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INDEPENDENCE DAY!

This one is for Ryan. (Thanks for the tequila shots!) My brother serves in the US Navy, and he's coming home on a break from NFO training this weekend!! (YAY!!!) It'll be so good to see him again.

^{(Stock photo of my brother)}

With our US Independence Day (4^th of July) approaching, I want thank all of the people in the military that put their lives on the line, so I don't have to do much of anything to have my freedoms. I believe that war is a tragic thing, and I can't express how deeply appreciative I am to anyone willing to be anywhere near a battleground today while I'm sitting home on the computer, sipping my raspberry seltzer water. There aren't words for how grateful I should be. Thank you. ♥

Also... I will upload a few stock photos of military monuments and POW/US flags this week. They'll be in my unrestricted stock gallery. I hope they find their way into your art. Have a safe, peaceful and happy Independence Day!

YOUR THOUGHTS?

I'd like to publish an article to honor those that serve in the military. Perhaps you'd like to leave some links to any good military art, clubs, or chatrooms at dA? Maybe you would like to shout out to a military friend overseas? I'll send a note to you if I use your comments/links, and I'd credit you in the artlce.

If you want to comment, but you would rather not be quoted, I'll respect your wishes if you let me know in your message.

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*BreedStock

*BreedStock is a fellow stock photographer and a talented photo manipulation artist. Her gallery is positively overflowing with creativity. *BreedStock's stock images are widely used all over deviantART, and her other artwork is stunning too.

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^{- Sun Tzu, The Art of War (544-496 BC)}

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=Elfdaughter

Jun 30, 2008, 6:40:33 PM

It's good to see someone else appreciating the military. Generations of my family have been in the forces, and as a Navy officer's (retired) daughter (and my mum was a Wren - WRN - Women's Royal Navy (Reserves) along with my aunt) I was brought up as a real Forces Child. I don't celebrate Independance day, being in the UK, but we shouldn't need a special day to celebrate the forces, especially with the sterling work that they've been doing over the past number of years, and I'm talking about before 9/11 as well, with NATO's peacekeeping in Afghanistan to name just one.

These men and women have given their lives, both figurativley and for many sadly literally to keep us free and safe. To those men and women, I salute you.

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*Tammara

Jul 1, 2008, 9:30:38 AM

We just lost a friend in Iraq. It touched my heart to see the outpouring of patriotic love and appreciation for the life he gave. I salute the men and women who are giving their life in servos so we can live a life many of us take for granted.

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~al-maari

Jul 1, 2008, 1:23:03 PM

I can respect our military personnel as well, & usually I do. Soldiering is a demanding job, & not everyone is up to such requirements of discipline, courage, & skill. Having said that, I do not believe for a minute that our forces' activity in Iraq & Afghanistan have anything to do with protecting our freedom. With the exception of the civil rights laws for black people, we have lots much freedom since WW2, mainly due to the War on (Some) Drugs & the PATRIOT Act. Our military's exploits, though they may be necessary & even noble in certain instances, have not restored any of the freedoms we have lost.

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~hobbitatheart

Jul 1, 2008, 1:56:34 PM

Thanks for the feature

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*BreedStock

Jul 1, 2008, 4:01:40 PM

thank you deeply for the kind words and the feature here! it means a lot to me to be a member of this community!

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Jul 1, 2008, 6:52:33 PM Mood: Joy

Thank you for featuring my pic

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=Kaizo-Konpaku

Jul 1, 2008, 7:15:51 PM

You seen the movie buffalo soldiers?

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Jul 1, 2008, 8:37:39 PM

This journal entry was meant to thank our armed forces for their service...nothing else. The idea that anyone would voice their personal opinions about a specific conflict or political situation is completely irrelevant to the intent of this entry. I'll think about you the next time I fly a combat mission over a bunch of terrorists, making sure they don't make their way to your doorstep. Have a great day.

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