What does Veterans Day mean to you? On Veterans Day and all year long it is important to give thanks, honor & respect to the many brave men and women who have served our country. We welcome you to add your thoughts and comments about what Veterans Day means to you, about people who serve or have served in the U.S. Military, along with how you and your family honored the Holiday. Many of these posts will be shared on VetFriends.com and with television stations and newspapers. Thank you for your service.
As a surviving disabled veteran of WW II, I'm very sad, and shocked that so many of the people of the USA know nothing of the history of WW II. I would seriously hope that all schools throughout the world would make it mandatory for the teaching of W...
As a surviving disabled veteran of WW II, I'm very sad, and shocked that so many of the people of the USA know nothing of the history of WW II. I would seriously hope that all schools throughout the world would make it mandatory for the teaching of WW II History.Too many people don't realize that if we hadn't sacrificed for them to live in a free world today. Many of us gave our lives that others might live. Take a moment to think what our lives would be today if the Allies had lost WW II to the Germans, and Italians. We ask you all to comnsider
those sacrifices made for you on Friday, the 11th month, the 11th day, and the 11th hour.
"Lest We Forget"
Dave
324th Inf. 44th Inf.Div.
WW II
Love, prayers,and many thanks!GOD BLESS AMERICA! Our country is blessed. Blessed to have men and women devote their liberties at home, to fight for their country and flag.
I'm a Viet Nam vet (1970-1971), who proudly fought w/1st Cav Div and ...
Love, prayers,and many thanks!GOD BLESS AMERICA! Our country is blessed. Blessed to have men and women devote their liberties at home, to fight for their country and flag.
I'm a Viet Nam vet (1970-1971), who proudly fought w/1st Cav Div and 25th America Div. I lost a dozen good comrades, and many who came home, not entirely whole. My mind and thoughts are always w/them. I came to love them as my own blood because that's the way it is in war.
I thank and praise all who have trotted the steps I have. And, yes, thanks to fathers and mothers, etc. whom I'm sure, prayed everyday for their loved ones.
I thank my two older brothers, also Viet Nam soldiers, and for their safe return.
God bless you VETERANS, only you know what we carried on in combat. Always be proud - YOU ARE AMERICANS, and will never forget you, for your sacrifice.
Love, prayers,and many thanks!
Abraham
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HAPPY VETERANS DAY to each and everyone.To me, Veterans Day means; Honor, Respect, and the price we pay or have paid to keep our country free. Those who serve have great respect for our country or they would have never volunteered to protect those w...
HAPPY VETERANS DAY to each and everyone.To me, Veterans Day means; Honor, Respect, and the price we pay or have paid to keep our country free. Those who serve have great respect for our country or they would have never volunteered to protect those who have been left behind. I myself am a Veteran of the United States Navy and I proudly served. I have been retired now for nearly 12 years. If I could do it all over again I would to help protect and serve our great country. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!! and GOD BLESS those who have served and are now serving in our Armed Forces. HAPPY VETERANS DAY to each and everyone. -MS1 Debra J. Taylor (USNRET)
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Every year, I stop and thank a veteran for their service to our nation. I thank God everyday that I came back alive and did not have to serve in the war zone. I was one of the last people to be drafted and I voted for President Nixon the same year....
Every year, I stop and thank a veteran for their service to our nation. I thank God everyday that I came back alive and did not have to serve in the war zone. I was one of the last people to be drafted and I voted for President Nixon the same year. I have found that serving our nation is one thing I can hold on too in these troubled times. Serving our nation is the greatest honor we have and to live in America and not know the cost of freedom is hard to believe, but many don't realize the cost. I pray this year that all who are returning to the states are welcomed with open arms and that those who disagree with what we are doing as a nation will keep their negative feelings to themselves while our troops come home to be with family and their many friends. Thank you to all who serve today and thanks to my brothers for serving when I did. God bless America.
