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VETERANS DAY FORUM

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.

Lorien Park, NV

I think this is a wonderful to remember all the veterans who have served. I am not a veteran but I just want to thank them for all there hard work and effort they put in to it. God Bless America and all the people who have died in serving;ect. THAN...

what veterans means to me

colby walden, FL

To appreciate what our military has done for us.What Veterans Day means to me is a day for everyone to appreciate what our military has done for us. And how they put their lives to risk for us. It is a day to just honor what the military men and wome...

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Jason Keller, AL

I am glad to call myself a Veteran of a Foreign War! I joined the army because I saw a better future. I was good at Carpentry for what I did there. I was yelled at ignorantly, so I decided I'd become more honorable. My entire service has been on a w...

Veteran's Day

Alice, AZ

We should always honor them.Veterans Day is very important to me because my grandfather was in the Navy. They put forth such hard work and effort to keep our country safe. We should always honor them. '

Veteran Day

Viviane Lindeolsson, FL

Thank you is never enough.Because I was born in Belgium, I make a point to attend a Veterans Day Parade or watch a wreath laid out at a monument or on the water, in whatever State I happen to be traveling in. I always have warm thoughts for the peopl...

Thanks

Barbie Smith, NC

I appreciate what you do for us every minute of the day.THANK YOU to each and every one of you that have served our country well! THANK YOU to each of you that are now serving our country well! I appreciate what you do for us every minute of the da...

Thanks to all who have served and are serving

Barbie Smith, NC

thank a Veteran today and tomorrow!! You'd be surprised at what a "Thank You" will mean to them.There are so many of us Americans that fly our flag because we love the United States of America. So often we forget what this country stands for and ho...

Veterans Day Salute

Ruth Ann Wilson, OH

Our Veterans are a National treasureThis is a salute to all of our wonderful Veterans. Freedom isn't free, and because of the Veterans we have the United States of America. My Daddy is a World War II Veteran - Normandy - Battle of the Bulge. My t...

Veteran's Day

Stephen R. Hendrickx, MA

Each of us were a part of a whole and were important.Veteran's Day is a time when all of us who have served can wear our colors and be proud of what we were no matter where or when we were in or what our job was. Each of us were a part of a whole and...

Just A Common Soldier

Margarete, WA

Because of you HEROSMy father, Woodrow W Curtis, was a 1st Sgt, KIA in Korea in 1951. He was a hero along with ALL that served. I think of this poem written by A. Lawrence Vaincourt when I think of vets. He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, and he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; they were heros everyone. And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke, all his legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke. But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away, and the world's a little poorer for a soldier died today. He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife, for he lived an ordinary and quietuneventful life. Held a job and raised a family, going his own way, and the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today. When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state, while thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young, but the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung. Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land a guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man? Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife, goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life? A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives. While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all, is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small. It's easy to forget them for it was so long ago, that the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know it was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys, who won for us the freedom that our country now enjoys. Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand, would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand? Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend his home, his kin and country and would fight until the end? He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin, but his prescence should remind us we may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start. If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise, then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say, Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today. We now have newer vets that deserve our praise. I am so proud of our military!! We have freedom (taken for granted by most), free speech and so much more because of you HEROS. Thank you so much. '

What Veterans Day Means to me

Beverly Mikesell, KY

I would like to say thank you to all our Veterans past present and futureI would like to say thank you to all our Veterans past present and future. I believe we should thank you every day of the year not just on certain days. My Dad and his brothers ...

Veterans Day

JC"Doc" Glynn, KS

Veterans Day is Special to me because it brings All branches of the Military together!I for one, take alot of pride in All Veteran Holidays! Veterans Day is Special to me because it brings All branches of the Military together! I wish that all the pe...

vets day parade

Tom Mlinar , WI

GOD BLESS ALL OUR VETS, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.I have a 1940 Packard that I drive in the Milwaukee Veterans day parade. Looking forward to Sat. Nov. 4 to do it again. Each year I get to drive a Vet. Last year I drove a WWII Battle of the Bulge Vet, 3r...

Vets Day

Larry Bahr, MN

show your appreciation for our men and women who have fought so hard to make this the greatest country the world has ever seen.WE are at war, to me everyday our fathers, sons, brothers, mothers and sisters who are in foreign countries defending the r...

Tribute to WWII Veterans

Val Vajay, NC

I just wanted to share a beautiful song that was written and performed by my favorite band, Carbon Leaf, from Richmond, Virginia. The song is called The War Was in Color and is a beautiful tribute to WWII veterans. Another fan, Sean Wholtman, created...

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