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Thank you so much! You are not forgotten by us!I am thankful for the veterans that have served and fought for us! I am also very proud to have known such a man and a hero in my eyes - my brother! I lost my brother August 14 of this year! He died of a...
Thank you so much! You are not forgotten by us!I am thankful for the veterans that have served and fought for us! I am also very proud to have known such a man and a hero in my eyes - my brother! I lost my brother August 14 of this year! He died of a massive heart attack at the age of 55. My heart is empty -! He was a Vietnam vet and fought in some of the rough battles over there! He was a proud soldier and Memorial Day and Veterans Day were extremely important to him! All he ever wanted as thanks was his name on the wall (Vietnam) at our local cemetery. They will not accommodate us (his family) because you must be buried at their site. We chose to have him buried next to our father at another cemetery. However,
he will never be forgotten in our hearts and he, as my brother, touched my life! I thank god for him as an Army Vet and I thank god for all of our veterans out there! Thank you so much! You are not forgotten by us!
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Fellow veterans both male and female.First and foremost,
I want to give thanks and honor all my fellow veterans who served in the military whether voluntarily or involuntarily. I appreciate you, your families and your service to this c...
Fellow veterans both male and female.First and foremost,
I want to give thanks and honor all my fellow veterans who served in the military whether voluntarily or involuntarily. I appreciate you, your families and your service to this country.
I want to give a special thanks to all my sister veterans. It takes a special kind of woman to wear a military uniform and combat boots and serve alongside their male counterparts. Kudos to those of you, like myself, who were soldiers and even managed to juggle being a mom and wife through it all.
There are some that don't realize the privileges they get to enjoy in this country because of the sacrifices and dedicated service of the military. I just want to say although it's nice to have a day set aside to honor us, I appreciate us 24/7/365. God bless and thank each and every one who served.
Rememberance Day very seriouslyI am a vietnam vet, and take veterans day or what we call Rememberance Day very seriously. I have been putting a dislpay on and read Rememberance Day poems for the last 3 years at the church which I attend. This year he...
Rememberance Day very seriouslyI am a vietnam vet, and take veterans day or what we call Rememberance Day very seriously. I have been putting a dislpay on and read Rememberance Day poems for the last 3 years at the church which I attend. This year here in Canada it is the year of the veterans and I intend to involve the children. Anyone that is in the close proximity to our church is very welcome to attend. It is St. Andrews Pres. church in Petrolia,Ont. Canada. Everyone is invited to attend if they wish you would be more than welcome to join us.
Thank You
James Swartz
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We, as a free nation, should be ever grateful for our veterans.On Veterans Day, as on other Armed Forces related holidays, I think about the sacrifices that our men and women have made, and still are making, to keep our great country free. Freedom is...
We, as a free nation, should be ever grateful for our veterans.On Veterans Day, as on other Armed Forces related holidays, I think about the sacrifices that our men and women have made, and still are making, to keep our great country free. Freedom isn't free, and many have proudly paid the ultimate price for us. We, as a free nation, should be ever grateful for our veterans......past and present. May God hold them all in His palm.
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When I think about my retired Navy Father. who was inspired by three years that his father served, Grand pa norris always talked about the time he spent in war like it was funny, the way he explained things. when Grandpa started talking about his old...
When I think about my retired Navy Father. who was inspired by three years that his father served, Grand pa norris always talked about the time he spent in war like it was funny, the way he explained things. when Grandpa started talking about his old buddies he would get a tear in his eye, asking why he made it and not all his friends.My Father was in during Korea and Vietnam G.E Norris his name is in the book, and then to know him we as childern couldn"t except his abuse. as I grew and went into the Army,fighting for the same thing as my Father and Grandfather well last year I buried my Mother and my father in a National Cemetary and I can tell everyone that although I am a DAV and couldnt do 30yrs. I still wish I could have thanked my Father while he was alive, becouse you dont know much if you dont ask. On Veterans day go out maybe to a vet Hospital and thank some Hero for what he"s done for you. R Norris
GOD BLESS YOU ALLMy father served. My children's father
served. They gave their all for AMERICA MY HOME SWEET HOME!GOD BLEES ALL THE MEN AND WOMAN WHO SERVE BY CHOICE! KNOW IT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE! AND I WOULD BE THERE WITH YOU IF I COULD! I AM AN OL...
