002014-11-12T21:28:29.094-05:00My grandfather was a decorated WW1 vet, wounded du...My grandfather was a decorated WW1 vet, wounded during the battle of the Argonne Forest. He came home and became a state policeman in PA, and later a "detective" for a major coal company. It was only when I was an adult that I learned that the coal company "detectives" were the thugs hired to root out and, If necessary, dispose of union organizers. There's probably something to be learned from this little snippet of family history about people who join the military or the police, and those who worship them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-6728780051774253112014-11-12T11:57:46.674-05:002014-11-12T11:57:46.674-05:00Great post.Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com