Memorial Day In Pictures

I believe it was last June when the Minneapolis Star Tribune published this photo of a bald eagle in Fort Snelling National Cemetery by a photographer named Frank Glick. There is a column about the photo, which went viral, here. Fort Snelling was built in the 19th century to guard the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers, an area where there are lots of bald eagles:

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This cartoon by Michael Ramirez is a week or so old, and was published after the fall of Ramadi, but is also appropriate for Memorial Day. Click to enlarge:

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And, while we are at it, one more, on which I did a post on Friday. The Democratic Party tweeted this photo in honor of the Memorial Day weekend. As usual, it’s all about Barry:

Happy Memorial Day!

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