GOD BLESS YOU ALLMy father served. My children's father
served. They gave their all for AMERICA MY HOME SWEET HOME!GOD BLEES ALL THE MEN AND WOMAN WHO SERVE BY CHOICE! KNOW IT IS THE RIGHT CHOICE! AND I WOULD BE THERE WITH YOU IF I COULD! I AM AN OLD FART NOW. BUT I CAN STILL LOVE YOU AND HONOR YOU WHO DO SERVE! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
I AM AN AIR MOM NOW! LOVE AND BLESSINGS TO ALL! NO MATTER WHAT YOUR FAITH GOD BY ANY NAME IS SWEET! kp
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Forever a veteran.From Armistice to Veterans, as one veteran to all, I salute you all!! We should honor ourselves' for keeping our flag free and secure, we are the courageous men and women who fought and died for the idealism of liberty and freedom f...
Forever a veteran.From Armistice to Veterans, as one veteran to all, I salute you all!! We should honor ourselves' for keeping our flag free and secure, we are the courageous men and women who fought and died for the idealism of liberty and freedom for all.
I thank you veterans for not being selfish with your lives and believing in our nation's freedom.
And, for those in the tomb of the unknowns, thank you for the historical significance you've made. We will celebrate and honor our unknown American veterans of all wars and for their patriotism, love of nation, and sacrifice you and your families have made for the common good of our nation.
May we laugh, cry and remember on this day, November 11th, our experiences and memories.
It was the veteran, who saluted our flag, who served under our flag and who will be remembered under our nation's flag.
Richard A. Zelonis (USN/USA)- This veteran may fade, yet this veteran will not run.
-Forever a Veteran.
Thank you for serving our country.MY DAD WAS A VETERAN, AND TWO OF MY BROTHERS. I THANK THEM FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY. ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY! GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANKFULLY YOURS: BETTY
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Thank you for serving our country.MY DAD WAS A VETERAN, AND TWO OF MY BROTHERS. I THANK THEM FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY. ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY! GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANKFULLY YOURS: BETTY
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Veteran's day is a day to be thankful & remember vets dead and alive. We should also praise family memebers.
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Veteran's day is a day to be thankful & remember vets dead and alive. We should also praise family memebers.
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Veteran's Day Poem
Larry Hager, NJ
Veteran?s Day
Veteran?s Day - a day to shop?
Sales galore and Mall?s to hop.
Some are off while others toil.
Did we forget those called to protect our soil?
A day to remember is a better choice.
Not all returned and cannot voice
The role...
Veteran?s Day
Veteran?s Day - a day to shop?
Sales galore and Mall?s to hop.
Some are off while others toil.
Did we forget those called to protect our soil?
A day to remember is a better choice.
Not all returned and cannot voice
The roles they played to makes us free,
And gave so much we all agree.
November 11th is just a day
But, we need to reflect and often pray.
So many gave all they had
And lost their lives it is so sad.
Don?t forget on this holiday eve
All who sacrificed so we are free.
Take a moment to remember them,
And thank a vet for they remember when.
Larry Hager
November 2002
Thoughts on Veterans? Day
They leave home with excitement in their breast beating,
A journey into adulthood of grand adventure dreaming.
A band of brothers soon they will be.
Standing proud and tall, fearless and free.
With a grin, gung-ho, a ...
Thoughts on Veterans? Day
They leave home with excitement in their breast beating,
A journey into adulthood of grand adventure dreaming.
A band of brothers soon they will be.
Standing proud and tall, fearless and free.
With a grin, gung-ho, a slap on the back,
Buddies for life; they charge into combat;
They kill and on the adrenaline edge they?re alive.
And mourn those who yet did not survive.
Hard eyed, tight jawed they return old men,
And in their dreams fight the battles again.
The wives, sweethearts, family and friends who remain
At home also serve who stand and wait; their love sustains.
The placard waving crowd shares too in freedom?s light,
But those who serve the flag know what they do is right.
And those who learn war but love peace
Ask for their ultimate sacrifice
Not that God be on their side,
But that they be on God?s.
Veterans Day to me is one of the most significant and memorable days of the year. Veterans Day to me is one of the most significant and memorable days of the year. It causes me to pause and reflect on my own service time, my buddies whom I miss all ...
