Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum » Don't forget them

ElDuque · 5/30/2016 7:58 am

Enjoy your day off. Your swim, weather permitting. Your cold beer and hot dog. Your life, liberty, and ability to pursue happiness.

All exist today because brave men and women fought for your freedoms. Many perished on battle fields from the Revolutionary War through the current fight against terrorism.

I get sick to my stomach when I see my flag burned, my freedoms threatened by despot politicians, my right to praise the name of my God challenged, and my liberties diminished. But today, I can take a moment to thank the true heroes of our nation for their sacrifice, and pray that God will again bless our nation.

Bilgy · 5/30/2016 10:11 am

Pittsburgh was once in the forefront of American heroes, such as General Braddock, General Forbes, General Strong Vincent, etc.. Who was Fort Duquesne named for?

Hilltopper · 5/30/2016 11:37 am

Shout to E.D.on Heartfelt Commemoration.

ElDuque · 5/30/2016 1:33 pm

Bilgy wrote:
Pittsburgh was once in the forefront of American heroes, such as General Braddock, General Forbes, General Strong Vincent, etc.. Who was Fort Duquesne named for?

The Marquis Duquesne who if memory serves was an ally to Gen. Lafayette.

KenOTR73 · 5/30/2016 2:10 pm

Flag burning is legitimate form of freedom of speech. I still say Merry Christmas and am proud of my Catholic heritage. I draw the line when a politician claims that he was anointed by God (Ted Cruz' father's claim) or when an athlete claims that God favored him in his performance (thereby intimating that the opposition isn't as faithful). I remember when John Kennedy was vilified by the right-wing Baptists for his Catholicism. Billy Graham warned that the Pope would be governing America. That's what happens when you mix religion and politics.

CLK · 5/30/2016 6:16 pm

KenOTR73 wrote:
Flag burning is legitimate form of freedom of speech. I still say Merry Christmas and am proud of my Catholic heritage. I draw the line when a politician claims that he was anointed by God (Ted Cruz' father's claim) or when an athlete claims that God favored him in his performance (thereby intimating that the opposition isn't as faithful). I remember when John Kennedy was vilified by the right-wing Baptists for his Catholicism. Billy Graham warned that the Pope would be governing America. That's what happens when you mix religion and politics.

Ken, you lost me with comment on flag burning, especially on this day.

ElDuque · 5/30/2016 6:55 pm

Ken, I don't share the belief that flag burning is an expression of freedom of speech. It's an expression of hatred for America. I think boarding a plane or hopping on a boat and leaving on a one way ticket would be an expression of freedom of speech that I would support.

Hilltopper · 5/31/2016 5:20 am

These last 3 (posts) have already made my morning!

SkepticAl · 5/31/2016 6:28 am

For all those Flag Burners - DO IT IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR BACK YARD OR IN YOUR BASEMENT - Just you, "the flag" and the others who might share your views. That would be proof that way you can "express your freedom" WITHOUT PISSING ON THE GRAVES OF THE VETS WHO FOUGHT SO HARD - AND THE MILITARY WHO MAKE THE SACRAFICES THAT THEY DO!!!!

Hilltopper · 5/31/2016 6:38 am

Begin with genuflect for veering OFF TOPIC but here goes:

Some time between late 18th and early 19th centuries, pre Civil War, the Ursuline Nuns of France settled in Boston and founded the first known private school to serve the offspring of mostly Irish, unskilled Catholic immigrants. The Nuns and their school prospered for years until the school was finally burned to the ground, ostensibly by Protestant tradesmen, themselves mostly uneducated, fearful these immigrants, or "Papists" could get ahead and steal their futures.

There's more to it but, in brief, it was the tuition paying Protestants, who had their daughters enrolled with the good Sisters that kick-started Catholic education in Boston, at time when public education in America was off-limits for females.

KenOTR73 · 5/31/2016 8:48 am

The issue of desecrating the flag goes back in the courts almost 100 years. Finally in 1989, the Supreme Court decided in Texas v. Johnsonthat flag burning as a protest constituted free speech that was protected by the Constitution.A proposed constitutional amendment fell short in 1990, but the issue is still being debated today.
ED and CLK, not saying I would ever do it. My Dad fought in WWII. My draft number was 129 in 1969 the year I would have been called up but I was at Duquesne with a B+ average so I had the student deferment. I have only the utmost respect and love for the boys of my generation that did fight in 'Nam. I had two acquaintances (not really close friends) that did go over. One didn't come back, the other came back and jumped off the Donora bridge 6 months later. Peace brothers. Back to basketball!

ElDuque · 5/31/2016 12:38 pm

Understood Ken.

KenOTR73 · 5/31/2016 5:16 pm

ElDuque wrote:
Understood Ken.

Thanks my friend!

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