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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.

Veterans Day Honor

Cynthia Beckman, CA

My website shows both a story and a link to a You Tube Video that I feel you may want to post. Please link to the song here and my story about my father who served in Vietnam. All veterans should be hailed as heros. Most are silent heros, too hu...

What Veterans Day Means to Me

Gail McSorley, PA

To me, Veterans Day is a day to nationally remember and pray for all Veterans and to teach our young ones how much we have to be thankful for in this country, thanks to all our Veterans past and present. I personally think of our Veterans EVERY day...

The Poppy Lady

Barbara Elizabeth Walsh, NJ

I have a deep appreciation for the men and women who protect our freedom. My father and Uncles served during World War II, and my husband served during the Vietnam War. In 1942, when my Dad was studying Radio Communication at the University of Geo...

veterans

Darla Gonzalez, FL

I would like tho honor the people that served in the army and that died in it I would pray every day for our freedom that nobody would get hurt in battle thank you and god bless the souls and the living.

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Darla Gonzalez, FL

I would like to say is thank you to our veterans risking there souls to battle some died and some were still standing to the veterans that dies god is within them all thank you and god bless everybody.

Thanks to Sgts. Coolidge

Jim Pallutto Sr, AL

Veterans Day is a chance to thank all veterans and visit the graves of my family and friends who havce served. Especially friends like former Army Master Sgt. Kermit Coolidge who served in WWII Italy and his daughter former Army Reserve Master Sgt....

Veterans Day

James Pallutto, Sr, VT

With a family and set of friends full of vets like Charles Pallutto WWII, Michael Cioffi WWII, John Cioffi WWII, Kermit Coolidge WWII, N. A. Grandchamp Korea, Earl Skip Goodrich Jr. Vietnam, Sgt. Mike Pallutto - Cold War, Master Sgt. Ret. Louise Kay...

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herbert moody, VA

I SERVED IN THE WORLDS GREATEST NAVY .I SALUTE EVERYONE WHO HAVE WORN ANY UNIFORM OF OUR SERVICES.THERE IS A COMRADERIE AMONG SERVICEMEN THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN CIVILIAN LIFE.I SERVED WITH SOME OF AMERICA,S FINEST AND WOULD DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT....

Wayne T. Bernhardt

Dana Bernhardt, CO

In loving memory: Wayne T. Bernhardt 5/26/1967 -12/18/2011 Gulf war veteran. Overseas contractor. K-9 handler. See ya later, Baby. They honored Wayne with a Fallen Soldier ceremony. Soldiers lined both sides of the C-130 with the caske...

My fathers life

C. Klein, OR

My father was a Vietnam Veteran. Until he died in May 2010 I had no idea what this meant to him. Being in Vietnam gave my father survivors guilt and upon his return he had Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The war made him lose faith in God, caused ...

Veterans day prjoect

Jazmin Smith, LA

To me Veterans Day is about honor, respect, and pride. To honor those who risked their life or lost their life fighting for us. To have the respect and tell they thank you for having the courage to go fight not knowing if you would make it back. The ...

NON-VETERAN

LARRAINE HALL, CA

I am not a veteran. Generations in my family were. Grandfather-Philippine-American War, Father=WWII, brother-Vietnam War, Son-First Iraq War, Daughter-naval reserve, First Iraq War. I know firsthand the anxiety and sacrifices of the women left beh...

Veterans Day

Steve Gallagher, MD

On this Veterans Day I wish to honor my dad.Gnysgt Lloyd F Gallagher,1st Marine Division who fought on Cape Glouster,Pelelieu and Okinawa. Although he is long gone and we never spoke about his service and I have recently discovered what he and all ot...

A change in perspective

Frank Nordstrom, MO

I live within 3 hours of a major deployment base for military personal being shipped to Afganistan and Iraq. I have the opportunity to host a mulitude of friends on their last days in the states. It will always cherish those moments as my fmaily provides some laughter smiles and freindship as they prepare for their deployment. My perspective changed on how they think and what they deal with on a daily basis when my best freind was deployed in Afganistan and was upset becuase his meal time was disrupted by mortor attacks. It was so casual how he addressed it. I sitting back here was freaking out. His life perspective ws drastically different from what I experienced. I am greatful to him for showing me how comfortable I had become thinking what he was going through was comparable to things I have experienced. Shortly after this a freind came on the second to last day he was stateside. Knowing he would be home for the holidays, we had a full Thanksgiving dinner prepared for him, his wife, and their new baby. He told me how things hadnt been the easiest for him in the past couple of years and how life in the military had helped him own up to whom he should be. It came out that he had to sell a computer just to come out and visit since he was planning on his paycheck to cover the expenses of his new family. It felt so little to give to pay for his gas, get him some stuff for the baby, and some food for the trip home and have on his long flights which would bring him to war. I am so greatful for each these men. Thier choices to leave their families and little ones at home and fight for our country is not an uncommon story. It is one that should be apprieciated. Our personal experiences effect our thinking and how we view the world. Each of these men should me how much I have to learn about truly appreiciating the sacrafices they choose to make on a daily basis. Thank you to them and so many other people in my life and across this country that have choosen the same.

Viet Nam HD

Richard S. Jensen, Sr, PA

It is just recently that I am feeling comfortable about being a vietnam vet. This past summer I visited the Wall for the first time. Then for the last two nights I watched Viet Nam HD on the History channel. Last night I even got to watch it with m...

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