Saturday, November 11, 2017

I'M OLD ENOUGH to remember when journalism thought Veteran's Day was important enough to cover. Today I tried to tune into the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which always occurs at 11:11 am on Nov. 11 every year.

This year I could find only Fox News and CSPAN (both cable channels) covering the event, from wreath-laying ceremony through Vice President Pence's speech afterward. Only CSPAN had continuous coverage. CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC? Absent.

To reuse President Trump's most pithy comment: sad.
A VETERANS DAY PHOTO PORTFOLIO. Here's my favorite:


Now go see the rest.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BAND honors the millitary on Veterans Day: