Veteran's Day Thankyou

[paganangel]

thankyou mae. thankyou aaron. thankyou to everyone in our armed forces today, yesterday and tomorrow. today i, a selfish apathetic, spoiled person, think of you and give thaks. you are my angels. you are the reason that i can love my country while bitching about it. you are what enables us to continue.

to our veterans and military...
all gave some
some gave all

 

[thumbs2_ca]

yes

I will be doing the minutes silence today and thinking of our veterans as well.
We have a free country and for that some did give all.

 

[lilminx]

Great thread, PaganAngel. Thank you for starting it.

 

[Calamity Jane]

no profound or moving statements from me. just... ditto what he said.

 

[Barb Dwyer]

Ditto. What they said.

Thanks to all vets.

Bump

 

[Chuckus]

Thanks to ALL who have and are serving in the US Military.

All gave some, , Some gave all.

 

[Rubyfruit]

Mae and Aaron are veterans?

Yes, thank you to all of our veterans.

Great thread, Pagan.

Ruby

 

[PHANTOM5875]

It's impossible to put adequately into words how much we owe to our veterans, past and present. You "hold the line" to insure we continue to live the American way of life.

I am, now and always, deeply proud and grateful to all of you guys and gals who serve our great nation.

Love to you all on your special day.

Phantom.

 

[OUTSIDER]

In the UK today is rememberance sunday (11/11/01) and the Queen will lay a wreath of red poppie's on the Cenotaph in the Mall.

Below is a photo of the US ambassador and his wife who have for the first time been invited to the parade.


"Lest we forget, they died that we may live in freedom and peace"

 

[Shylady]

Thanks Vets, I admire you all.

Special hugs to "^^" and all those that fought in that 'unpopular' war. None of you got the support you all deserve.

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

WHAT IS A VET?

For all the other vets on the board (no I didn't write this, but I wish I had):

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
protestor to burn the flag." - Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC

 

[tigerjen]

Thank you paganangel!

paganangel....

I was about to start a thread in regards to Veteran's
Day, then I saw your thread.....I want to say thank
you for being the one to start it up, and that this
year, Veteran's Day means a lot more than ever!

A friend of mine, jaded1, who just joined up here on
Literotica, is a Vietnam vet......he is a great person!

To all those who fought in wars past and present,
to the men and women in the armed forces,
THANK YOU and God Bless America!

TJ

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Mae and Aaron are veterans?

Yes, thank you to all of our veterans.

I think we should list all the vets here.

I know Lost Cause, myself and Desert Amazon are vets. Who else?

 

[tigerjen]

good idea!

I think we should list all the vets here.
I know Lost Cause, myself and Desert Amazon are
vets. Who else?

I think that is a good idea!

 

[miles]

Saving Pvt. Ryan is on TV tonight, and I strongly recommend anyone who has not seen it to tune in. Aside from the realistic battle scenes, it's a testament to the sacrifices paid by hundreds of thousands of American soldiers.

The following poem was written during WW I.



In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.


We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.


Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

[bluntforcemama]

You're welcome, and I'm so glad to see that one of the avs is continuously roaming the board. Me: April: now you. How wonderful.


*Go CoastGuard!* Bet ya'll never knew that 'bout me. Finally got them on my license plates.

 

[FlamingoBlue]

I am forever grateful to those brave....

soldiers that gave their all to preserve our freedoms.

blue

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

You're welcome, and I'm so glad to see that one of the avs is continuously roaming the board. Me: April: now you. How wonderful.


*Go CoastGuard!* Bet ya'll never knew that 'bout me. Finally got them on my license plates.

Hey! Another Coastie!

No, I never knew that!

I was stationed at Yaquina Bay for the last 2.5 years of my hitch. I had responsibility for the 44's and then the 52 ft. Victory. I loved the Victory, but those 52's have a round bottom, and I injured my ears in Yorktown, so I always got more sick on the Victory than any other boat.

I see they have 47's now that are about as large as the 52's yet faster than the 44's - kewl!

My scuzzy card is causing me fits or I would scan some of my Coastie photos, but here is a poor digi photo of a photo I took about 20 years ago.

 

[LukkyKnight]

It is good to remember

that it was, orginally, an international holiday. It is grand that the Queen of England has opted to include the American ambassador.

It's why I slipped this thread in just after midnight on the east coast...

 

[April]

On behalf of my father, husband, father-in-law and brothers-in-law, you're welcome.

On behalf of them, thank you to the other veterans. Without those who went before, we would not be here, living our lives in this way.

The mission comes first. Always.

 

[morninggirl5]

I knew a man, called him Sandy Cane.
Few folks even knew his name.
But a hero, yes was he.
Left a boy, came back a man.
Still many just don't understand
about the reasons we are free.
I can't forget the look in his eyes,
or the tears he cried,
as he said these words to me.


All gave some and some gave all.
Some stood through for the red, white and blue,
and some had to fall.

And if you ever think of me,
think of all your liberties, and recall,
some gave all.


Now, Sandy Cane is no longer here.
But his words are oh so clear
as they echo throughout our land.
and all his friends who gave us all,
who stood the ground and took the fall
to help their fellow man.

Love your country and live with pride
and don't forget those who died.
America, can't you see

All gave some and some gave all.
Some stood through for the red, white and blue,
and some had to fall.

And if you ever think of me,
think of all your liberties, and recall,
some gave all.




It doesn't begin to say enough, but it's the only words we have.



Thank you.

 

[nhatrang]

Many thanks for your remembrance

God bless you, adorable child -- we old men often wonder if anyone remembers. And are all the more grateful to learn that you do . . .

And stay ever mindful of those brave men and women who are on the sharp end of it today . . . they need our support more than ever!

Again, deep thanks.

Yours aye,

Nhatrang

 

[KillerMuffin]

The StudMuffin and I are both veterans, though he's a combat veteran and I'm not.

 

[A_Jacks]

I too put my life on the line and would gladly do so again.
I have friends on thier way in, some whom served in Desert Storm and I burn incense for them every day theat they may return safe and victorious.

 

[LRC]

A day to Honor

A day to Remember
Thank you to all members of our Armed Forces
Past and Present


"Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more."
- Henry V