Veterans Day

jmcarter · 11-12-2013, 10:52 AM

Having served in Southeast Asia (Medic with the 432nd Support Squadron) and visiting the Wall in DC I can't even fathom the 58,000 lives lost there or the countless others who returned a shadow of their former selves. Sadly, many of those never survived. The sheer numbers are lost on me, the sacrifice of each and every one of them means more to me than I can ever express.

Rightly so, "The Greatest Generation" is heralded because they fought the war that had to be won. Subsequent wars have been fought for less noble reasons but their warriors have a special nobility as well. So much is owed to all of our warriors.

11-12-2013, 10:52 AM	#7
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,315 Likes: 2,446 Liked 3,247 Times in 987 Posts	Re: Veterans Day Having served in Southeast Asia (Medic with the 432nd Support Squadron) and visiting the Wall in DC I can't even fathom the 58,000 lives lost there or the countless others who returned a shadow of their former selves. Sadly, many of those never survived. The sheer numbers are lost on me, the sacrifice of each and every one of them means more to me than I can ever express. Rightly so, "The Greatest Generation" is heralded because they fought the war that had to be won. Subsequent wars have been fought for less noble reasons but their warriors have a special nobility as well. So much is owed to all of our warriors. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table