Google Honors Veterans Day, Finally

theodp writes "It took nearly a decade, but Google has done a turnabout and is honoring Veterans Day with a special holiday design for its famous logo. Users who log onto Google's home page are greeted with three World War I-era helmets capping the letters 'o' and 'e' in Google's name. The decoration is a marked departure for the company, which has come under fire from veterans' groups for ignoring American holidays such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day since Google's inception in 1999."

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Re:Under Fire?

[Wiseman1024]

Groups of Americans are attacking Google over something asinine to distract the attention from the real, severe problems of the USA, such as an absolute lack of and desdain for ecology, corporativism (DRM, patents, digital AIDS in general), massive external debt (on par with many third world countries), and the fact that they have the redneck village idiot in the white house.

You don't fight for anybody's rights.

[jotaeleemeese]

You fight for your government.

Both things are not always on the same side, I am sorry to say.

WWII yeah, sure.
Bosnia, Yugoslavia, yeah, sure.
First Gulf War, yes.
Afghanistan: most likely yes.

WWI: mmmmhhh, maybe, not entirely sure.
Korea: no.
Vietnam: no.
Iraq: no.

Nevertheless I respect people that have the balls to become soldiers, at least in a democracy it is possible to somehow punish the asses that on occasions lead such lions like you buddy. You deserve better that the people leading you today, but don't be mistaken, in occasions these people ask you to make sacrifices that have nothing to do with anybody's rights.