Thank you for serving

[mishtub]

To all the Veterans, thanks for serving, may God bless you.

 

[BlackEye]

Yes indeed. Add my thanks to all Veterans too!

 

[737tdi]

Here's a toast to all of the great men and women who made this country what it is today.

Semper Fi:

Karl

 

[Hugh]

I kinda believe many Veterans don't want thanks. I don't.

I am along with many of my shipmates are veterans of the Quemoy-Matsu operation, patrolling the Formosa Strait. We are also veterans of offshore and boots on the ground in Vietnam. We are also veterans of the Grenada operation, and we are also veterans of submarine special operations in other places.

We went places and did stuff.

We did what we did because of who we are; not for thanks

You will never know or actually appreciate or understand what happened to us; some of our families will.

We didn't start those things, our U.S. Government did; we were sent to deal with things and we took care of business.

For my Veteran shipmates and friends, thanks for your help. For those who followed, thanks for watching our six.

Today my daughter gave me a call to thank me for my service. I'm happy she's awake.

 

[RonEgg]

Well said, Hugh.

 

[737tdi]

Hugh, whether you want it or not it is there. As I have posted many times before, I served 10 years in the Marines. I don't need a thanks but if it is put out there it is appreciated. You and I sacrificed a lot of time away from our wives, children, country and so did Millions of others, unfortunately there are many who didn't get to come back to their wives, children and country. At a horrible time some of those who did come back got treated like criminals. So on this Veterans day I will force a thank you on you. Thank You. It is given with the greatest respect.

Semper Fi:

Karl

God Bless all who signed the check up to and including life.

 

[contender]

I know that most of us joined for similar reasons,,, and to have folks say "Thank You" wasn't one of them. However, to hear it, to know folks appreciate us, does have an affect. After I got out,,, it wasn't popular to show appreciation to Vets,,,, but now, it's accepted, and appreciated. But I too do not expect it, nor need it to know I stand with my brothers in arms.

 

[Cooperhawk]

I have the license plates and wear a cap with Army on it as more of a "In your face" than anything else. I'm not looking for thanks, just respect. When someone thanks me for serving their country I often answer, "It's my country too."

 

[Bob Wright]

For many and various reasons, many men were not able to serve in one of the Armed Forces. We who could took their place. That they choose to stop and consider those who did and offer their thanks, it is only fitting and proper courtesy to acknowledge those thanks.

Piety should never replace courtesy.

Bob Wright

P.S. At our Senior Saints luncheon at church yesterday, our church music director read a letter to his Dad from General George S. Patton, who acknowledged and thanked each man who served in the Third Army during WW II.