Thank You

[Glenn]

I'm wearing my American Flag tie today. Thank you vets past and present.

 

[SkiDork]

+1

 

[dmc]

Korean War for my Father
WWII for all of my grandfathers
WWI for all of my great grandfathers

I am in the first generation of my family that has not served....all ten male cousins and three females. That's why my elders fought, so we would not have to unless we chose to.

Thank you

I'm the first male in my family that didn't join up...
I attribute it to the hard word of those who came before me..

 

[bvibert]

:flag:

:beer:

 

[Warp Daddy]

:flag: :flag:

 

[severine]

Thank you to all who have given so much for the rest of us.

 

[gorgonzola]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

 

[campgottagopee]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

That is terrible "G"......so sorry

senseless for sure

 

[dmc]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

so sorry..
It's not easy for sure...

We've lost a lot of our future in those dusty deserts..

 

[severine]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

Senseless and sad indeed. My condolences...

 

[WJenness]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

Wow... No words...

I am so sorry for your family's loss...

-w

 

[Warp Daddy]

Gorgo : No words can ever suffice to soothe the loss of this fine young man -- thoughts and prayers

Warp

 

[WakeboardMom]

let us not forget that veterans are not just people who were sent off to war. Veterans are anyone that voluntereed freely for a term of service for this country. Without these volunteers, we would probably use some form of conscription to fill the ranks. :flag:

My son, a naval lt., just posted on FB: Conscription ended in 1973. We have manned three wars with an all-volunteer military. Amazing.

The other incredibly moving thing I have had the honor to see is the American cemetary in Normandy. It's filled with young men who volunteered; I'll never get over that visit.

Thank you to all those who have served.

 

[WakeboardMom]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

Very, very sorry for your loss.

 

[madman]

gorgonzola; So sorry for your loss.

migs01 You must be much younger than me. This conscription you speak of was called the Draft. People just a few years older than me got drafted and served. I am not trying to start anything I just think people should know in wars past it was not all volunteer. All people who serve deserve our respect and thanks.

 

[WakeboardMom]

gorgonzola; So sorry for your loss.

migs01 You must be much younger than me. This conscription you speak of was called the Draft. People just a few years older than me got drafted and served. I am not trying to start anything I just think people should know in wars past it was not all volunteer. All people who serve deserve our respect and thanks.

Absolutely they do.

 

[drjeff]

my niece got married late september
her new groom shipped out to afghanistan 2 weeks ago

last night the phone rings
he was killed by a roadside bomb

although i appreciate their sacrifices for our freedom
i'm not feeling the flag waving right now

so senseless...

Thoughts and sympathies headed towards your family

 

[dmc]

People just a few years older than me got drafted and served

I was too young to have any friends get drafted but a few of our family friends were and I remember that very well.

One never came back
It was then that my parents stopped letting us watch the news coming from Vietnam. It really changed them.
I recently found out that my Dad is a Vietnam era Vet... He was involved in PsyOps.. He never talked about it..

 

[mlctvt]

My nephew's a navy seal; I think he's in Yemen right now ( You're never sure where a navy seal is any given day.) I think about him and his friends every day.

Saturday night I was picking up a bottle of wine in the package store. A young marine was in the store talking to his friend who worked there mentioning that he just got back from Afghanistan. I turned to him and said “thank you for your service" and I asked him if I could pay for the beer he was buying. He was real nice about not accepting my offer but I persisted. It's the least I could do for one of our vets who take huge risks for low pay while away from their family. People around me seemed shocked that I'd pay for a stranger’s beer. I'm shocked that someone would be shocked by this..

 

[dmc]

I turned to him and said “thank you for your service" and I asked him if I could pay for the beer he was buying. He was real nice about not accepting my offer but I persisted. It's the least I could do for one of our vets who take huge risks for low pay while away from their family.

i fly into Stewart Airport in NY a lot.. And many times there's guys coming back from the middle east on their way to West Point. if there's beer available on the plane - I always buy a round for them but i ask to do it anonymously.. I figure it's only $50 - like you it's the least i can do..

I do thank the military for their service.. And 99% of the time the response is great... But one guy got on my case for not volunteering at the airport in Dallas. All I did was thank him for his service.. And he tore into me.. i let him... Didn't ever respond... Guess he needed to vent...
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