A speacial thanks to everyone who has served.

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Kevinw

Moderator
I just wanted to take a moment and thank every one here who has ever served In our countries Armed forces. From every person who has stormed a Beachhead during WWII to the people who refueled the Aircraft during Desert Storm.

And Also I would like to thank their families. The ones that were there to greet them when they returned. And especially the ones who are still waiting for ships that will never again dock, and aircraft that will never again taxi in.

My Hat goes off to you all. May the sacrifices you all have made not be in vain. And may the Blood that has been shed by those before us be a reminder that freedom is not free and it is not easy. But By God it is worth it.
 
I would like to add to the "thank you", and also say that you are quite welcome.

My twelve-plus years in the Navy come to a close on October 12th. I am looking forward to it with mixed emotions, but I am DEFINITELY looking forward to it.
 
Keninw,
Thank you...I will convey that message to the 10 other guys in my outfit who didn't make it back from 'Nam...13 of us guys from Hawaii signed up the same day.., we were college friends before we signed up. We all thank you for your thoughts. Mahalo.
 
Thank you to the others as well. And you're welcome.
Steve

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"Any world that I'm welcome to.....Is better than the one I come from"
 
Kevinw
Thank You for saying what must never be forgotten.

Many thanks to those who have made their sacrifices for this country. My hat is off to you and yours.
 
Thanks, Kevinw. Even us REMFs were helping in one way of another, I guess! Sometimes I wish I'd been a little less "RE" though.
 
Thanks, it does get appreciated when someone says that. Didn't hear it much when I came home in a DC9 air ambulance in '69.

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Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
68-70
 
Thanks, Kevinw. We don't hear this often enough, and it needs to be said now, because so many WWII vets are passing on, and ought to hear it one more time before they go.

Dave Scott
formerly 1st LT, Quartermaster Corps, US Army
Korea, Germany, New Jersey and other foreign places.
 
Kevinw and all.......Thanks, and you are most welcome!
US Army, Jan 1950.....April 1972.

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"Lead, follow or get the HELL out of the way."
 
Thanks Kevinw!

The husband has just decided to re-enlist for the third time. Here we are... Geared-Up for 4 more years of the military life in good 'ol Ft. Bragg NC.

Geri Weaver
Geared-Up!com
www.geared-up.com
 
Thanks Kevinw and all.

When I got out, I spent 4 years as a volunteer County Veterans Assistance Officer, helping other Veterans & family's file claims for assistance. It a shame how little a pension some Veterans get for their service. Just enough to keep them at poverty level.

U.S. Army Feb,88-to-Jul,91 Germany & Texas
63B & 96B
 
Thanks too to the LEOs that have served and protected this country honorably.

While I may argue with them, and get mad about their intrusions into people's lives, most of them are good guys just trying to uphold the laws of the land. Just like the soldiers of Vietnam, LEOs often get caught in the middle of stupid political games just like we gun owners.

So thanks veterans and thanks LEOs.

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I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist

The Bill of Rights is a document of brilliance, a document of wisdom, and it is the ultimate law, spoken or not, for the very concept of a society that holds liberty above the desire for ever greater power. -Me
 
Thanks for caring, my 10 years in the Navy of bad food, bad pay, and being away from my home for months on end, and sweating my butt off in the gulf was worth it, just to say I served ol'Glory.

USS Forrestal (CV-59)
USS Saratoga (CV-60)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

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"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property...Horrid mischief would ensue were the law abiding deprived the use of them" --Thomas Paine, 1775

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