President Ronald Reagan was the first president to return the salutes of soldiers with one of his own. When President Barack Obama once shook hands with soldiers instead of saluting them, he was criticized by Republicans.
"Onward Christian Soldiers" is a 19th Century British hymn adopted by the Salvation Army as its theme.
"You mean the Great Latino Hope Doesn't Speak Spanish?": San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, the keynote speaker at the 2012 Democratic Convention, admitted he "doesn't really speak Spanish", though he is taking lessons. Senator Marco Rubio, by contrast, is fluent.
"GWOT-VD II": Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, celebrating the end of World War I. The name was changed to Veterans Day in 1954. For many years, the holiday was observed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month--when the Armistice was signed. It continues on different days in November.
This speech by Senator Armiston lampoons the habit of some liberals to claim Jesus was one of them.