Memorial Day

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[koalabear]

Barbecues 'bottom of the list' for mothers of fallen troops on Memorial Day

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...mothers-of-fallen-troops-on-memorial-day?lite

 

[bra_man69]

Early today outside my cave there was a group of navy seals that walk I think they said from New York going to Dallas made aside trip to see are local war hero Audie Murphy statue

Carry your load good group of men.

 

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[derpybody]

derrrrrrrrrrrrp!

 

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[Cheyenne]

*bump*

Thank you to all who serve in the military and especially those who gave their lives. Thank you also to the military families who, in their own way, serve right along with their loved one in our armed forces.

 

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[Frizzle_Fry]

It's a beautiful day, not a sad day. A perfect day for quiet reflection about how fortunate we are as a nation and as a people, to have so many willing to step forward to deliver the nation's message in causes bigger than themselves. We are truly blessed.

I gotta ask man.....how long did it take you to get there?

B/c memorial day is about as depressing for me as it gets....and veterans day just chaps my tits.

 

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[Frizzle_Fry]

When I realized it wasn't all about me, or my war.

Indeed....I don't feel bitter, at least I don't think so. Just sad....and maybe even guilt about how some things that happened even though it was the only way it could have happened. Should have would have could have hua?

It's the same bitter sweet pride/sadness I feel well up in my eyes when I hear the National Anthem, if that makes sense. But there is no mistaking that I do feel privileged to have known and served with such fine warriors, who have died with such honor it moves me heart and soul.

 

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[Jackotheshadows]

God help us if we ever deplete our reservoir of selfless courage. When I was a kid I used to wonder why my dad and grand father would tear up during the National Anthem. After my own experience and having sons of my own, I never saw the color in the same way again. You understand what can be asked of you in her name.

Amen, brother. This happens to me, every time I hear it. Never got to me until I was listening to it in a bunker, 1991 in the Gulf, over Armed Forces Radio. With the sound of A-10s, -16s and -15s ripping over head.

I lucked out, and we only had Scuds, and a couple hundred casualties come through my Evac Hospital. If I were downrange now, well, it'd be a different story....

 

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