Veterans Day as an every day occasion.I would like to say THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS, and rather than Veterans Day being a once a year occasion, I believe we need to thank all of the Veterans every time we see one...remembering not only them, but thei...
Veterans Day as an every day occasion.I would like to say THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS, and rather than Veterans Day being a once a year occasion, I believe we need to thank all of the Veterans every time we see one...remembering not only them, but their families and friends.
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I served with 2nd. mar. div. in ww2.
On vets day I always remember the battle
of tarawa on 11-20-43. I landed with the
4th wave with maj. h.p."jim " crowes
2nd.batt.8th. I salute all my marine
buddies who were there. On this veterans
day, both ...
I served with 2nd. mar. div. in ww2.
On vets day I always remember the battle
of tarawa on 11-20-43. I landed with the
4th wave with maj. h.p."jim " crowes
2nd.batt.8th. I salute all my marine
buddies who were there. On this veterans
day, both living and dead. Semper fi,
walt,prould to have served.
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Reach out and shake a veterans hand.Veterans Day observance comes Nov. 11 of each year. This Day should be a "Thank You" to our Nation's Veterans--those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, those who are still serving the USA, and to those who hav...
Reach out and shake a veterans hand.Veterans Day observance comes Nov. 11 of each year. This Day should be a "Thank You" to our Nation's Veterans--those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, those who are still serving the USA, and to those who have served the USA.
I am a US Navy Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. I am honored when citizens come to me at work and thank me for my service. I also thank many other veterans whom I face for all that they did during their service days. I further thank the military for their duty to our country.
On Veterans Day, reach out and shake a veterans hand and say "thanks". You'll be glad you did and they will pass the handshakes onward to other veterans.
God Bless You and God Bless America!
Stuart M. Ginsberg
Athens, Ga.
gaman2000@hotmail.com
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Not a story, just a question. With all the lip sevice to "thanking our veterans" I just wonder why we can't get Veterans Day to be a mandatory holiday for those who HAVE served. Could be a tangible way to show the country's appreciation.
Not a story, just a question. With all the lip sevice to "thanking our veterans" I just wonder why we can't get Veterans Day to be a mandatory holiday for those who HAVE served. Could be a tangible way to show the country's appreciation.
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they gave for us.
Mrs Julie, AZ
Humor w/ cow story.In all my years, and knowing my dad was in WWII in Normandy and was there on D-day, holds a lot of memories he has passed on to me and what our country fought for. Several good men and women were lost there,I remember my dad told m...
Humor w/ cow story.In all my years, and knowing my dad was in WWII in Normandy and was there on D-day, holds a lot of memories he has passed on to me and what our country fought for. Several good men and women were lost there,I remember my dad told me one time that he and a couple of comrades were on night duty, there sergeant told them shoot first and ask questions later, they heard some rustling in the brush, so they open fired ,since it was so late they figured they would check it out in the day light sine they were on the front lines of enemy territory.
Well daylight finally came so they proceeded to go where they open fired and low and behold in the brush laid a dead cow. They never had a chance to ask any questions as they were laughing to hard. My wonder is how did they fill out the report for that? I can see it now:
dead cow massacred by the f.s.s.f. I would love to see that report,lol.
May god bless each and everyone of you whom have had to go to war, and god bless, one nation under god, those who couldn't make it home. I pray you all have angel wings to watch us here on earth and we can still make you smile.
In memory of jimmy kisher, army, WWII and
johnny biggs, marines, vietnam.
My father whom is still alive thank god, Robert D George,f.s.s.f. army. I salute you all with pride and honor.
Thank you god for watching all of them, a-men. Mrs Julie
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A profound salute to all.A profound salute and Thank You to all who have taken the stand of Soldier, Airman, Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsman. Thankful then, now, and forevermore! Everyday is Veterans Day. Good luck, God Bless...
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A profound salute to all.A profound salute and Thank You to all who have taken the stand of Soldier, Airman, Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsman. Thankful then, now, and forevermore! Everyday is Veterans Day. Good luck, God Bless...
