U.S. commemorates War of 1812 Bicentennial

[Gruntcap]

U.S. commemorates War of 1812 Bicentennial

200 years since the "Second War of Independence"

Read more: http://www.4029tv.com/news/arkansas/...#ixzz1yD76qPCO

[Rattfink]

I was actually wondering if anyone would take notice...

[commanding]

my 4th great grandfather served in the War of 1812 in Ltc. John Connells Virginia Militia, 1st Regiment as a private. An uncle, was doing a construction project in New Orleans and found some cannon balls (from the battle there?) during the excavations, course they could have been civil war era.

[Roy Batty]

So we burned the White House and you all celebrate? ........Right....

[California Joe]

So you're a British Regular now?

[Token White Guy]

So we burned the White House and you all celebrate? ........Right....

Don't you mean the British burned the White House?

[Hollis]

So we burned the White House and you all celebrate? ........Right....

Just shows what you boys would do for some real cooking.

[Roy Batty]

Ever tried Poutine Hollis? Now there is cooking.

[oldsoak]

Funny ol' war that one. Lot of powder and lead for no real change. OOI, are the Canucks celebrating it in any way ? Bit of a major event for them, i would have thought.

[Roy Batty]

There were a fair number of celebrations up this way....and as 1 July is Canada day it was just even bigger