to all who gave, for us to enjoy the freedoms we know today.
THANK YOU
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Amen
No doubt. They deserve more appreciation than anyone is able to give. Thanks guys and girls.
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Forever grateful that we are free... may our freedom last FOREVER!
To those veterans that shaped and formed this great nation I say THANK YOU! To those that are currently on active duty and soon to be veterans I say THANK YOU you and I support you! YOU are the greatest Americans. To my oldest son that called me last week and told me has volunteered to redeploy to Iraq I publicly say THANK YOU and ---- Godspeed!
Fungo
Fungo
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That deserves another.
Please thank your son Fungo from our very appreciative and grateful family.
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That deserves another.
Please thank your son Fungo from our very appreciative and grateful family.
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quote:Originally posted by Fungo:
To my oldest son that called me last week and told me has volunteered to redeploy to Iraq I publicly say THANK YOU and ---- Godspeed!
Fungo
A TRUE hero.
As are ALL who volunteer to serve this great country of ours...
And all who HAVE served, and all who will serve.
God bless them and their families.
Godspeed.
Let freedom ring.
Thanks for the reminder, Fungo. There are more than a few anonymous sons, daughters, and spouses of our posters serving our country in the military. God bless you all! My thanks to all of our veterans for their sacrifices for our freedom.
My deepest thanks and gratitude! 
I believe jimnev is in Iraq. Perhaps he can share this thread with some of his fellow soldiers.
I believe jimnev is in Iraq. Perhaps he can share this thread with some of his fellow soldiers.
Thank you, you just reminded me to go hang my flag.
Veterans, God Bless You All!!!
And...Thank You.
Veterans, God Bless You All!!!
And...Thank You.
Thanks to all that have and are serving!
...our soldiers pray and say thank you for your support.
WHAT IS A VET?
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a Jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel:
The soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking. So, what is a vet?
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
She or he is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.
He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say "Thank You". That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
~ ~ ~Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a Jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel:
The soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking. So, what is a vet?
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
She or he is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.
He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say "Thank You". That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
~ ~ ~Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC
Today we honor those who served, fought, and died for our great country. We remember, and we shall never forget. My eternal thanks to all of these great men and women. Godspeed to those currently in harms way.
As you take a few moments to reflect, you may want to listen to one of the most poignant pieces ever written by an American composer, Samuel Barber.
Adagio for Strings
As you take a few moments to reflect, you may want to listen to one of the most poignant pieces ever written by an American composer, Samuel Barber.
Adagio for Strings
I am not worthy of the grace bestowed on me by those that have come before and sacrificed at the alter of freedom. I humbly accept both the dividends of their efforts and the aknowledgement that although the debt is far to great to repay in full, I will continue to make efforts on their behalf.
And as always, Thank You.
And as always, Thank You.
It is my privilege and honor to witness the Veterans Day program at the junior high where I substitute teach. To have the band, orchestra and choir sing patriotic songs to the honored guests, the veterans--family members and friends of the students, is touching at best. It is very moving. I am grateful that the schools are in session to honor them.
Today I have the occasion to be in a social studies classroom where my assignment is to talk to the kids about the day and the program. With great pleasure and reverence, I speak of all of you who have family serving. Fungo, I mentioned your son's news, and I spoke of my many "friends" who have loved ones in the military. I include the police and fire fighters, all who are in harm's way.
I am not worthy.
Today I have the occasion to be in a social studies classroom where my assignment is to talk to the kids about the day and the program. With great pleasure and reverence, I speak of all of you who have family serving. Fungo, I mentioned your son's news, and I spoke of my many "friends" who have loved ones in the military. I include the police and fire fighters, all who are in harm's way.
I am not worthy.
Great Posts, Bulldog19 that was a great post. God bless all the soldiers for giving us the chance to live in America and retain our freedoms.
Fungo, God bless your son and I will continue to pray for him and all the other armed forces. We do live in a great country.
Fungo, God bless your son and I will continue to pray for him and all the other armed forces. We do live in a great country.
Fungo,
Thank you for your son and all of his effort and dedication.
Thanks as well to all the mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, parents and children who comprise our military. Thanks to all of those who went before and especially those who sacrificed their life to preserve freedom, and not just in our country.
Let us hope their daily efforts will lead to the possibility of greater peace and appreciation of our short time here.
Thank you for your son and all of his effort and dedication.
Thanks as well to all the mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, parents and children who comprise our military. Thanks to all of those who went before and especially those who sacrificed their life to preserve freedom, and not just in our country.
Let us hope their daily efforts will lead to the possibility of greater peace and appreciation of our short time here.
We take our Jr High kids each year to the Vet Day ceremony in a local park. (unless it falls on Saturday or Sunday, then we have our own ceremony at school on Mon)... Today was great. it is a highlight of every year to watch the kids pour off the bus and see the Veterans who are so glad to see the kids.
... It makes a fellow proud to be an American.
... It makes a fellow proud to be an American.
My deepest gratitude and thanks for your selfless service both past and present.
Thanks to all that have served and those who are now. Very tough day for me. But a very proud one as well.
I am a better person today for having the opportunity to work within a military community. Our Vets and future Vets have my utmost respect and appreciation. No better people, or families, anywhere.
Thank you to our veterans, our servicemen and women, and to those who have died in service to our country and freedom.
And a special thank you and prayer for Fungo's son and other family members of our family here. May God bless your loved ones, give them strength and comfort when they are far from home and facing danger, and bring them safely home again.
Julie
And a special thank you and prayer for Fungo's son and other family members of our family here. May God bless your loved ones, give them strength and comfort when they are far from home and facing danger, and bring them safely home again.
Julie