PatriotJohn
Footballguy
Retired Air Force 1982-2002. Just wanted to say thank you to all the others who wore the uniform and also to the military families who supported you.
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ttiger72
Footballguy
Retired Air Force 1982-2002. Just wanted to say thank you to all the others who wore the uniform and also to the military families who supported you.
Thanks from me as well!
Socrates11
Footballguy
Thank You!
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
USMC '93-'01.
beer 30
Footballguy
I'll echo the thanks and appreciation for all the vets out there, past & present.
There are a lot of veterans out there. I encourage you to seek them out not just today but anytime really and thank them. It doesn't have to be sappy, doesn't have to be long and drawn out. Just a simply hand shake or pat on the back and a thank you. Means an awful lot to folks who sacrificed a bunch for us to be able to do what we do.
Thank you and God bless you all.
There are a lot of veterans out there. I encourage you to seek them out not just today but anytime really and thank them. It doesn't have to be sappy, doesn't have to be long and drawn out. Just a simply hand shake or pat on the back and a thank you. Means an awful lot to folks who sacrificed a bunch for us to be able to do what we do.
Thank you and God bless you all.
WHAT IS A VET
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar,
a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin
holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort
of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in
parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or
emblem. You can’t tell a vet just by looking.
What is a vet?
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons
a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn’t run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown
frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours
of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
She or he—is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every
night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another—or didn’t come back
AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat—but has saved
countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into
Marines, and teaching them to watch each other’s backs.
He is the parade—riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a
prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at
the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the
anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in
the ocean’s sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket—palsied now and
aggravatingly slow—who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day
long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being—a person who offered some
of his life’s most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed
his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing
more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation
ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over
and say Thank You. That’s all most people need, and in most cases it will mean
more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
Two little words that mean a lot, “THANK YOU.”
Remember November 11th is Veterans Day.
“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It
is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the
soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.”
Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar,
a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin
holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort
of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in
parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or
emblem. You can’t tell a vet just by looking.
What is a vet?
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons
a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn’t run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown
frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours
of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
She or he—is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every
night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another—or didn’t come back
AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat—but has saved
countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into
Marines, and teaching them to watch each other’s backs.
He is the parade—riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a
prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at
the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the
anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in
the ocean’s sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket—palsied now and
aggravatingly slow—who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day
long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being—a person who offered some
of his life’s most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed
his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing
more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation
ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over
and say Thank You. That’s all most people need, and in most cases it will mean
more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
Two little words that mean a lot, “THANK YOU.”
Remember November 11th is Veterans Day.
“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It
is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the
soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose
coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.”
Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC
Lord of the Rings
Footballguy
Today is always a tough day for me.
My step-father spent 2 years in Vietnam as a combat medic (including 2 months as a POW). His physical, mental, and emotional scars were evident throughout the 13 years he was married to my mother. He was not the best of fathers, to say the least, but looking back I think he did the best job he knew how to do. The deck was certainly stacked against him. After my mother divorced him, our family lost track of him. 5 years ago we received word that he drowned in a shallow creek near his childhood home. He was intoxicated. He died alone and broken. But I learned from him a valuable lesson growing up. He was proud to serve his country even though his country never seemed to be proud of him for his service. "Freedom doesn't come free," he always said, "Some people just don't get it." Those words, seem trite to some, but to me they are what I hold onto every veterans day when I remember the man that I grew up hating and yet loved so dearly. The price that is paid for our freedom is steep indeed.
My real father, whom I have a great relationship with, served for 25 years in the Air Force.
My younger sister is finishing up her 10th year in the Air Force and has recently finished an 18th month tour in Afghanistan. She serves proudly.
God bless our nation and God bless those who give their lives to protect the freedoms that we enjoy.
My step-father spent 2 years in Vietnam as a combat medic (including 2 months as a POW). His physical, mental, and emotional scars were evident throughout the 13 years he was married to my mother. He was not the best of fathers, to say the least, but looking back I think he did the best job he knew how to do. The deck was certainly stacked against him. After my mother divorced him, our family lost track of him. 5 years ago we received word that he drowned in a shallow creek near his childhood home. He was intoxicated. He died alone and broken. But I learned from him a valuable lesson growing up. He was proud to serve his country even though his country never seemed to be proud of him for his service. "Freedom doesn't come free," he always said, "Some people just don't get it." Those words, seem trite to some, but to me they are what I hold onto every veterans day when I remember the man that I grew up hating and yet loved so dearly. The price that is paid for our freedom is steep indeed.
My real father, whom I have a great relationship with, served for 25 years in the Air Force.
My younger sister is finishing up her 10th year in the Air Force and has recently finished an 18th month tour in Afghanistan. She serves proudly.
God bless our nation and God bless those who give their lives to protect the freedoms that we enjoy.
