 Today is Veteran’s Day.
It began as Armistice Day, noting the the end of the first world war, November 11, 1918. In the 1950s, it was expanded to become a day to honor all U. S. veterans. This country has been honored by the service of many, many men and women over the years, serving in the uniforms of our country. We should honor them, remembering all those that served, especially those that gave their lives in that service. As a veteran, I’m honored to have worn my country’s uniform. As a citizen, I want to honor those that are wearing that uniform today. |
I would like to thank each and every veteran, families and loved ones of veterans, descendants of veterans, and all those who are not called to serve but who stand and wait.
Please accept my gratitude. May God bless you and keep you, now and forever in the palm of His Almighty hand.
Amen.
Thanks You all that you have given.
God Bless You
Thank you all for your sacrifice. Thank you all for our freedoms. God bless you.
Thank you, Basil. And to all of the veterans (and currently serving): Thank you. We owe every day of freedom to you and your generous sacrifices. Thank you.
Basil, thank you and all the other veterans and active duty soldiers for your service.
I had a thought the other day and it ocurred to me that this particular thought separates me from the liberals that I despise so much.
What was this thought?
I was holding my two-week old son, my first son, and as I held this beautiful miracle in my hands gazing at God’s handiwork, I whispered proudly and hopefully to him, “Maybe someday you will join the military.”
I love this country. I hate liberals.
Carry on,
Mitch Rapp
“It’s a good day to be a soldier.” -LTG William J. Lennox, 20 May 2004
Those words apply today.
To our veterans, words cannot express my gratitude for your service. You are America’s greatest asset. A humble “thank you” does not nearly suffice. May our citizens love you and our enemies fear you.
Hooah.
Thanks to all who served. God Bless you.
Am I aloud to give cyber hugs to Vets? {{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Thank you to all who serve(d) and your families for their sacrifices. God Bless you!
I have a modest proposal, instead of sales and no mail delivery to “honor” our veterans, we should give all honorably discharged veterans the day off work with pay.
All of the slackers (such as my self) who did not serve can pick up the check.
Thank you Veterans.
Happy Veterans Day, is this day observed only in USA or all over the world?
My father fought in World War II. He was eighteen years old when he enlisted in December 1941. He was only twenty-one when he got out in 1945. Starting from a smaller than small town in the Midwest, he went through training and then was put on a boat to South America and then India. I can only imagine that accomodations were somewhere between barely tolerable and disgusting. Still just 18 and on his first day in port in India, he witnessed another troop carrier being sunk. Though uusally part of the ground crew, his duty in the CBI led to him to take part in a number of combat missions flying in a B-25. I’ve been inside a B-17, and it was tiny compared to what you might expect, maybe 6 feet or so across inside at the widest. The B-17 was a large bomber for its time. The B-25 was a medium bomber, even smaller. I can only begin to imagine what it would be like to be in 5-foot wide tube, thousands of feet in the air with enemy fighters shooting at me and hoping the anti-aircraft gunners where having a bad day. For my dad, and the millions of others like him thoughout our nation’s history, who left what they knew, in small towns or big cities, for the sacrifices they made, and the freedom they gave (and continue to give), I will be eternally grateful.
Here is a quick anecdote I received today from a Marine fighter pilot (former) now airline captain. God Bless the Marines!
Subject: Air Defense Radar
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute ‘heads up’ that they will be crossing Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It’s too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this:
Air Defense Radar: ‘Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’
Air Defense Radar: ‘You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace immediately we will launch interceptor aircraft!’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States Marine fighter. Send ’em up!’
Air Defense Radar: Dead silence.
Thanks, Vets! I have several acquaintances who have served our awesome country through the years. One of my grandfathers served on a battleship during WWII, and my other grandfather, while not a member of the armed forces during that conflict, was nonetheless interred at a Japanese prison camp for three years. His stay there was gloriously interrupted by the USMC, who yelled “Get down, you sons a bitches!” with machine guns blazing & Japanese guards dropping like flies…
He said it was the most beautiful thing he’d ever heard.
I work in the govt. schools system and am highly disappointed. We are at work today. We take off for the damnedest reasons, yet don’t honor our vets. I love Brian the Adequate’s plan since I’d be on the receiving end. Unfortunately, that would make me as bad as the liberals because I’d be eating without working. Doesn’t sit well with me. To all who have served and are serving, “THANK YOU”. We don’t say it loud or often enough.
Amen.