Rerembering Veterans Day

[Smokecreek1]

November 11, Veterans Day, 2018.Time to call that buddy of mine that joined the Army with me loo-those 50 or so years ago and talk about those cold cold December and January days of running in those sand dunes at Ft. Ord. California..... And time to talk about and remember those that did not come back.

Smoke

 

[Stray Dog]

Last night on SNL Dan Crenshaw appeared with Pete Davidson. Pete was stand up in his apology for last week's show and Dan was gracious in his acceptance...

They bantered some and then Dan left a message for all Americans and Veterans. If you haven't seen it look it up, it's on many of the major news feeds. I just checked and while I didn't see it on MSNBC it was on CNN.

Never Forget.

 

[geologyjohn]

Today, for the first and only time in my long life, I am wearing my grandfathers WW1 "dog tags" in honor of him and the 100th anniversary of the end of the "Great War". Another good lad gone west.

 

[craig333]

A shame the smoke from the fires resulted in the cancellation of all the local parades but I can hardly blame them. I didn't get to visit my dad today (korea vet) due to work but my flag is out.

Thank you for your service vets of all wars past and present.

 

[Foy]

My father and father-in-law were Korea-era vets. Fully half of the 60% of my father's OCS class which drew assignment to Korea were KIA, making his own tenure in the occupation forces in Germany from 1951-1954 a blessing. We have two nephews, still now in their early- to mid 30s, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The older of the two is a career man, a West Pointer, and he's likely to be heading back to Afghanistan for a 4th overseas combat tour soon, but as a newly minted O-4 instead of a platoon leader or company commander this time. Our own "baby", all 6'3" + 220 lbs of him, is now 5 years out of a tour in Afghanistan as a Navy Seabee.

In our family, and in North Carolina in general, we respect and revere military service and we LOVE our Veterans. I'm sure such is the case in most of the US.

Foy

 

[Vic Harder]

Our vets are something I care about too... A friend posted this song a few days ago... worth listening to:

 

[BILL98388]

To all my fellow Vets, "Welcome home" and Thank you for your service.

PO2
US Navy 1969-1975
VP-46 the "Royal Knights"