Thank YOU for your service. I got to see a lot of Jungle but no sand. I was in during the first desert war. I remember a saying for us not there in the desert..."I'd fly 10,000 miles to 'smoke' a camel". And a picture of cross hairs on a camel. Good times.
Hi Honorable Vets, Thanks is not enough,but what is an American Like me to do or say other than thank you for so many who have done so much for us. I do tell my children and grandchildren to tell everyone who serves, "just stop and say thanks". My family does and we try to buy/ pay for a meal or give them a hug. One would be surprised how many get little recognition from those who they protect. To all those who did and do serve thank you for my and my family's freedom. Thank you for the unspoken sacrifice of you and your family. May true peace be in your future for the peace you give us.
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Hi Honorable Vets, Thanks is not enough,but what is an American Like me to do or say other than thank you for so many who have done so much for us. I do tell my children and grandchildren to tell everyone who serves, "just stop and say thanks". My family does and we try to buy/ pay for a meal or give them a hug. One would be surprised how many get little recognition from those who they protect. To all those who did and do serve thank you for my and my family's freedom. Thank you for the unspoken sacrifice of you and your family. My true peace be in your future for the peace you give us.
Wow, I'm speechless. What amazing words of encouragement. Thank you for your continued support, thoughts and prayers for all our men and women in uniform.
Freedom has a heavy price. It should be obvious who pays the bill. God bless everyone of you who serve in our armend forces (Army , Navy Air Force , Marines , Coast Guard). Many of them have willingly gone in harms way and given up all of their tomorrows so you can live free today !
Let me try this again.....and I'm the guy on the left in the pic beside the helo, the other fella is LCDR Kron Littleton. He flew it, I jumped out of it!
The pic on the ships bridge is from 2013, fatter & grayer!
Hi fellas First time I have ever posted anything. More of a listener than a talker . U.S. Navy Seabees , 1969 - 71, Bien Hoa, Cat Lai, Dong Tam, In Country. Sure miss some great guys that didn't come back with us, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. It made me and a lot others grow up and appreciate what we have in this great country. I thank all that served in all branches .
You, your brothers and sisters give me the ability to have the freedom to write on a computer,just as one small example and be able to say thank you. I am glad you felt the spirit it was written in.
Thanks to all of you that have worn the uniform with honor!
I'm proud to have served! USAF F-16 Crew Chief from '84 to '04. Highlights were Desert Shield/Storm/Provide Comfort in'90-'91, Deny Flight in '94, Osan ROK, and that tour in Alaska!
From one of the Provide Comfort trips to Turkey - my first ride...and 9.4G under my own hand. Those rides are a blast! I'm the guy on the left in the picture.
I'm blessed to have transitioned to teaching what I spent my active duty career doing! On the left in this picture as well.
USN 1966-1969. Great Lakes, Pensacola, Norfolk, Viet Nam...
Hey All --
Randy and I didn't always get to have cameras with us during our time on these cruise liners, and elsewhere. Here are some photos from our history. I'm in two of the photos below. I think Randy was below decks, ripping paper off of a teletype machine during one of the photos below.
The good times were not always good times. Yet, some of our colleagues got to provide humorous salutes so the folks back home knew they were OK as guests of some unfriendly hosts. Oh well, at least it is now a museum, even though it is on land, and not in the harbor.
Don't forget these guys. Their "gracious hosts" let them come home Christmas -- only to be kept safe in an undisclosed location for several weeks, apparently for not having presents for their families.
My dad was in basic in Ft. Knox the same year you were. [/quote]
I can't get this quote thing right. Cecil a lot of us were in the armed services at that time period as it was required everyone had to serve. Most of my classmate buddies went into the Navy. Two went to the air force, one flying refueling jet tankers until he retired, the other the electronics man in a two-man jet. One joined the National Guard before he was 18 and served at home. I was the only one that went to the army. The older brother of the one that flew the jet tanker was shot down in Vietnam and his jet was found in the jungle, and his remains returned some thirty years later to our small town here in Indiana. At the end of his services in the cemetery and just as taps were being played, 5 jets flew over and shot straight up in the air. It was beautiful and timing was perfect. My tombstone is only 50 feet from his.
Great thread and thank you to all who served and are still serving. John Monroe, great story about your buddies brother's remains being returned home.... Hopefully your tombstone goes un-used for a long time (but you'll be in great company if you ever have to use it)!
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."