OT - Memorial Day Thanks

May 30, 2005 9 Replies

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Ben 21 years ago

I just want to say thanks to all my great uncles, friends, my father in law, and others for fighting in WWII.. I also want to say thanks to my father in law again and friends for fighting in the Korean War... I also want to say thanks to my father in law once again for fighting off the Libyans in 1968 during a coup.. Yes.. On his head stone he is listed as being a Vetern of 3 wars.. 30 years of military service.. Bronze Star with honors, 3 purple hearts, and was a POW during WWII.. He fought from Africa all the way to Berlin... I want to thank my Uncles, friends, and others for fighting a war where people at home had turned on them.. I have one uncle that served 2 years in Vietnam and come home with 3 purple hearts and was spit on by left wing, communist, hippie tree huggers... I have a friend that went over and came back with 1 purple heart and nightmares.. Even to this day.. I want to thank my brother, friends and others that fought in Desert Storm... I want to thank my friends and others that are fighting right now.. Far from home... In Afghanistan, Iraq and other places in the world... Thinking about their loved ones.. sons, daughters, spouses...

But most of all... I want to thank the ones that never made it back... They should never be forgotten... They died not in vain, but to perserve our way of life, our freedom...

Again.. Thanks...

Ben

95 YJ 2.5L

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Stephen Cowell 21 years ago

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You couldn't do it, could you? You couldn't let the opportunity go by... well, *I'm* not taking your political bait. We'll talk about this some other day... not today.

Today is not the day for talking about the purposes of war... that would inevitably cloud the reflection and celebration we're doing today.

Today is a day for remembering, and yes, celebrating, those who served by giving their lives.

So have a good holiday... but, if you happen to notice around

3pm local time, pause and think of those that fell. __ Steve .

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Snow 21 years ago

Different Nation, but why not, They should be honoured and saluted everyday for what they have done and still do.. Thanks to all the vets on both sides of the border who have fought on foreign shores. Thanks to my 2 Grandpa's who fought in Europe (one stationed 20 miles behind the lines in a support role and the other as an aircraft armourer), to my great great uncle who died Nov 8, just 3 days before the end of the war to end all wars. Thanks to all those out there on active duty around the world and special thanks to those who gave all so we could be here today.

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.

Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.

And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind."

Major Michael Davis O'Donnell

1 January 1970 Dak To, Vietnam Listed as KIA February 7, 1978

Snow...

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L.W.( Ãill ) Hughes III 21 years ago

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RJ 21 years ago

In paragraph 2 you did just what you said you wouldn't do in paragraph

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Stephen Cowell 21 years ago

You'll have to elaborate... __ Steve .

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Eric 21 years ago

And my Dad too. Served a full career in the Army, to include tours in Vietnam. He worked so hard for months on end to be able to come to my commissioning in uniform:

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