This weekend, on September 11, the Department of Defense will be holding the America Supports You Freedom Walk. According to the walk website, “The America Supports You FREEDOM WALK is an event that allows citizens the opportunity to remember the victims of September 11, honor our American servicemen and women, past and present, and commemorate our freedom.”
1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony.Well, this confirms my suspicion that DoD is finally admitting what we liberals have believed for a while now.
2. To serve as a memorial to.
Apparently, freedom is dead.
6 comments:
You know why I like you, Liz? You care about language. And actual freedom, not right-wing bumper-sticker freedom.
(There are, of course, other reasons I like you. Some involve monkeys.)
Yes, they came up with the "commemorate freedom" phrase last month, apparently because they were trying to eliminate the word "celebrate" to calm the uproar about having a party on 9/11.
Hmmm...guess I am not as original as I thought. Oh well.
nice find.
i think most people could use a daily dose of irony.
i use my daily dose to keep me sharp and skeptical.
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