Many thanks to our Vet's!

bigmarty58

To the brave men and woman who are serving, and have served in our countries military, Thank You for your courage, and the great sacrifices you have made to keep our country safe.

Godspeed,
Robert.

tahoe98

mackdriver

Thank you.U.S.N from 1967 till 1971 and i too thank all the vets who are serving and have served.

Bochiman

I've served but in peacetime and was released right before the 1990 Desert Storm conflict.
I salute those who have served, particularly those in harm's way. May you stay safe! Your loved ones as well!

StopMotion

Thank you for my Freedom!!
SM

Edscoin

THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM.

RonLJr

Freedom Isn't Free


I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze
A young soldier saluted it, and then
He stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many Pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No Freedom isn't free

I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still.
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That taps had meant "Amen"
When a flag had draped a coffin
of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard at the
bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.....
No -- Freedom isn't free!!

...Cadet Major Kelly Strong
Air Force Junior ROTC

itsnotjustme

You're Welcome!

And I also thank those serving or who served in harms way.

USAF 1986 - Present

ricko

Thanks to those serving in harms way today... and through the years.
USN 1959-1963.
Cheers, RickO

LindeDad

U. S. Air Force 1963 to 1990.

AUandAG

Thank you and my thanks, too, to the men and women who have or are serving in our Armed Forces!

Bob
US Army 1966-1968

lathmach

US Army Dec 1962-Dec 1965.
My 20 year old boy is at Norfolk Va, assigned to the USS Toledo, a fast attack sub.

Ray

Cladiator

Thanks go to my Pop

theboz11

U.S.N from 1962 till 1982. Thank you to all the vets who are serving and have served from an old vet.

cmerlo1

Thanks to all vets! My father fought in Viet Nam...

RayNY2E

Thank You To All Who have Served our Country,at Any Time,Any Where! USN Fighter Squadron VF-101 F4-Phantom's 1967-1971, Ray in Florida.

ksteelheader

U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsman

Semper Fi

nickel

I was one of many . Right or wrong by some,
I did my part .
US Army Sep 30 1968--Sep 29 1971
Vietnam July 14 1969--July 13 1970

orie

I'll own up to my age. USAF 1967

UtahCoin

Thanks to all who have served, especially my father. Shot down during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, picked up by by a Destroyer and sunk later that same day. And to one of my best friends, Col. Robert Waggoner, USAF (Ret). Shot down in a F-105 Sept 1966 over Hanoi and captured, released Mar 1973. Two of the bravest men I know.

woodwalker

Thanks to all. USAF 1989 - 1993.

LeeG

Much thanks and prayers to those still serving!!!!!

Julio

Thanks. Nam 1970-1972. Thanks to all who have , all that do and all those that will. jws

Kareemofwheat

Thank you service men and women.
All gave some....
some gave all.

Goldbully

Thank you Vets!!!!!!!!

cullenbryant

chiefbob

Thanks to all present and future military veterans!

duck620

u.s.army 1964-1966 vietnam vet. thanks to all of you folks.

SkyMan

Thank you VERY MUCH to all who have served or are serving!!!

OneCent

Many Thanks to all our great service men and women...past and present!!!

cvan68

Thanks to everyone is or has served!

Bob

USN 1974-1980
USS Nimitz

DoubleEagle59

To all that have served......thank-you from me and my family.

StampAlarm

Thank you to the Veterans who did your part and
made it through. Today is our day. Those fortunate
to have lived through a seldom thanked duty not to our
country, but for our country.

On Memorial Day we will honor those that didn't come home.



Jerry

BRdude

USAF, 1976-1982 Thanks to all our vets and their families for their sacrifices... My youngest son, served in Yusafiya Iraq, Jan 2004 to Feb, 2005, got out in feb 2006 and just recently re-joined the Army National Guard to be a Kiowa mechanic There are NONE finer than our young men and women, God bless them all.

kryptonitecomics

Great thread and sentiment.......my father is retired Navy 20+ years, and I served during Desert Storm 1991-1995........I hope all of our Soliders..... home and abroad stay safe during this holiday season.

HighRelief

To all the Vet's who served and died, to give us our freedom that we have today. Thank you

My grandpa's medals from the "Great War" as it was called back in the day. A piece of shrapnel hit his right leg and broke it in half. He then walked with a limp the rest of his life, since his right leg was 1 inch shorter than his left after it healed.

He also disliked the smell or taste of cheese, since he was forced to eat the rotting rations to stay alive.

Doogy

Semper Fi to all of my fellow Marines out there, and to those here on the forum that have proudly served, i'm glad to call you "brothers" and "sisters".


Doug

USMC '94-'98

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Many thanks to our Vet's! >>

Yeah, our vet gave the dog a shot and put him on antibiotics yesterday. His "kennel cough" is better and he ain't scratchin' as much.















Seriously, though... what they said.

WarNickelHoarder

US Army 2003-2006 One combat tour. Thanks to all those who have served and are still doing so!

Tom

Kareemofwheat

<< <i>

<< <i>Many thanks to our Vet's! >>

Yeah, our vet gave the dog a shot and put him on antibiotics yesterday. His "kennel cough" is better and he ain't scratchin' as much.

Owner could have used it better














Seriously, though... what they said. >>

TwoKopeiki

I got one of those hearts sitting in a box at my parents' house , in Pittsburgh...

A Co, 759th MP Bn. Came home in 2005 from this place:

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Thank you Vets!!!!!!!!

>>



That is a powerful picture.

I'm proud to say that I retired from the Army in 2005 after 20 years and 21 days. I had good days and bad days but I wouldn't trade those years for anything. I appreciate the sentiments expressed in this thread.

percyb

Yes. Thanks for serving our country and protecting our liberty!!

BRdude

This deserves a rise to the top

CharlotteDude

Thank you. Twenty years as a linguist/language analyst ~ 1985-2005, USAF.

And thanks to all vets for their sacrifices & duty to our nation.

the 'dude

TwoSides2aCoin

FullStepJeffs

Thank You. It is a privilege to serve this country.

Steve

unknowncomic

My family has fought in every war this country has been in since the Revolution.
My son left for Iraq this morning at 0600 for his third tour. I am so proud of him and all the other sons and daughters serving our country.
Keep them all safe and bring them home soon.

LeeG

<< <i>My family has fought in every war this country has been in since the Revolution.
My son left for Iraq this morning at 0600 for his third tour. I am so proud of him and all the other sons and daughters serving our country.
Keep them all safe and bring them home soon. >>

Pistareen

My family has fought in every war this country has been in since the Revolution.

Wow! Quite a statement -- good for you and best of luck to your son.

I remember asking my grandmother if we had any ancestors who fought in the Revolution. Her only response was "which side?"

Her grandfather was in Andersonville during the Civil War. Her husband (my granddad) was an officer in the cavalry in France in WWI. My dad did his time in the Corps of Engineers in the early 60s.

Thanks to each of you.

John737

Thanks to all.