The Concert for Valor: Civilian Salute Promo (HBO)

[proverbialwisdom]

The Concert for Valor: Civilian Salute Promo (HBO)

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Published on Nov 5, 2014

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Dave Grohl, Carrie Underwood, Oprah and more do the Civilian Salute to honor America's veterans and service members. Share your civilian salute using #TheConcertForValor to show your support and find out how you can attend The Concert For Valor, a free live event at The National Mall on Veterans Day: http://theconcertforvalor.com/

Don't miss The Concert for Valor live on November 11th, only on HBO.

[ornotna]

1. I like the idea of what they are doing here....but

Did a demented Trekkie come up with this salute? Isn't this the Klingon salute?

[MADem]

2. I don't like it at all. This will probably make me unpopular in some corners but so be it.

Veterans -- and I am one (a retiree, in fact--luckier than a lot of vets for that reason, too) -- don't really want all the fawning and "thank you for your service" crapola.

They don't need all this "Have you thanked a veteran today?" smarminess. I'd rather see pictures of people holding up signs that said "I wrote to my congressman and asked him to prioritize funding for VA hospitals" or something like that.

You can't eat concerts, and salutes don't pay for prescriptions, and pictures of "supporters" who are all glomming on to a party on one day out of three hundred and sixty five don't get people appointments with doctors.

After all these years of War Without End Amen we have a LOT of vets who need help. Were it not for the great body armor we've developed, we would have had mortalities on the order of Vietnam with all of the injuries service personnel endured. Instead, we have tons of amputees in need of limbs. We have lots of traumatic brain injuries. We have a shitload of Post-traumatic stress (which, technically, is not a "disorder" because it's entirely NORMAL to have post-traumatic stress after seeing shit that would freak the average person out, often over and over again). Veterans who answered the call should be given the consideration they were told they would receive, without any hemming, hawing or being cheap about it.

[ornotna]

3. no hate from me

The whole "salute" thing creeps me out. I'm also a vet and I too am tired of the endless war.

[proverbialwisdom]

6. You raise many excellent points and your informed view has my full respect.

I'm sorry, no offense intended. The situation reminds me a little of this:

http://www.ageofautism.com/2014/11/screw-you-jerry-seinfeld-autistic.html
http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2014/10/please-stop-redefining-autism-to-suit.html

[proverbialwisdom]

4. IMO, the website has good copy and solid advice, although it does not cut & paste or have links.

SUPPORT -> SIX ACTS YOU CAN DO EVERY DAY -> Together we can make every day Veterans Day

1. ENGAGE

"Thank you for your service" is not a conversation, but it's a start. Keep it going. Ask him where he served. Ask her what she did in the military. Listen, learn, and most importantly ask, "What's next?"

2. SHARE

Join the effort. Share what you have learned about and from veterans and their families.

Post on social media, introduce For Love of Country in your book club, discuss the issues. We all gain from your willingness to share.3. EMPOWER
4.CONTRIBUTE
5. LEARN

Understand why we honor and celebrate those who've served. Put aside the myths and misconceptions and bridge the civilian-military divide by getting to know vets and the values they bring home to our communities. Read stories of commitment and valor in war zones and at home in For Love of Country: http://forloveofcountrybook.com

6. SERVE

Most of us haven't served in the military, but there are plenty of opportunities to serve in other ways. Volunteer where your passions lie, give blood, make your voice heard, vote - and do it in the name of our troops and their families.

The intent is to rabble-rouse, IMO, around issues. That's a plan.

[proverbialwisdom]

5. Springsteen (Devils & Dust), Eminem (Mosh)...Pat Tillman Foundation info...

http://www.hbo.com/the-concert-for-valor/about/article/about.html

The CONCERT FOR VALOR will take place live on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET, 4:00 p.m. PT. The event is a first-of-its-kind concert to honor the courage and sacrifice of America's veterans and their families. It will be made available to audiences everywhere via a live stream with social media partner Twitter and powered by Ustream at http://www.theconcertforvalor.com.

...HBO is offering its affiliates an open signal allowing nonsubscribers to view the special. Additionally, a live stream will be simulcast...

Lyric in the comments

[proverbialwisdom]

7. Sharing.

http://www.tricare.mil/tma/congressionalinformation/downloads/Radiation%20Exposure.pdf

MORE: http://enenews.com/govt-report-1750-navy-sailors-ill-defined-conditions-after-exposure-fukushima-radiation-uss-reagan-suffering-significant-increases-male-infertility-complications-child-birth-dozens-thyroid-disor

[proverbialwisdom]

8. Update.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2829698/Springsteen-performers-free-DC-concert.html

Rihanna and Carrie Underwood entertain the masses at huge Veterans Day concert in DC... but Bruce Springsteen provokes Twitter storm after singing anti-war anthem

- Hundreds of thousands of music fans packed the National Mall on Tuesday for a free Veterans Day concert
- Jennifer Hudson kicked off the event appropriately with a powerful rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner
- Other performers included Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna and Eminem
- Springsteen was criticized after he was joined by Dave Grohl and the Zac Brown Band to cover anti-war anthem Fortunate Son
- 'Leave it to Hollywood to insult those who serve on Veterans Day,' tweeted Ted Newton

By DAVID MCCORMACK FOR MAILONLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 22:09 EST, 11 November 2014 | UPDATED: 02:22 EST, 12 November 2014

The original version by CCR:

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Lyric Video)

Published on Jan 23, 2014
Music video by Creedence Clearwater Revival performing Fortunate Son.

FROM COMMENTS: Fogerty served in the Army.

[proverbialwisdom]

9. More.

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/bruce-springsteen-and-dave-grohl-deliver-controversial-performance-of-fortunate-son-at-veterans-day-concert-watch/

...At one point during the concert, Springsteen, Grohl, and Zac Brown teamed up for a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son”. The performance was met with mixed reaction. Conservative website The Weekly Standard questioned why Springsteen and co. decided to perform an anti-war, anti-draft protest at a concert “largely organized to honor those who volunteered to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq.” However, as The Washington Post notes, the song dates back nearly 50 years and was written in response to a different White House overseeing a different war. Furthermore, CCR frontman John Fogerty recently performed the song himself at another event organized by the White House.

Watch fan-shot footage of the “Fortunate Son” performance below.

Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Zac Brown - The Concert For Valor - 11/nov/2014

YOUTUBE COMMENT:

Aldeil Lusions
5 hours ago
Do you have to be pro-war and pro draft to be pro-military? I know many military, non of them are pro-war or pro-draft. Think before you speak, or critique.



MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog-live/liveblog/the-concert-for-valor-live-coverage/

[proverbialwisdom]

10. As reported in NJ.

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2014/11/poll_was_bruce_springsteen_unpatriotic_at_veterans_day_performance.html
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