Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day!, originally uploaded by ineedathis.

The Ancient City of Athens : The Parthenon

The Ancient City of Athens : The Parthenon, originally uploaded by tsak_d.

Lest we forget ..

and without the 300 at Thermopylae, there is no enduring freedom..
or culture or beauty or truth .. ..
or without Normandy June 6, 1944 ..
and freedom will never be free

Friendship

Friendship, originally uploaded by Resmi 17.

And their eyes invite you to ...

Maryam Namazie

Maryam Namazie, originally uploaded by WPI _ HKK.

Iranian freedom-fighter, one of 12 signatories of 2006 Manifesto following Danish Cartoons Jihadi agitation, and in Council of Ex-Muslims of UK.
Another very brave woman of Muslim background - like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wafa Sultan, Nonie Darwish, Irshad Manji.