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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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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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Thanks to all Veterans and military personnel.Thank You all Veterans past, present and future and all Military Personnel for having the courage to defend our country. May God watch over you always.
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Thanks to all Veterans and military personnel.Thank You all Veterans past, present and future and all Military Personnel for having the courage to defend our country. May God watch over you always.
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Dianne, IL
Honor and mourn his son as a veteran of Iraq, giving thanks to all brave soldiers.My birthday is Veterans Day. This year it will take on an extra meaning for me. My son Hoby served two tours in Iraq. In July of this year he was killed. Hoby's bir...
Honor and mourn his son as a veteran of Iraq, giving thanks to all brave soldiers.My birthday is Veterans Day. This year it will take on an extra meaning for me. My son Hoby served two tours in Iraq. In July of this year he was killed. Hoby's birthday is Nov. 7th. I always said he was my birthday present. This year I will honor my son as a Veteran and mourn him at the same time as my birthday. This is a bitter sweet day. Thank you goes out to all the brave soldiers that have served their country.
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support the lives of those brave Americans who choose selfless sacrifice in order to benefit something greater than oneToo many Americans consider it a waste when a member of today's military loses his/her life in conflict. We veterans know well tha...
support the lives of those brave Americans who choose selfless sacrifice in order to benefit something greater than oneToo many Americans consider it a waste when a member of today's military loses his/her life in conflict. We veterans know well that we CHOOSE to risk our lives in order to help improve the lives of others less fortunate than ourselves.
No loss of a veteran's life is ever a waste. Whether you believe in the cause or not, it is that individual veteran who said, "with this selfless act of service I hereby lay down my life in order to benefit someone else." No one has the right to determine whether or not that veteran made the right choice. He/she made it of their own free will, which makes it a most wonderful gift, and a sacrifice that should be treasured by all.
No non-veteran will ever understand this, and therefore no non-veteran should ever pass judgement against those who choose to give what Jesus told us is the greatest gift a man can give, to lay down his life for his friend. As a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom I can say that I have many friends in Afghanistan whose lives were worthy of my decision to risk my life to help save their's. There have been many Americans who did lay down their lives for Afghans.
There are also friends of Americans in Iraq, and veterans there risk their lives for them daily. Those who choose not to serve in the military, and therefore do not risk their lives should fully support the lives of those brave Americans who choose selfless sacrifice in order to benefit something greater than one's self.
Thank you veterans, whether you served in peacetime or time of conflict. I appreciate the brave and selfless sacrifice that you made.
Thanks to all protecting America's freedomI think Veterans Day should be each and every day. Without the men and women who have fought for this Country, we would not have the freedoms that we all enjoy. I also think that it shouldn't matter if it...
Thanks to all protecting America's freedomI think Veterans Day should be each and every day. Without the men and women who have fought for this Country, we would not have the freedoms that we all enjoy. I also think that it shouldn't matter if it was an acknowledged war or one we got involved in not only to protect our freedoms, but help others, as AMERICANS always do. I think each and every young man or woman that serves in Korea at this time and in all of the past years are Veterans of a war zone also. Any time any of our Soldiers have to serve in another country, it is to preserve what America stands for, and therefore, I believe they are also all Veterans. This is not to take away from someone who has actually had to be in combat, but to add to them, because all are in a fight to preserve America's Freedoms.
For this reason, my heart and thanks go out to each and every Veteran who has represented America in preserving our freedom and I thank God each day for them and salute them - those that actually gave their life and those that by the Grace of God still live to fight another day.
My Father, Uncles, etc. all served during WW II and Korea, family and friends during the Viet Nam War, and my Son in Korea (approx. 15 years ago) and then served with NATO when the Kosovo conflicts started. I believe each and everyone of them to be brave, honorable men, just as every other man or woman that serves their Country (my Country - OUR COUNTRY) is and needs to be thanked.
THANK YOU ALL and GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU WHO STILL ARE PROTECTING ME AND MY FREEDOM. I salute each of you.
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I haven't forgotten about them and my prayers are with them and their safe return to the Greatest country in the world.I just want to thank all Veterans who have served and those especially who have given the supreme sacrifice during all of America's...
I haven't forgotten about them and my prayers are with them and their safe return to the Greatest country in the world.I just want to thank all Veterans who have served and those especially who have given the supreme sacrifice during all of America's Wars. I was a Marine Sergeant in Iraq and served as a Corporal in Operation Enduring Freedom with 2/6 in the Middle East, so Veterans Day is very special for me. I am sad when I hear people talk that there is no war in Iraq right now because there isn't that much news coverage and people have forgotten about the troops over there. I just want all the troops to know that I haven't forgotten about them and my prayers are with them and their safe return to the Greatest country in the world.
I feel honored and proud that they fought for our country.My dad and ex spouse, and two brothers are veterans. I feel honored and proud that they fought for our country. GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU
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I feel honored and proud that they fought for our country.My dad and ex spouse, and two brothers are veterans. I feel honored and proud that they fought for our country. GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU
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Veterans?
Reverend John M. Hollander, MN
THESE MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD BE REMEMBERED IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!!We must remember all Veterans, including the Living Veterans and respect them as they were willing to give up their lives for our country to protect the freedoms for us and other countri...
THESE MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD BE REMEMBERED IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!!We must remember all Veterans, including the Living Veterans and respect them as they were willing to give up their lives for our country to protect the freedoms for us and other countries throughout the world, whether World War I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Civil Wars in various states.
THESE MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD BE REMEMBERED IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!!
HOWEVER, IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT CARE, THEY REFUSE TO HELP THEM WHEN THE VETERAN IS IN NEED, BUT YET IF SOMEONE IS IN NEED ALL VETERANS WILL GO TO THEIR AID - EVEN IF THE VETERAN HAS NOTHING.
PLEASE START PRAYING FOR ALL VETERANS THOSE LIVING THAT WERE WILLING TO GIVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE AND THOSE WHO DIED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THOSE FREEDOMS.
WE MUST REMEMBER THE WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST IN MATTHEW THE 10 COMMANDMENTS AND ALSO HIS WORDS "Ask, if ye (truly)believe, ye shall receive!!
Please pray for all Veterans each and every day as many of us are having problems and people are not willing to help us.
I am a Veteran from the Vietnam Era.
"GOD BE WITH YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY OF EACH YEAR!!!" "I TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT I DO AS I AM A CHRISTIAN!!"
Veterans Day is a day of recognition to the ultimate sacrifices of men and women that have served their nation in protection of the freedom Veterans Day is a day of recognition to the ultimate sacrifices of men and women that have served their nation...
Veterans Day is a day of recognition to the ultimate sacrifices of men and women that have served their nation in protection of the freedom Veterans Day is a day of recognition to the ultimate sacrifices of men and women that have served their nation in protection of the freedom that all Americans enjoy every year. I am the last generation that served in my family. I served in the U. S. Army from 1974 through 1982.
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