A Thank you to our Veterans

[IROC'D]

Just read this article on another blog and thought I would share it with you all in Honor of Veterans Day tomorrow.As a Mom Of a US Sailor I’m very proud to say thank you to all who have answered the call. God Bless.

Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a Jagged scar, a certain look in the eye.

Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, A piece of shrapnel in the leg or perhaps another sort of inner steel: The soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity.

Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe Wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking.

What is a vet?

He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.

He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.

She or he is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Danang.

He is the POW who went away one person and came back another or didn't come back AT ALL.

He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.

He is the parade riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.

He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.

He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor remains unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.

He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket, aggravatingly slow, who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.

He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.

He is a Soldier, Marine, Sailor or Airman, and also a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.

So remember each time you see someone who has served our country. When you see one just lean over and say Thank You.

That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.

Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU".

God Bless Our Veterans!

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Thank you OP for finding this and sharing

To all our Veterans, a big hug and Thank You for your service

[Dave Coyle]

Very well said! I think that we all should take time to remember all that they have done for us in the past and even in the future, thank you all for keeping us free and safe.

[Brokinarrow]

Thank you's and warm wishes are all well and good, but if you really want to support your vets, make sure to talk to your representatives and make sure they are doing everything they can to improve the lives of veterans everywhere. The lack of treatment some of our vets have to endure is shameful.

[hotrodhoodrat]

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The all new Convertible !, Welcome to the Fleet !

[bng804]

[CamaroScotty]

One thank you is never enough -

Bless you all, including my Nephew serving as a Tomahawk Tech in Virginia Beach, and his friends, and Retired Master Chief father (hope to see you all again soon!)

and Anna's son

[AnnaBear@SpartaChevy]

IROC'D...from one Navy Mom to Another, THANK YOU for posting this.


My father is a Veteran, he served in the US Navy during the Korean War.

God Bless all those who serve(d) and sacrifice(d) SO MUCH for us, so that we may enjoy our freedoms.


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[rtcat600man]

THANK YOU to all who served and are currently serving. My prayers and best wishes go out to you all.

[PB3]

Kick ass America!

Thanks to the Vets and current troops for everything!

[mlee]

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[Jessika]

Happy 235th birthday to the USMC!
Thank you to all currently serving and all who have served!
OORAH!

["prima"Donna]

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:flag2: I wanted to acknowledge Veteran's Day, which is tomorrow - 11/11/10 :flag2:

God bless all of our brave heroes who have served, are serving, will serve, and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms that we enjoy today

My Dad was a proud WWII Navy Veteran who served aboard the USS San Francisco in the South Pacific...

He is gone now, but I still want to say "thank you Daddy, for your brave military service"...he enlisted at age 17...he is my hero, and I miss him sooooo much

I also want to acknowledge ALL military heroes from all branches of the armed services from ALL countries, serving all over the world...you are the true heroes in this world!!!

'Freedom isn't free'

[bluetooth-ss]

Thanks to all whoserved.Fathers,Grandfathers,brothers,uncles,sis ters,freinds and all.The ones who fought to give us the freedom to do things such as this.