Veterans Day!

[DesertPirate]

To all who served,
Thank You!

For all my Brothers in Arms

 

[sr71plt]

Heard an interesting slant on Veterans Day today. It's my mother-in-law's birthday (born 11/11/11, which means it's a birthday I certainly don't forget). Talked to her on the telephone this afternoon, and she said she remembered the very first armistice day (in 1918). The Spanish flu, which the soldiers brought back to the States from Europe, was raging through the country. My mother-in-law was locked in a room on the third floor of her house, her parents not knowing any better way to try to keep her safe, while other members of her family were dying of the flu on the second floor. While there, she watched the very first Armistice Day parade in her town going by out on the street--the only way her 7th birthday was marked.

Sort of a stereo story for me--on the same day half way across the country, my paternal grandfather died of the Spanish flu (with his insurance firm dying with him because of all of the life insurance policies it had to pay out). Just a week before he'd won election as the Indiana state treasurer and the future was looking bright.

 

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All who serve, all that served, and all that gave their lives

 

[_Lynn_]

Thank you ... to each and every one.

 

[TE999]

FREEDOM ISN'T FREE!

All gave some...some gave all.

THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY

 

[voluptuary_manque]

uh . . . you're welcome?


We were just doing our job, yanno.

 

[TE999]

uh . . . you're welcome?


We were just doing our job, yanno.

So was I...only we sent our officers out to fight...

(U.S.A.F. 1959-1964)

 

[Edward Teach]

Thanks to all who served.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

Reminds me of the slogan: "Land of the Free, because of the Brave."

 

[slyc_willie]

For my friends I can no longer see without a headstone in the way . . . .

For those who have sacrificed more than they anticipated . . . .

I extend thanks, sympathies, remembrances, and a heartily offered good German beer.

I could have been one of the walking wounded, but I survived and grew and healed. I wish that upon all my fellow comrades-in-arms.

God bless us all.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Rules for the Non-Military:

Dear Civilians:

'We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many
civilians up in arms and excited to join the military.

For those of you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a
few of the areas where we would like your assistance:

1.The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during the
playing of the National Anthem - kick their ass.

2.When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in
protest - kick their ass.

3.Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest amount
of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise, quietly pull
them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the very freedom they
bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many sacrifices these veterans
made to make this Nation great.
Then hold them down while a disabled veteran kicks their ass.

4.(GUYS) If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you were.
Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling others that
you used to be 'Special Forces,' and collecting GI Joe memorabilia, might
have been okay when you were seven years old. Now, it will only make you
look stupid and get your ass kicked.

5.Next time you come across an Air Force member, do not ask them, 'Do you
fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. Such ignorance
deserves an ass-kicking (children are exempt).

6.If you witness someone calling the US Coast Guard 'non-military', inform
them of their mistake - and kick their ass.

7.Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your
darn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart.
Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her.
Of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass-kicking.

8.Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or a veteran. We are
Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of our party affiliation.
Our Chain of Command is to include our Commander-In-Chief (CinC).. The
President (for those who didn't know) is our CinC, regardless of political
party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those big important
buildings where all those representatives meet; all we know is that when
those civilian representatives screw up the situation, they call upon the
military to go straighten it out. If you keep asking us the same stupid
questions repeatedly, you will get your ass kicked!

9.'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me - stop saying It!
If she did, she would most likely be a Vet, and therefore could kick your ass!

10.bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying, 'Let's go
kill those Commies'. And stop asking us where he is. Crystal balls are not
standard issue in the military. That reminds me - if you see anyone calling
those darn psychic phone numbers, let me know, so I can go kick their ass!

11.'Flyboy' (Air Force), 'Jarhead' (Marines), 'Grunt' (Army), 'Squid'
(Navy), 'Puddle Jumpers' (Coast Guard), etc., are terms of endearment we use
describing each other. Unless you are a service member or Vet, you have not
earned the right to use them. Using them could get your ass kicked.

12.Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the military,
support our troops and their families. Every Thanksgiving and religious
holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please remember that there
are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors, Marines, coast guardsmen, and airmen far from
home wishing they could be with their families. Thank God for our military
and the sacrifices they make every day. Without them, our country would get
its 'ass kicked.'

'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the
press.'

'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.'

'It's the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to
demonstrate.'

'It's the Military 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.'




