"Salute My Hero"

The official music video for ‘Salute My Hero’ is here! @ddayjuniors @colin_thackery @RevivalLiveUK @TAssemblyRooms @DVLCCharity #RemembranceDay And don’t forget the #doorstepsalute today just after the 2 minute silence ❤️ @TheRemPenny #ArmisticeDay https://t.co/ialJm4Pif2

— The D-Day Darlings (@TheDDayDarlings) November 11, 2020

Veteran Farming Training Program

Happy #VeteransDay!
We couldn’t be prouder to help military vets pursue a career in #organic ag—like Wilson, one of this year’s participants in our Veteran #Farmer Training Program! 🎖️ Read more about his journey from @LancFarming: https://t.co/8V5FAPZag9

— Rodale Institute (@RodaleInstitute) November 11, 2020

Zombie Comedy Made with Vets

including Tim Kennedy... Redband trailer after the jump

More for Veteran's Day

Welmer, Scars of War



Morning Joe: Gen. Odierno: Bond among soldiers can't be underestimated
(Includes coverage of a book on the Medal of Honor.)

Similar descriptions of the brotherhood of soldiers to that given by Sebastian Junger, very much commonplace these days but at the same does this characterization of their actions not diminish the nationalist myth of the citizen-soldier? One can be motivated for both purposes, but it is also possible to be motivated by love of one's comradse only, having lost any faith in one's government or being agnostic about whether the cause itself is just or not.

Items of Interest, 11 November 2011

John Robb, A Very BAD Trend. US Combat Vet Unemployment hits 30%
Jim Antle, The Veterans' Jobs Crisis

Vox Day, The Downside of Meritocracy

Relocalization:
Distributist Review: From Teacher to Farmer: Why I Went Back to the Land
Distributism: A Success Story

Grist archive on the Chronicles of Higher Ed piece on the Oberlin Project

Coping With Economic Meltdown by Gwendolyn Hallsmith

Restoring Food Hubs (EB)

Streetscapes: The Pedestrian Loses the Way

How to save small farms
By protecting farmland from development, land trusts are making small-scale agriculture more viable
By Jane Black, Gilt Taste

OWS:
Occupy movement makes sense to Ron Paul

Can the Occupy Movement Civilize the USA? by BOB SIMPSON

Diet and Health:
Why cooking counts
Study finds an increase in energy from meat, suggesting key role in evolution
MDA: Finding the Person Within: A Mother and Daughter Journey

Catholic:
New book on icon painting by Aidan Hart

Music:
Review: Bearfoot ~ American Story
Playing solo, Chris Thile sets himself free

Believe in Heroes

Something for Veteran's Day from the Wounded Warrior Project.