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veterans day
chuck large, MA
I have always taken part in these rituals and am proud to do so.I was Navy from nine september of '42 to twenty nine december of '45. For the past fourteen years, I have been in charge of the VETERANS DAY parade and ceremonies. I have always taken pa...
I have always taken part in these rituals and am proud to do so.I was Navy from nine september of '42 to twenty nine december of '45. For the past fourteen years, I have been in charge of the VETERANS DAY parade and ceremonies. I have always taken part in these rituals and am proud to do so. I lost a lot of good friends in WWII and I march proudly for them.
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To me Veterans Day means to honor and respect all our Veterans/disabled Veterans in the USA.I am a US Air Force Veteran and I was stationed at Anderson AFB
To me Veterans Day means to honor and respect all our Veterans/disabled Veterans in the USA.I am a US Air Force Veteran and I was stationed at Anderson AFB
A VETERANS SOMEONE SPECIALI wrote this in memory of my husband who passed in 1992 after a long illness. He served in the navy, my mom the navy, my dad the army, my brother marines, my nephew army, myself the air force.
A VETERANS SOMEONE SPECIAL
A ...
A VETERANS SOMEONE SPECIALI wrote this in memory of my husband who passed in 1992 after a long illness. He served in the navy, my mom the navy, my dad the army, my brother marines, my nephew army, myself the air force.
A VETERANS SOMEONE SPECIAL
A Veterans someone special,
please treat them all with care,
help them through their suffering,
don't let them feel despair.
a job well done protecting us,
while far away from home,
they charged into uncertain fates,
not thinking of their own.
Whom of them got left behind,
to death or maybe worse,
we've got to keep them in our prayers,
the only thing that works.
To all our men and women,
who bravely fought our wars,
we wish you love and gratitude,
and peace forevermore.
Please remember the veteran.
Thank you .
Helene P Johnson
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God bless America and surround our troops with angels to make our involvement just.As one who was in the last draft in the United States, who served from November 1972-1974, I know how important our military really is and what the price of freedom me...
God bless America and surround our troops with angels to make our involvement just.As one who was in the last draft in the United States, who served from November 1972-1974, I know how important our military really is and what the price of freedom means. As Americans, we should always respect the fact that today and on any given day, someone has given their life so we could live in the freedom we enjoy. I protested the very was I served because I did not believe we should be there, but when I saw a flag burned, rage is what came to me. When President Nixon asked and recieved the final draft, numbers 76-120 in the lottery, my number was 76. Although I did not believe in our involvement in Viet Nam, I could have run off to Canada, as did thousands who President Carter pardoned, which is another reason I vote for a strong military.
On this Veteran's Day, I pray that all Americans consider the price of freedom, the feelings of those returning and those at home and still at war, before they decide to say a negative thing about our military actions and concerning the President of the United States. We have a great president, just wish we could show it while he is in office, something folks didn't do with President Reagan, and they are not with President Bush. God Bless America and may He surround our troops with thousands of angels to make our involvement just and right.
From one veteran to all my brothers and sisters, I love ya and pray God's speed.
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Honor our heroes in battle, and our silent heroes who pray for their loved ones.A great day to recognize our warriors and our heroes. There are other heroes beside our soldiers. Those are the silent heroes; a mom or dad, a sister or brother, a grandm...
Honor our heroes in battle, and our silent heroes who pray for their loved ones.A great day to recognize our warriors and our heroes. There are other heroes beside our soldiers. Those are the silent heroes; a mom or dad, a sister or brother, a grandma or grandson, a church family or a pastor, a community or a neighborhood, all lifting the names of our brave heroes before God in prayer. Veterans Day should honor them also, they are the ones who intercede daily, till the loved one(s) returns, dead or alive.
I know, I am a Vietnam Veteran who is blessed to have had a mother, a church family, aunts and uncles, all praying for my safe return. I salute our warriors, but I also salute all those praying warriors. God bless our warriors, and God Bless America.
If you read this and want prayer, just e-mail me.
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