MaddHatter
Footballguy
Did a stint with the Air Force 2002-2005 til I got injured on the flight line. Thank you for your service.Retired Air Force 1982-2002. Just wanted to say thank you to all the others who wore the uniform and also to the military families who supported you.
Flash
Footballguy
Papa Georgio
Footballguy
to all who did. 
phthalatemagic
Footballguy
thanks
Saints-Man
Footballguy
I would also like to offer my thanks to all the veterans and their families. Thank you for your service!
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Wow, only 18 replies?
Thank you to all the Veterans, and may God bless all of you.
RIP Capt. Patrick Olson We miss you.......
Thank you to all the Veterans, and may God bless all of you.
RIP Capt. Patrick Olson We miss you.......
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
There's a thread for this year, Pack. Not saying not to bump this or what not, but that should explain the lack of replies is all. Well, at least 2009 replies. 2008...? Yeah I got nuthin' there....
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Thanks.Retired Air Force 1982-2002. Just wanted to say thank you to all the others who wore the uniform and also to the military families who supported you.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Memorial Day BUMP
A huge thank you to all current and former military personnel. Your sacrifices enable useless slobs like me to sit in my underwear all day typing on a computer. Sucks that we only remember to say thanks on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
But THANKS!
A huge thank you to all current and former military personnel. Your sacrifices enable useless slobs like me to sit in my underwear all day typing on a computer. Sucks that we only remember to say thanks on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
But THANKS!
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
And thanks to my dear, departed Pops who served in the Army from 1958-1970. I'm not half the man you were.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Memorial Day is about honoring the combat dead. Not glorifying the current military, the current wars or the insane system that is propping them both up.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
I'm thanking them in advance, since they won't be able to read this when they're dead. But good lookin' out.
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crackattack
Footballguy
US Navy 91-95 Hospital Corpsman
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
If you get a chance to look at the PBS Memporial Day concert, about ten minutes in Selma Blair "performs" a recent letter written to a MemDay website by the wife of a dead soldier and you'll never have your heart better broken by any media. I was a total mess by the end.
medium aristotle
Footballguy
Thanks for your service vets
pittstownkiller
Footballguy
Thank you, from my family and me!
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Mrs. BSR
Footballguy
Several years ago, at an airsoft game, we had the extreme pleasure of getting to hear a story from one of the men who was at Iwo Jima. Our whole family made a point to shake his hand afterwards and thank him for his service. He died a few years ago. :( RIP
Thank you to all who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Thank you to all who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Pots
Footballguy
This is not the thread to be spewing this stuff. Make your own thread please.For those who died in the military and those still in it serving this country, thank you!
Ursa M
Footballguy
I was at a Vikings game a few years back and the flag was carried in by one of the Iwo Jima survivors. Cue standing ovation, thunderous applause and
from pretty much the entire 65,000 in attendance.Thank you.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
One of the best ways to honor those lost is to keep the dialogue going about what puts soldiers in harm's way, so we armchairs lose as few of our valued men & women as possible.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Thanks to everyone, past or present, in the military for their service.
Pots
Footballguy
While I don't disagree that you should voice your opinion on such a subject, I greatly disagree about this being the place to do it for obvious reasons. I think it's very disrespectful and takes the focus of the thread and derails it, as I'm sure you can see happening right now. That's why we have other threads to discuss political thoughts/agendas. This thread is clearly for thanking those who were lost (and if you like) those still in the armed forces.
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Thx to all those who've died defending Pots's right to not get it...
Pots
Footballguy
Seriously? You're going to be throwing out personal attacks in a Memorial Day thank you thread?
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
what color is the sky in your world? i'm done -
Apple Jack
Footballguy
How about I'll post wherever I damn well please. And this is a Veterans Day thread, not Memorial Day. Those being honored by Memorial Day can't read your posts.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
What he's saying is take the anti-war
and post it in the Iraqi War: What is is good for thread. This is the equivalent of being mad at the current Boston Red Sox because the 1928 Red Sox didn't win the pennant or talking about how your marriage is falling apart at a job interview. Right now I have one of my best friends and my #2 at work deployed to Kandahar, and my Marine buddy just got back from a year in Helmand province where he lost a few of his brothers. I personally have seen a lot of death and destruction but Memorial Day isn't about me or any one person, it is about all of those who answered the call and made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. If you don't agree with the current wars or don't want to "glorify" the current uniform wearers then fine. But spewing your discontent on Memorial Day IS disrespectful to those who have fallen, and it IS not the right time or place.
Pots
Footballguy
You are correct on this statement. I read a previous post about Memorial Day in this thread that got that in my head.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
You're not getting it either. The complaint is keep the Memorial Day honors to those it is about. Anything above that is pushing YOUR agenda. Get it?What he's saying is take the anti-war
Pots
Footballguy
Thank you.What he's saying is take the anti-war
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
There are no agendas on Memorial Day, that's really the whole point you rube.You're not getting it either. The complaint is keep the Memorial Day honors to those it is about. Anything above that is pushing YOUR agenda. Get it?What he's saying is take the anti-war
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