Kudos to UNC Women's Lacrosse Team and Remembering Fallen Soldiers

Kudos to the University of North Carolina's women lacrosse team which pulled off an upset over the top-ranked University of Maryland to win an NCAA national championship by a 13-12 margin in a game that lasted three overtimes in Villanova, Pa., just outside of Philadelphia.

Ironically, UNC's long-standing rival the Duke Blue Devils prevailed in the men's final in Philadelphia today by defeating Syracuse 16-10.

For the Lady Tar Heels, Sammy Jo Tracy, a sophomore from Bedford, NY, scored the magical, winning goal against the Lady Terps, a team that finished the season at 22-1, with Sunday's loss being their first ever of the year.

It was the Terps that won the ACC title in the sport a few weeks ago; UNC is in the same conference. The Tar Heels finished 18-3, and the game was the longest women's lacrosse title game in NCAA history. Tracy scored the goal a mere 31 seconds into the third overtime.

The Tar Heels flew back from Philadelphia this morning, and they were greeted home by a jubilant group of supporters upon arriving back in North Carolina.

SIDEBAR: We also want to take a moment to recognize fallen soldiers who lost their lives while serving combat missions for the American military. Today is Memorial Day here in America. My late stepfather Donald Sullivan was a WW-2 veteran.

Today, President Barack Obama marked Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., where the likes of President John F. Kennedy, boxer Joe Louis and actor Lee Marvin are buried. In his comments, Obama spoke to veterans in attendance and to troops who are still serving in the war in Afghanistan.

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day to everyone!

According to new textbooks being distributed to high school students in Plano, Tex., the nuclear bombs we dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, towards the end of World War Two did harm or injure any civilians.

In all seriousness, we wish all war veterans past and present a pleasant Memorial Day.

And, if you happen to be one of those folks who leans to the right and doesn't care for my political humor, don't worry---you can always rent out Chuck Norris films (as well all the Godzilla films ever made!) on Netflix! Ironically, I was thinking about adding "Delta Force" which I saw in the late '80s on cable because it is the last screen appearance of Lee Marvin who happened to serve in World War Two.