Bless 'em all

 

[oggbashan]

'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the
press.'

I have some reservations about this one.

In Bayeux, France, there is a memorial garden to those reporters who have died reporting the news since 1945.

Many of them died reporting Vietnam - of course many of them were Vietnamese but were reporting for the free world.

Many died reporting conflicts in Africa in the last twenty years.

Many died reporting Middle East conflicts between Arab and Israeli, between Iraq and Iran, between Iraq and the US and its allies.

A free press requires people willing to risk their lives to bring us the news.

It may need veterans too - but without the reporters there would be no free press.

Bayeux honours them. Where else are they remembered?

Og

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I have some reservations about this one.

In Bayeux, France, there is a memorial garden to those reporters who have died reporting the news since 1945.

Many of them died reporting Vietnam - of course many of them were Vietnamese but were reporting for the free world.

Many died reporting conflicts in Africa in the last twenty years.

Many died reporting Middle East conflicts between Arab and Israeli, between Iraq and Iran, between Iraq and the US and its allies.

A free press requires people willing to risk their lives to bring us the news.

It may need veterans too - but without the reporters there would be no free press.

Bayeux honours them. Where else are they remembered?

Og

But, even though those reporters might be heroic, they did not die for their country, they died for their craft. And while I consider them a great asset to freedom, they did not die defending that freedom. IMHO.

 

[oggbashan]

But, even though those reporters might be heroic, they did not die for their country, they died for their craft. And while I consider them a great asset to freedom, they did not die defending that freedom. IMHO.

Some of them did die defending that freedom - killed by oppressive and secretive regimes just because the reporters were reporting the reality of life under that regime.

I consider that most of them are just as important to the defence of freedom as the infantrymen face to face with the enemy.

Edited for: Some didn't die by accident; by being in the wrong place when fire was incoming - they were killed for being reporters and some died even though they knew that reporting the reality would make them targets.

Og

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

For my friends I can no longer see without a headstone in the way . . . .

For those who have sacrificed more than they anticipated . . . .

I extend thanks, sympathies, remembrances, and a heartily offered good German beer.

I could have been one of the walking wounded, but I survived and grew and healed. I wish that upon all my fellow comrades-in-arms.

God bless us all.

To which even a Pagan like myself will say Amen.

 

[DesertPirate]

Rules for the Non-Military:

7.Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on your
darn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your heart.
Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be carrying her.
Of course, failure to do either of those could earn you a severe ass-kicking.

Bless 'em all

The law has changed, Vets are allowed the "Privilege" of saluting the colors now.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

The law has changed, Vets are allowed the "Privilege" of saluting the colors now.

Really? I like it. Could you provide a citation for that?

 

[DesertPirate]

Really? I like it. Could you provide a citation for that?

I was told by a retired Colonel at our Aunts funeral that the law was signed last year. I missed it too. We can salute at Funerals and presenting the Colors, etc.

 

[Liar]

2.When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in protest - kick their ass.

.............

'It's the Military 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.'

Ok, I'm confused. Do I or do I not kick aforementioned ass?

 

[DesertPirate]

Ok, I'm confused. Do I or do I not kick aforementioned ass?

If someone is defacing the Flag?
Kick their Ass!

 

[DesertPirate]

Found a real answer.
http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2008/1...he-flag-clarifying-the-change-in-the-us-code/

Looks good to me

 

[Zeb_Carter]

The law has changed, Vets are allowed the "Privilege" of saluting the colors now.

Please re-read the rules...they are for civilians, not vets.

Ok, I'm confused. Do I or do I not kick aforementioned ass?

You as a civilian kick their ass, we vets make it possible for them to burn it. We will kick their asses as we see fit for being disrespectful to the flag we have fought so hard for.

 

[Liar]

If someone is defacing the Flag?
Kick their Ass!

You don't read quotes?

 

[Liar]

You as a civilian kick their ass, we vets make it possible for them to burn it. We will kick their asses as we see fit for being disrespectful to the flag we have fought so hard for.

Getting cross-eyed here... possible or not?

 

[DesertPirate]

Please re-read the rules...they are for civilians, not vets.



You as a civilian kick their ass, we vets make it possible for them to burn it. We will kick their asses as we see fit for being disrespectful to the flag we have fought so hard for.

Zeb, they changed the code, we can salute the Flag now.