Veterans Day to me is one of the most significant and memorable days of the year. Veterans Day to me is one of the most significant and memorable days of the year. It causes me to pause and reflect on my own service time, my buddies whom I miss all the time, my family's collection of Veterans, and thanking all those who have ever served to protect this country. Veterans day this year is even more significant when we have young men and women on the line fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and other remote regions of the world. An entire new generation of Veterans is coming up through the hard fought wages of war. Veterans day to them will mean as much if not more than it does to us... for their world, their time, their wars are truly global in nature. God bless them all. God bless all who have served and shall serve in the future.
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NOT A DAY GOES BY WHEN I DO NOT STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE TO QUIETLY SAY THANKS TO OUR VETERANS AND OUR SOLDIERSNOT A DAY GOES BY WHEN I DO NOT STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE TO QUIETLY SAY THANKS TO OUR VETERANS AND OUR SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, AIRMEN AND W...
NOT A DAY GOES BY WHEN I DO NOT STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE TO QUIETLY SAY THANKS TO OUR VETERANS AND OUR SOLDIERSNOT A DAY GOES BY WHEN I DO NOT STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE TO QUIETLY SAY THANKS TO OUR VETERANS AND OUR SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, AIRMEN AND WOMEN AND OUR COASTGUARD, CURRENTLY SERVING OUR NATION SO PROUDLY AND SO PROPERLY.
THEY ARE IN MY HEART AND MY PRAYERS.
I ALSO THANK GOD EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT HE SENT MY NEPHEW, PFC MATT COLBY, HOME FROM IRAQ, SAFE AND SOUND.
GOD BLESS AMERICA
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS
GOD BLESS OUR VETERAN'S
WE ARE A BETTER "NATION" BECAUSE OF YOU!
Veterans Day is a time for me to recognize this sacrifice.I appreciate this opportunity to share these thoughts. As I walked my dog in the hills above my home this morning, enjoying the emerging sunrise and a fresh, crisp desert breeze on my face, I ...
Veterans Day is a time for me to recognize this sacrifice.I appreciate this opportunity to share these thoughts. As I walked my dog in the hills above my home this morning, enjoying the emerging sunrise and a fresh, crisp desert breeze on my face, I began to think about our military personnel stationed in combative positions overseas. I wondered what these brave men and women were thinking each day as they too watched the sunrise and possibly with a fair breeze also. Certainly, their husbands, wives, children, homes and life experiences are foremost in their minds as they ready themselves for another day that, for some, may be their last. Unknowing, dedicated to their duty, they proceed, as countless thousands of Americans have before them. It is a noble sacrifice that, in my opinion, demands our sincerest respect, thanks, and admiration. Veterans Day is a time for me to recognize this sacrifice. It is shamefully ignorant that so many Americans take the freedoms that have been earned through the hard fought, bloody sacrifices of our military for granted. If you encounter a Veteran at any time, please offer your thanks. I certainly will!
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I have a new outlook on my country, the military and the man who is standing in the gap with me, believing my boys will make a difference there and come home safelyI never would have guessed my boys would join the military. I can remember Lance havin...
I have a new outlook on my country, the military and the man who is standing in the gap with me, believing my boys will make a difference there and come home safelyI never would have guessed my boys would join the military. I can remember Lance having dreams of being a surgeon, then as he got older he wanted to be in Law enforcement. When he developed and grew spiritually he started writing gospel music and God gifted him playing the keyboard and yes, he is gifted to sing also.
His older brother Levi decided in June 2003 he would join the national guards,it wasn't long...July 2003 I found myself signing the dotted line for my 17 yr old son Lance who wanted to be just like the guy he admires, his brother Levi.
Levi left for Iraq in march of 04 and Lance was soon to follow, he graduated high school from ERHS,Ramseur,NC and the day after graduation I was putting my baby boy who had received a scholarship to pfeiffer university on a plane to fight for his country. Devastated but committed and walking in their purpose, the boys have grown up so quickly from what we all thought they would be and do in life. They are both walking in Grandpa's(deceased-Robert Crommett) footsteps serving our country.
I have been "stretched" and now walking in a whole different level of faith in God. It is His divine purpose for us to serve others and this is exactly what my two babys who are now men are doing. I have a new outlook on my country, the military and the man who is standing in the gap with me, believing my boys will make a difference there and come home safely...THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH,I have faith in what you are doing.
Thank you and God Bless all who serve and fight for our freedom,
Shilo Crommett
Asheboro,NC
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