"THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE'RE AMERICANS."

I can watch that Ollie North video a thousand times and every time my eyes get misty at “…we’re Americans.”

Interesting choice of tee shirt on the harp lady, and I’ll leave it at that.

Posted by tim at November 11, 2010 10:04 AM

Yes, I decided to leave it at that too.

Posted by Vanderleun at November 11, 2010 10:06 AM

Talk about "Killing me softly with his song" That Ollie North video was powerful and moving. From a guy who served a year in War Zone C with the 25th Infantry Division, I'd like to wish a Happy Veterans Day to all the veterans today and God Bless America!

Posted by bill at November 11, 2010 3:42 PM

The harpist's smirk is more disturbing than the shirt.

I hope she realizes that no group craves "Peace"
more than the United States Marines.
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Posted by Robert at November 12, 2010 9:27 AM

She's not a harpist but a harpy. She's probably a teacher, based upon the smug sneer on her face. From a musical standpoint, it was wretched. Her playing was timid and weak. Not even worthy of being a played as a lullaby for the child of a Marine. The harmonies were gormless and simple, like her pacifist, one note, one world view. She could have utilized the full depth and beauty of the harp and made it a moving tribute to the Marines, had she wanted. The harp has a powerful bass, even a folk harp with only 36 strings. She not only played it in the very weak feminine upper register, but she emasculated the song by castrating the manly bass notes altogether.

Posted by Jewel at November 12, 2010 11:27 AM

What Ollie North video, what harp, what t-shirt?

Posted by ghostsniper at November 11, 2015 6:22 AM

Sorry Residuals.

Posted by Van der Leun at November 11, 2015 9:28 AM

Ollie is great. Been a fan since Iran Contra hearings.
Meaningless trivia note, I went to college with his brother.

Posted by EriK at November 11, 2015 10:38 AM

Here's where I remember my father, Pfc. Kenneth K. Klahn (I have his name), who served behind enemy lines in Italy with the famous Bill Darby. Darby got whacked a mile from my dad, who came a hair's breadth from death that day and countless others in WW II.
I once asked him if he was on Riva Ridge (look it up, The most unusual and remarkable battle you can imagine, and severely dangerous to everyone involved). He said no, he just supported it as an artilleryman. Fact is, he was up there at the FO position, as revealed by executive reports. That's the way he rolled. He was every bit as humble as his generation was, and this needs no proof.
It remains for me to explain that dad served in the theater of hell with the finest unit you can imagine. Happy Veteran's Day.

Posted by Casey Klahn at November 11, 2015 11:15 AM