Veterans Thank You For Your Service

[Mark M.]

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My annual musical tribute to the Armed Forces. You know the drill. Stand if you’re able when your song is played

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[D Coots]

A big thanks to all that served.

Remember them all.

Dad in 1944. P51 mechanic. Washed out of pilot school after learning he had a hole in his eardrum.



Later

Dave

 

[Murray Brook]

God bless all them brave vets.

 

[jackieschmidt]

Thank you.
US Army, drafted 1967, ETS’d out 1969, Sgt E-5.

And thanks to all of my fellow Veterans.
This is my Basic Training photo. I was two months shy of 19 years old.

 

[PhilC]

Service runs deep in my family, all my uncles on both sides and an aunt on mother's side. My dad and an uncle from my mom's side were career, my dad in USAF and uncle Jim in the Navy.

All 4 of my younger brothers served at least one enlistment active, guard, or reserves. One did 20yrs in USAF Reserves the other an active tour in the Army then transitioned to USAF reserves until 30yrs. I was career USAF, retired 1995.

Watching TCM's tribute to Veterans as I type, They Were Exendable, is airing now.

Edit to add: Forgot that 2 uncles dad's side also served, one in VietNam and the other in the USAF stateside.

 

[DBerry2043]

Thank you to all of those who served!!!!

 

[steve210]

Thank you to all that served!

 

[DumpHollow]

Thanks to all veterans.

US Navy 1967-1973
USS Thomas Jefferson, SSBN(618) Gold Crew
MM1(SS) Nuclear Power Plant Operator
Discharged E6

 

[Dgd6mm]

Thank all you Veteran's for your service and may God Bless you.

 

[Rick in Oregon]

Hand salute and God bless to all my fellow veterans on this day.
Some of us were fortunate to come home, many did not.
I came home, but have never forgotten those who were less fortunate.

Looking purty salty at 20 yrs old in Chu Lai in 1966.
The picture would look much different now.....

 

[Steel Mover]

We are a warrior family, our members fought in every war this country or the colonies before the country ever fought in, all of them. My father flew Hudson Bombers in the North Atlantic anti Sub Patrols, his three brothers were all Navy, but one, was a Marine, 1st Marine Division 1940-46. I served as a Recondo / LRP Sargent in the 101st Airborne Div 64-67. We all came home. My son did 23 years as a PJ/CRO Major and the Daughter a Sargent did 6 in the sand box. Our family sir name is 6,000 years old and actually means "man of war".

A day or remembering as all my team are now gone except for me.

 

[4570]

Thank you for your Service to All who have Served !

 

[STS]

My daughter gave me something last week that I never knew existed. My mother kept a diary from 1943 thru 1946. She gave it to her grand daughter. My father wasn't drafted in the early years of the war, which was unusual to say the least. My older sister became ill, and the physicians advise was to move to a dryer climate. Common advise in the 40's. They moved, and my father was drafted within weeks. Turns out he had been working 16 hours a day on the Oak Ridge Tennessee uranium enrichment project. I am almost hesitant to read the entries in her diary from the standpoint of comparing the sacrifices that were made by those amazing people, and looking at the entitlement mentality that is so common today. It really irritates me to see what has happened to the USA. A bow of the head to the Veterans and to those families that also gave their all for our Country.

 

[Pheasanthunter]

Thank you for your Service to All who have Served !

I will second that!!!

 

[PatMiles]

 

[gkgeiger]

I just got a free meal at Hooters. What more could I want?

 

[karrarararararar]

Very appreciative of all of the support. My family and I are enjoying this (chilly) veterans day at Busch gardens.

 

[ISS]

I do not speak for all, but you are welcome. You called us, we answered the call.

God, Country, & family...

My 3rd grade great-nephew asked me to be at a rally at his school today. There were several of us Vietnam Vets, Army and Air Force (even a great-grandpa who was Army Air Corps) and Navy. A couple dadsWe had a breakfast, and then the teacher had a form the kids took around and asked us: which branch and why, where we served, what we did (I glossed over that), how did we communicate with family, how was the food, and what we missed the most from home.
Then we went to the gym and the kids sang patriotic songs; Star Spangled Banner, God Bless America, and my favorite "This Land is your land". It was a great morning.
When I came home from 'Nam it was a very contentious time. Protestors and a divided country. Today was really a late "Thank You" from my country. It was the best day...

 

[ISS]

Army Airborne Ranger, RVN August of 1969 thru September of 1971. Sgt, E-5. Chu Lai 16 months, then Danang for 9. Early discharge, cop-drop, went from bad to worse. Farm kid from the St Louis area to Washington, DC. In the 70's you could get a six-month early out to go to work for a PS. They were having trouble finding police officers.

 

[Marines1983]

It was my duty and my honor.

Thanks