Posted 2008-11-11 8:28 AM (#94667) Subject: Veteran's Day
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Posts: 795 Location: Tenn/Ala.
I want to put a Thank You out to all of the veterans that have gone before us for the last 232 years. You have afforded us this mighty country we call The United States of America! Without you folks- I couldn't be sitting here in a warm office speaking my mind with no fear of retribution as many in the world today cannot do.
Posted 2008-11-11 9:16 AM (#94669 - in reply to #94667) Subject: RE: Veteran's Day
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
I too would like to thank the every day people, who have enabled us to become the best country on earth. From every walk of life, their heroism and sacrifices have given us unequaled freedoms. These heroes and their families have given us so much, and in return, only ask for the respect of honouring our flag and country. Without our great soldiers, we would have and be nothing.
We cannot thank them or honour them enough. God bless them and their families. Thank you, one and all.
Posted 2008-11-11 12:48 PM (#94690 - in reply to #94667) Subject: RE: Veteran's Day
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Posts: 1283 Location: Home of Wild Turkey Whiskey
Well I say your welcome, USMC 1982-1986, part of the USMC we police the whole damn world tour, with stops in Beruit and Grenada in 1983. I wish I had been smart enough to stay in, I would either be retired for 6 years right now or dead, either way a very honorable profession.
Posted 2008-11-11 11:26 PM (#94733 - in reply to #94667) Subject: RE: Veteran's Day
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We should never forgot our American Hero's for the freedom they have given us. I too thank you for fighting for my rights as an American. I pray for those fallen soldiers, and their families. Thank you, and God Bless America
Posted 2008-11-12 7:47 PM (#94798 - in reply to #94690) Subject: RE: Veteran's Day
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Posts: 335 Location: Decatur, Texas
Originally written by HWBar on 2008-11-11 12:48 PM
Well I say your welcome, USMC 1982-1986, part of the USMC we police the whole damn world tour, with stops in Beruit and Grenada in 1983. I wish I had been smart enough to stay in, I would either be retired for 6 years right now or dead, either way a very honorable profession.
Okay, I'll toot my own horn too. USAF during the Cold War. Stationed on the Distant Early Warning System (DEW) in Greenland in case the USSR sent missiles over the north pole headed for the USA. I was a radar tech in one of the most remote bases in the world at the time. No public phones, no TV, AFRS was the only link to the outside world, mail call once a week, one movie per week that you could watch over and over, and the rest of the time you sat around bored to death until the Cuban Missile Crisis erupted. When our base went to Defcon 2 it appeared we were really headed for nuclear holocaust. I thank God that we didn't have a hothead in the oval office at the time who would have pulled the trigger without remorse. I wasn't a big fan of JFK at the time, but have learned to admire his courage to stand against his military advisors and seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis. And, I joined the USAF to avoid the draft that Mr. Kennedy was going to spring on me. Got my notice after I had enlisted to report for my pre-induction physical. I still believe that the draft should be in place today.
Veteran's Day
