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To All Our Veterans

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Today is your day. I'm honored to have served with you in our Armed Forces. Thank you for your service, fair winds and following seas to those who aren't with us today. Post anything veteran or numismatic related. :):'(

Me and the Boy's in the Red Sea, circa 1990 photo 100_3615A.jpg
My team in the Red Sea aboard the USS Saratoga during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

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  • TwobitcollectorTwobitcollector Posts: 3,934 ✭✭✭✭✭



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  • StorkStork Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 11, 2017 5:17AM

    First photo I can put my mitts on:

    GO NAVY!


  • RoscoRosco Posts: 253 ✭✭✭✭

    Thank you ALL for defending our "Constitutional Republic"

    Let Freedom Ring !!

    R.I.P Son 1986>2020

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow Vets...... Cheers, RickO

  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks to all who have served.

  • Booger9989Booger9989 Posts: 407 ✭✭✭

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  • GluggoGluggo Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks to all Veterans today and forever!

  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes Thank you to all of you in and out of service. I'll never take a knee I'll stand trying then on my knees succeeding. God bless America.



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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    hey now, that Seabees medal is a tough one to find. thanks for sharing.

  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks to all who served. You are appreciated.... EVERY DAY!

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  • mvs7mvs7 Posts: 1,662 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One of the few modern commemoratives I own. To all veterans, including my dad and granddad, thank you for your service.

  • CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,343 ✭✭✭✭✭

    All Veterans and their families deserve our gratitude for their sacrifices.
    "The old men declare the wars then send the young men to fight and die in them"

    Dr Mikey
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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,858 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Life is precious and those who spent even one day in military service have my sincere gratitude. Think of all the good things, good times, choice experiences, and dear friendships that many sacrificed so we could live a little better and enjoy Liberty - one of the rarest privileges in history.

    Those who take a knee and protest have the right to do so, but they are selfish and ignorant in the extreme. They will not entirely avoid the consequences of their decision.

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,615 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those who serve actually get more out of their servitude than those who don’t. And those who take a knee in protest during our National Anthem have a right, as well. We (those who took the oath) served, so that they ( anyone who protests) may do so. Peace. We have an intact Constitution.

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,937 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I enjoyed my service, US Army 1966-1972. Only make E4 but had a blast. Got to see some of this world at their expense. I would recommend it for any young men out there.
    bob :)

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks to everyone who served for your sacrifices to defend our country and values.

  • TurboSnailTurboSnail Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AUandAG said:
    I enjoyed my service, US Army 1966-1972. Only make E4 but had a blast. Got to see some of this world at their expense. I would recommend it for any young men out there.
    bob :)

    Agree. I always encourage youngsters to join the service for a few years as a full timer. Go travel and see the world while learning to work with others.

  • TurboSnailTurboSnail Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 12, 2017 8:47PM

    @Booger9989 said:
    Just a heads up for all my fellow hon discharged veterans. Starting today all vets can now shop online at the military PX. They started this program to help raise funds for moral incentives. Its easy to get verified and took a matter of 2 minutes to start an account. Shipping is free over 49.00 and NO SALES TAX.

    If you buy a lot of ammo today they have a nice sale so check it out. Here is the details.

    Most veterans have no clue about this benefit so spread the word please!

    Cool . I just joined and bought an ASUS C202SA Chromebook for $119 no tax and free shipping for my 7 years old to do her school research.

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 12, 2017 8:23PM

    @TurboSnail said:

    @AUandAG said:
    I enjoyed my service, US Army 1966-1972. Only make E4 but had a blast. Got to see some of this world at their expense. I would recommend it for any young men out there.
    bob :)

    Agree. I always encourage youngsters to join the service for a few years as a full timer. Go travel and see the world while learning to work with others.

    Had drinks with 2 vet co-workers last week. One was in the Army, starting off enlisted in Vietnam before becoming an officer. The other was an officer in the Air Force. Lots of great stories and camaraderie.

  • 1patwick1patwick Posts: 136 ✭✭✭


    Charlie Co. 1/72 Armor Camp Casey, Korea, 1972-1973

  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ricko said:
    Happy Veterans Day to all my fellow Vets...... Cheers, RickO

    Same here! :)

  • RockyMtnProspectorRockyMtnProspector Posts: 754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CommemDude said:
    All Veterans and their families deserve our gratitude for their sacrifices.
    "The old men declare the wars then send the young men to fight and die in them"

    Wow!

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  • 1Mike11Mike1 Posts: 4,427 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hydrant said:
    Thanks. But when I look back on it all, I really don't know what to think about it all. Way back when, our family would always get together for Veterans Day. All the uncle's and my dad served during WWII. When they were young, the get togethers were loud and boisterous affairs. So many stories, So many heroic deeds! As they got older, things got more somber. Instead of listening to tales of glory, they brought pictures of friends and comrades who never came back; from places like I-W-O J-I-M-A, or Okinawa. Instead of the beer flowing, the tears flowed. About brother Johnny being shot down over Berlin. And how grandma and the girls never got over it. To a man, in their last year's of life, they all had the same opinion. It wasn't worth it. "Look at this country today" they ALL said. We fought, blead, and died for this? They were are pacifists at the end of their lives. They're all gone now. I miss them one and all. R.I.P. Uncles Bob, U.S.M.C., A TRUE AMERICAN HERO. Ernie, U.S. Army, Philippines, Melvin, 82nd. Airborne, France, Germany, Lloyd, Army North Africa-Normandy, Floyd, North Africa, Italy, Curly, U.S.N. Pacific theater. DAD, U.S.N. Pacific theater, search and rescue. And Uncle Johnny. Who never came back. The tears are still flowing Uncle Johnny; and I never even met you. I will never forget all of you. NEVER. But I don't know what to make of it all. I never will.

    Well written. I enjoyed reading this piece.

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