The 11th day of the 11th month is Veterans' Day. Not many ppl will acknowledge it, it's not even a paid day off for many. It won't be a long weekend like Memorial Day. In a way I like that. Those who do take note won't be distracted by shopping, parties or picnics. Those few are likely veterans themselves or family members. But we should take note of those who served their country, whether unwilling in the days of conscription or willfully today. I am a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. While I never saw combat I did serve. We needed someone to keep an eye and ear on the Soviet Union back in the day. I was spit and polish once, but outgrew that. A lot of veterans have experiences they will never outgrow. It wasn't always just a job in the office like I had but one with real risk of life and limb and sanity. It's worth remembering for a couple minutes on the 11th hour today.
I GET NO POSTAL SERVICE TODAY!:sad: i really don't give a rat's ass about not getting mail for a day or two. i say let the government workers have the day off! i let the people i work with have today off. i did not have to do it. i have had one too many shitty bosses in my lifetime!uke: i knew i never, ever, did i want to be a shitty boss.
Here in Canada, it's called Remembrance Day. My wife and I always attend the local Remembrance Day ceremony. Both our fathers are veterans who saw combat in WWII. It means a lot to honour those who paid such a high price. Thanks for the reminder, Shale. I never saw combat, but I served in the Canadian Air Force from 1976-1982.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMOmF7lBrDE"]YouTube - Tribute to the Vietnam Veterans Thanks Shale- I left a message on a different site for ya- - I remember you saying back in the day, you and your buds, got so disgusted that you guys wanted to go over and do whatever you could to help-- Be grateful that you stayed stateside- -Hey we needed plenty on guys doing a job here also- Wish I was one of them* * * Like I said on the other site- in your yrs in was still early- Kennedy or Johnson could,ve sent you guys over as Military advisers- -and those guys had it really tough- Peace and blessings for remembering jjack
And some of us might use the day to remember a beloved older brother whose jet was shot down and never seen again. Jack has been dead these 40 years, but sometimes it's as if he never left, never went to an unknown land thousands of miles away for an equally unknown purpose. The loss of my brother tore our family to pieces. It made my father bitter, my mother meloncholy, and me heartbroken. Oh, we recovered, in time, but we were never the same. Plenty of us do take note, Shale (or did ... I'm writing this two days after the fact). My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of our military, and my hope now is that we end this war the same way we ended that one ... by voting out the so-called "leaders" who perpetuate it.
One thing I found in society is how many people that, being that they didn't serve or have any involvement what so ever, that have this idea that the only people that were in combat are vets. Combat combat combat. Kill kill kill. That's all the uninformed can think of. Yet there are so many that did serve that were "just there". No combat. Some, like myself not only saw no combat but also never left the states (beleive it or not, some people didn't). I had a friend that did 8 years regular Army and the 25 or so years National Guard, and then retired. I saw his DD214. His final rank was E5, IIRC, and he never, in all that time, served overseas. He went over on vacation with his missus, but never on duty. 33+ years. Crazy, huh? It happens. No idea why. We all have our own purpose, we have our own callings. But if they served, they still filled an important role.
Absolutely correct. For every soldier actually involved in a combat area, there are many back home or on other bases around the world supporting them.
Veterans' Day 11-11-11 Take a moment and reflect on our military veterans this day. I don't agree with some of our wars of aggression, both past and present, but support our warriors who for whatever reason are working in the service to our nation. Altho I was never in combat, I too served in the military and am now an old veteran who advocates for peace. Some foolish leaders are often too quick to go to war and the young men & women in uniform are the ones who pay for that folly. So take a moment - honor those who have served in the past and hope for the safe return of those now serving. </SPAN>
it's a pretty big deal here quite a lot of my family was killed from what i've been told. happy days.
Another year comes and goes> - some memories dont really ever go though * * * * Thanks to all the ones that followed - as silly as it sometimes seems, peace is often achieved in ways that are the most un-peaceful of all- Thanks and much respect- you all know who you are- - also to all that acknowledge todays importance jjack
I rec'd this email on November 10 (USMC birthday): Dear L, With Veteran's Day being celebrated tomorrow, I just want to thank you for your follow-up to my request, and J for his beautiful letter which obviously was written with pain, feeling and perspective. Our family could not have asked for anything more, and as I've said previously, we respect J's request for privacy, but hope you will convey our deepest appreciation to him. You are both men worth knowing, and we trust your lives remain vital and healthy. For the R family, please know we were sad to lose our brother P in 1966, but thrilled to gain two brothers like yourselves 45 years later. We will be thinking of and honoring you and all the men of Company A on Veteran's Day and in the future. Thank you again. ______ and family (they found out from J and me how their brother was killed) ---------------------- On the Veteran's Day weekend I was at a psytrance gathering … - I went a day early, had a very cold night, worked some the next day, chilled that night. My friends got there Saturday and we set up a nice campsite - Discombobulation Station. There were I guess about 500-700 people at the fest. Someone laid some molly on me. The people I was camping with took acid. We all dropped together early because one person was DJing at 7:30 and we all wanted to be there together, all coming on as the music started. The music was amazing - truly pssssychedelic. We all danced under the starry sky and embraced and laughed and smoked and talked and danced some more. I got back to the campsite and into my tent about 2, and everyone came back around then, but they were all talking and laughing and the music was strong and I just lay there for another two hours as happy as I could be.
Some of the people I remember on this day. Tommy St. Onge, Hermansville, Michigan, died April 25, 1969 Eddy Anders, Carney, Michigan, left his legs in a rice paddy. Tito Harlow,Powers, Michigan, wounded on patrol, returned home, became a recluse Danny Krause, Bark River, Michigan, Ran barges on the Mekong River, said he had a great time. http://www.vietnam-museum-hermansville.org/
Many thanks to all you vets who served. My Pop did 2 tours in Nam, 2nd tour was to keep me from goin as we were in at the same time. He is 81 now, still kickin. God bless all vets!
