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11-08-2005, 05:10 PM
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Veterans Day.
Just a reminder that this Friday is Vets day.Take the day off or don't just remember SOMEONE once died so that you can have what you now have.Never
forget.
USAF 86-90.
PS.Moderators please don't let this thread degenerate into some stupid political crap.
Thanks.
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11-08-2005, 05:20 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
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AMEN!!!
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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11-08-2005, 05:26 PM
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thanks to all that gave their lives so me and my family could live like Americans should .
4th Bn 69th Armor (speed and power)
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11-08-2005, 05:36 PM
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Thanks guys!
I never served,
But have lots of relatives that have served going back as far as ww2,
a few uncles that even died in world war 2 and in vietnam
I have a nephew who is in the Marines and has been over in Iraq for close to 2 years!
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LETS GO BRANDON
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11-08-2005, 05:41 PM
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YES
Thank you to ALL the Vets...
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11-08-2005, 05:41 PM
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11-08-2005, 05:44 PM
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Will your Nephew be coming home soon Ronnie?
2yrs as a Marine in a combat theatre is a long time.
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11-08-2005, 05:48 PM
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All this talk about if the fall run is over or not just seems so damn minor.I take
every Vets day off and fish.Why?.Because I can.I'd love to catch a cow Friday but if I don't...it doesn't matter,I spent my day doing something my FREEDOM allows me to do.
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11-08-2005, 06:23 PM
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my gramps was in Guadacanal, tarawa, and saipan.. Captian in the USMC. i thank him every time i see him  |
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11-08-2005, 06:50 PM
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Thanks to all the Vets...My sons best friend got back from Iraq a couple of months ago...Safely...Thank you
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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11-08-2005, 07:17 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Squid kids Dad
My sons best friend got back from Iraq a couple of months ago...Safely...Thank you
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Safely back is good.Obviously some haven't made it back.Take your son and his best friend fishing. |
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11-08-2005, 08:02 PM
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FISH, or go home!
Join Date: Oct 2005
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U.S.N. 74 / 76. One Nation surrounded by Ocean, that holds the reason we do what we do as "free"quently and peacefully as possible ! Many thanks to those that have served or succcumed to this senseless debacle in the sand.
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 PLUM ISLAND is heaven !
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11-08-2005, 08:07 PM
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Registered Grandpa
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THANK YOU to "The BEST of THE BEST".
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" Choose Life "
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11-08-2005, 08:14 PM
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Super Moderator
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Thank you Vets, all of you
My brother was a Ranger.
basswipe, we will do our best  |
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11-08-2005, 08:14 PM
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No politics please flapjack.
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11-08-2005, 08:24 PM
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navy
my dad was a navy radio man and had some nifty gadgets he showed me once.
i had three brothers who also served in the navy....one as an leutenent. (sp)
had i been a year older, i would've been drafted in the vietnam war....
my draft number was 356 the following year and so i wasnt called to serve in the military. I am not real good with authority figures... so i didnt join.
58,000 injured men and women have given there best to spread democracy to the world with over 2000 giving their lives in our latest military conflict.
i salute all of the people of the military for their sacrifice and dedication
and their for their contibution to make america free for all of us.
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11-08-2005, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Raven
my dad was a navy radio man and had some nifty gadgets he showed me once.
i had three brothers who also served in the navy....one as an leutenent. (sp)
had i been a year older, i would've been drafted in the vietnam war....
my draft number was 356 the following year and so i wasnt called to serve in the military. I am not real good with authority figures... so i didnt join.
58,000 injured men and women have given there best to spread democracy to the world with over 2000 giving their lives in our latest military conflict.
i salute all of the people of the military for their sacrifice and dedication
and their for their contibution to make america free for all of us.
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Agree or disagree.How Raven just put it is what this Friday is all about.
Thankyou Raven.
Again folks please no political feelings in this thread. |
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11-08-2005, 08:55 PM
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Usaf 93-97. Lived in d.c for a while and every veterans day I'd go to the vietnam memorial and pay my respects. Never forget those who gave their lives for us.
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11-08-2005, 09:42 PM
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Thanks to vets who have served. We have alot be thankful for in our country.
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11-08-2005, 09:44 PM
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Thanks to my dad who brought his family and married my mom here from Vietnam. He fought in Vietnam war. He wasn't a Viet Cong.
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11-08-2005, 09:44 PM
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Thanks to all vets, past and present!!!
Serving your country is always appreciated!!!
US Army 1973-76
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11-08-2005, 10:32 PM
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Basswipe
Brought them out for a nice dinner..They didnt have time enough to go fishing.The least I could do...God Bless all the others
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I'm going where I'm going...
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11-08-2005, 11:25 PM
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Thanks to all the vets for what they did, I have a cousin(101st airborne) a freind mike who is a navy seal and a freind andrew who is a marine....I pray that they come home safe and we can all throw back a few once again...
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11-08-2005, 11:31 PM
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Thanks to all the {VETS} because of them we have freedom //never forget /
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ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE !!!
MIKE
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11-09-2005, 06:04 AM
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Got Necco's?
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Thank you to all veterans for preserving our freedom. My grandfathers served in Korea and World War II. Thanks  |
HAMMER TIME! 
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11-09-2005, 06:16 AM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by basswipe
Will your Nephew be coming home soon Ronnie?
2yrs as a Marine in a combat theatre is a long time.
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He was here for a short time in June, then sent to school,
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LETS GO BRANDON
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11-09-2005, 08:36 AM
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I have to share a proud moment...I'm always trying to remind my kids, especially these days, of what the Men and Women in uniform have done and are currently doing for us.
Well last summer my wife took my kids out to lunch at a local friendly's (I was at work, of course). A soldier comes in, wearing his uniform, to get some lunch. Without any prodding or reminders my son asks my wife if he can get up for a minute. She doesn't really know why, she just thinks he wants to hit the mens room. He gets up, walks right up to that Soldier and sticks his hand out to shake the soldier's hand and Says "Thank you for Serving our Country"
Turns out the kid just got back from Iraq and was on his way home. My wife said the soldier had the biggest smile on his face when my Son did that. Even the waitress at Friendly's was touched by it. I don't think I could have been more proud of him than when I heard that.
If you see a Soldier/Sailor don't forget to thank them.
USN 82-89
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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11-09-2005, 09:02 AM
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you should be proud ! I am ! thats a stand up little ( big heart ) guy you got there .
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11-09-2005, 09:08 AM
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thanks
Thanks to all that have served to keep us all safe.
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11-09-2005, 10:37 AM
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I think of both my grandfathers service everyday but especially on Veterans and Memerial day. They have since passed on but served thier country proudly during WWII. One served with the Armys 81st ID in Pelilui and during the occupation of Japan. My other grandfather served in the Armys 68th anti aircraft battalion in the North African Campaign, Sicily, Monte Cassino, Anzio, Southern France up to Germany to name a few. 7 battle stars and 4 D day invasions over that time. Its a blessing he made it out of Anzio, Not many men did after being pinned to the beaches and shelled for 3 months straight.
God bless em all they are better men than i will ever be.
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