Happy Veterans Day
Just wanted to wish all the Veterans on here a good day. I personally did not serve but appreciate those that did and have for their sacrifices for this great country.
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Add my sincere thank you as well. To all those who serve now and have served before, thank you for all you are doing and have done. If it wasn't for your service, we may not be able to enjoy the freedom that we have today and perhaps not be able to enjoy this little song from years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8QksTKRYS0 Ken Kopecky 1454 E/SA Proud to be an American |
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I served in the United States Marine Corps for four years and I was the thirteenth Marine in my family. I'm proud to have served and would do it again in a heartbeat. I also thank all the men and women who have served and are currently serving. I pray for you all every night.
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I would like to say thanks to all the veterans that have served and are currently serving our great country. Because of you, I sleep well at night !
Proudly served: USMC 1979-1982 HQ. Co. 1st Marines-Camp Pendleton, CA USAF 1985-1988 CES, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB |
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God bless our troops and thank you for fighting for our freedom.!!
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God bless our troops and I was proud to have served in the U.S. NAVY.
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US Navy Submarine Service from 1967 - 1971 and proud of it!
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Went to Appleby's for lunch.For the past three years they've given all vets a lunch munu on Veterans Day.I noticed there weren't as many vets there today,especially the from theWWII era.That's a real nice gesture ,I'll be sure to patronise them in the coming year.And the food is good too.
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My late father was captured during WW2 and luckily escaped while being moved to a prisoner camp.
Many that went never made it back. While talking to some Peral Harbor survivors recently, I was told of how some lived with some guilt, having survived while their mates died. We were told that one who died earlier this year requested to be buried with his mates. His wish will be granted, an urn will be passed through a crack in the sunken Arizona this coming December in a ceremony held on the day of the attack of Pearl harbor. Ed is right in saying there are fewer veterans as time goes by and all the more important we thank all those still with us and help those that are in need. |
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Sacrifice and service teaches you more about yourself than you'll ever know otherwise
Very good choice of words Jim! US Army 1968-1970 82nd Airborne |
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Happy Veterans Day to all.......................Vietnam 1970-1971 101st Airborne.
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A very Happy Veteran's Day to all servicemen and servicewomen, past and present!
We owe our way of life to their devotion and sacrifice! 1SG Lew Silverman (US Army-Retired) 1967-2008 Operation Joint Guard/Operation Enduring Freedom |
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So true, service and sacrifice for others teaches one a lot about oneself.
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Thank you to all vets for your sacrifice so we can live in freedom. God Bless all of you.
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I also would like to thank our Veterans. Living with these guys and working side by side with them for the last eight months has given me a new found respect for them. Most of these guys went from high school graduation to boot camp and really don't know anything else. I've been asked how I like it over here, and my reply is I would do it again in a heartbeat. If you guys could see some of the conditions these guys live in you also would have a new found respect for them. I can't tell you how many FOB's or SP's we went to in the dead of summer which over here is 120* in the shade and these guys don't have any a/c or a working refrigerator for cold drinks or a working washer and dryer or a working hot water heater to take a hot shower in the winter now that its getting cold. That's my job, to give these guys an electrically safe and working base so to speak. I just came from a base this past week where a couple soldiers got shocked and when we got there someone had wired up a wash machine wrong. If you now anything about electric, you'll know that wiring up the ground wire to a hot phase is going to energize the chassis of the washer NOT GOOD and when its sitting side by side with another washer that is wired up right you have a very bad situation on your hands. This unit burnt holes in the two units on each side of it where it was arching (shorting out) between the two. So if someone walked up and touched one unit with their left hand and the one wired up wrong with their right hand they just put 120 volt across their heart and most of the time that's not going to end well. We went to one base that they could not go a week with out having an electrical fire and things burning up which is not a good thing at all. After spending a couple months there we rewired their camp and made it safe for them to operate out of. I personally am honored to help improve the moral of these guys. You can truly see the difference when you can give them cold drinks, hot food or a hot shower and a safe electrical system. We walk in to most bases and most guys kind of give us a cold shoulder at first but after they realize we are there to help them and they see that they treat us like one of the guys. A Lt. Colonel and his First Sgt. gave us one of there battalion metal and really showed there appreciation for our work. Once again I'm honored to be able to help these guys.
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