On Nov 11, 4:56 pm, Bill M <radioex...@geeeemail.com> wrote:
> Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is > something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> Thanks, men.
> -Bill
And mine, Bill. My wife and I went to the Richmond Hill (Ontario, Canada) ceremony this morning. A very good turn-out on a very nice day, sun shining, 6 deg C, no wind. They played a musical (sung) version of "Flanders Fields" - nice, but we both prefer the spoken word. "Lest we forget!" Cheers, Roger
> Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US > Veteran is something we'd rather not talk about in these > days of Hope and Change.
> My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life > and limb to help make MY country the best place on Earth > to live.
> Thanks, men.
> -Bill
I am old enough to remember when November 11 was celebrated as Armistice Day, in commemoration of the ending of the first world war. There was also memorial day, originally in remembrance of civil war dead, at least on the Union side, and VJ day celebrating the end of WW-2. As kids we made and wore paper poppies on Armistice day. We still have Memorial Day, although I suspect its original meaning has been lose, and the other days have been lumped into Veteran's Day. Whatever the romantic fantasy war is not grand and glorious.
-- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickb...@ix.netcom.com
Bill M wrote: > Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is > something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> Thanks, men.
> -Bill
Thanks...
the company I work for gave me a cap because I am a veteran.
It goes nicely with the cap they also put on my paycheck .
LOL> At least I still have a job...not complaining!
Thank you to all those who did the protecting and fighting while I was safe at home going to college back in the late 70s and afterwards in the workforce, and to those brave men and women in our forces now here and around the world.
On a humorous note, I have a goofy birth defect of sorts where my lower thumb joints barely have any motion at all, they only move about 1 degree. During Vietnam when I was a kid, my mom and me always joked that we hoped this horrible deformity would keep me from ever being drafted because I wouldn't be able to hold a gun correctly : /
frenchy wrote: > Thank you to all those who did the protecting and fighting while I was > safe at home going to college back in the late 70s and afterwards in > the workforce, and to those brave men and women in our forces now here > and around the world.
> On a humorous note, I have a goofy birth defect of sorts where my > lower thumb joints barely have any motion at all, they only move about > 1 degree. During Vietnam when I was a kid, my mom and me always joked > that we hoped this horrible deformity would keep me from ever being > drafted because I wouldn't be able to hold a gun correctly : /
When I was in the Army...I trained with a guy who had the end of his trigger finger missing. (It was a farm accident)
When we went for rifle training he told the drill sergeant he was missing the end of his trigger finger what should he do.
They just yelled at him and said "Use your next finger, stupid!"
On Nov 11, 3:56 pm, Bill M <radioex...@geeeemail.com> wrote:
> Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is > something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> Thanks, men.
> -Bill
I'm a veteran (Vietnam era). Was drafted after serving two years in the Peace Corps. At the time, was not very happy about being drafted. My time in the Army was a great experience (I survived!) however, and exposed me to an environment that I had never contemplated, growing up in a "sheltered" middle class family. I like to think that my military experience has made me a better, more understanding, person. Thanks to all that recognize what veterans have done for this great country. BOB
> I'm a veteran (Vietnam era). Was drafted after serving two years in > the Peace Corps. At the time, was not very happy about being > drafted. My time in the Army was a great experience (I survived!) > however, and exposed me to an environment that I had never > contemplated, growing up in a "sheltered" middle class family. I like > to think that my military experience has made me a better, more > understanding, person. Thanks to all that recognize what veterans > have done for this great country. > BOB
Thank you BOB, you are much higher in my esteem than those who have made their life with campus-town weasel words and sucking up to the 'enemy' for a buck.
> They just yelled at him and said "Use your next finger, stupid!"
> Who knows, they might have let you in???>>
Nah, by the time I was of draft age, the war was over a few years before, thankfully. Still can't bend my thumbs very far either but I've managed to survive, heh.
>> I'm a veteran (Vietnam era). Was drafted after serving two years in >> the Peace Corps. At the time, was not very happy about being >> drafted. My time in the Army was a great experience (I survived!) >> however, and exposed me to an environment that I had never >> contemplated, growing up in a "sheltered" middle class family. I like >> to think that my military experience has made me a better, more >> understanding, person. Thanks to all that recognize what veterans >> have done for this great country. >> BOB
> Thank you BOB, you are much higher in my esteem than those who have made > their life with campus-town weasel words and sucking up to the 'enemy' for > a buck.
> Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is something > we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> Thanks, men.
> -Bill
Bill....... I enlisted in WWll because I love America and thought I should do it. US Navy and the Sea Bees (CB). Some close calls but survived with no problems. Was 17 and learned a lot about life. Warren
In article <hdfbs802...@news2.newsguy.com>, Bill M <radioex...@geeeemail.com> wrote: >Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is >something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
>My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help >make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
>Thanks, men.
I was goiing to say, how come I don't get the day off for Veterans Day, but then I allready have Memorial Day. Why do we need Veterans Day ?? I still would like another day off.
Jeffrey D Angus wrote: > Peter Elem wrote: >> Sounds like you listen to too much Mike Savage.......
> What are you going on about?
> Jane Fonda was a traitor then, and still is.
Not a comment on your JF reference, Jeff - I agree with ya- just a convenient place to chime in. I get a little harsh below, and this isn't directed toward you.
A veteran is not a Republican - though some are. A veteran is not a Democrat - though some are. A veteran is not a Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, or any other particular religion, though many are.
A veteran does not hold a PhD, though many do. Nor a GED though many do.
A Veteran is a person who put his or her life on the line in service to our country. As such they have earned our respect and gratitude, and here's a hearty thank you so much veterans!
Now something really frosts my pumpkin.
As for those who would politicize the issue of veterans attributing them to some liberal or conservative agenda - please take this in the spirit in which it is offered.
You friggin' disgust me! Step off! How dare you try to usurp this day of respect by trying to fit it to your personal agenda. Leave it alone, and go back to spreading your particular poison tomorrow. Okay, got that off my chest.
"GregS" <zekfr...@zekfrivolous.com> wrote in message > > I was goiing to say, how come I don't get the day off for Veterans Day, > but then I allready have Memorial Day. > Why do we need Veterans Day ?? I still would like another day off.
> > Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is > > something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> Earthlink's connection to Usenet via Giganews was down, and is just > barely working right now.
> > My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > > make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> > Thanks, men.
> > -Bill
> -- > The movie 'Deliverance' isn't a documentary!
I'm a Viet Nam vet and I'm still waiting for my welcome home. By the way Bill, everybody in Georgia knows the movie "Deliverance"is not a documentary, it's a training film.
> In article <hdfbs802...@news2.newsguy.com>, Bill M <radioex...@geeeemail.com> wrote: > >Surprised no one has mentioned it. Maybe being a US Veteran is > >something we'd rather not talk about in these days of Hope and Change.
> >My thanks go out to all Veterans who put out risk, life and limb to help > >make MY country the best place on Earth to live.
> >Thanks, men.
> I was goiing to say, how come I don't get the day off for Veterans Day, but then I allready have Memorial Day. > Why do we need Veterans Day ?? I still would like another day off.
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