E-mail received today from Congressman Jerry McNerney, CA-11, the mighty conqueror of all that is Pombo, reminds us that this coming Sunday is Veterans Day. Folks who followed his David-vs-Goliath struggle to overthrow the appalling Republican incumbent in his district might remember that Jerry's underdog campaign actually got started when Jerry's son, a serviceman on active duty, urged him to run despite the odds.
I think we should consider doing something to show that progressive Democrats honor our veterans. If there are local ceremonies in your area, show up. If you have a flag, fly it. If you don't have a flag - why wouldn't you have a flag?. If you have a friend, a neighbor, a family member who's a vet, contact them.
The only military vets in my immediate family or among my nearest in-laws have passed on. So my own impulse is to support a group of veterans who are in the vanguard on our side - VoteVets.org:
http://www.votevets.org/
They've made a specialty of exposing Republican humbug: officeholders who talk flag and country but who vote against fair and decent benefits for US veterans. I like them. I put a contribution box for their organization on my ActBlue slate:
http://www.actblue.com/...
where there's also, incidentally, a tin cup for netroots hero Jerry McNerney.
Visit their site. Visit my site. Visit your next-door neighbor who's a lonely vet... but do something, on Veterans Day.