Thanks for your service, past and present, you Excursion Lovers This drinks for you!

 

I'll see your and raise you one:


Thanks Vets !

 

Thank you vets!
I'll see your and raise you a

 

You're welcome! At least someone remembered or bothered to say anything. And I'd like to say thanks to my fellow service men and women, it's a team effort that wouldn't happen without everyone's support. I'll drink to that!

 

as a former Marine, i say thank you..... and i extend another salute to the men and women of this fine country's armed services!

SEMPER FI

 

Thanks for remembering, and taking the time. What a frustrating day--MY employer doesn't give me the day off, but my wife works for the federal gov't, so she gets to stay home! Of course, as an Army wife for 22 years, she might as well be a veteran.

Thanks to all my comrades in arms, and a huge THANK YOU to all who are currently serving. I've been retired for almost 3 years now, and I can say that those currently serving are probably in the most demanding situation for our servicemembers since WWII. They deserve our utmost respect and support.

God bless all our veterans, past, present, and future! Keep praying for them, and take the 5 seconds to say thanks. Most of them are very humble about their service, and don't want recognition, but a simple "thank you" goes a long way.

I had one younger girl in our office take the time to send me a nice e-mail this morning--best Veteran's Day gift I could receive.

 

Never a Former Marine... Once a Devil Dog Always A Devil Dog!

Thanks for remembering!

 

I second a tribute to all veterans and current military. (It's also my wife's birthday)

From way back my Family has been Navy. 4 generations at least. I was the black sheep. 4F.

An interesting note: I took my wife out to dinner and we went to Barnes & Noble tonight as she loves books as presents. While she was shopping, I stepped out side to mollify my nicotine habit. This happened not even 1.5 hours ago as I write this.

It was drizzling, and I noticed a gentleman standing near who was also having a cigarette. I started talking to him about the weather, and the conversation slowly turned to him talking about the lousy weather in Vietnam and how it rained so much. He told how he had gone back to Nam a couple of years ago to visit and how the weather was. Well, he started reminising, and mentioned casually that he was a MIA. Curiosity peaked, I asked him what happened to make him a MIA. He told how the helicopter he was in was brought down just inside Cambodia. He and six other guys were lost in the jungle for weeks. They finally made it back, in bad shape.

I looked him dead in the eye, reached out my hand and took his, and said "That must have been hell. Thank you for what you did for us." As has happened before, when I have told veterans of any canflict thank you, I could see the suprise, the warmth, and a wetness in his eyes. he returned with a firm handshake and croaked out "You're welcome." i wished him a good night, and went back inside.

It felt good. I know what my brothers went through when they got back from the military. I hope someone thanks them, too.

Bion

 

That's cuz once they've done the labotomy, there's no way to put it back.


Signed,
A proud former member of the 82nd Airplane Gang

 

OOOh RaaaaHH!
Semper Fi!

 

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the sound a synapse makes firing into a vacuum.

 

Thanks to all for remembering and a special thanks to those that serve or have served.

You didn't get the day off? Shoulda joined the Air Force like me.
By the way I used to be a C-130 loadmaster at Pope AFB. Saw about 32,000 of you 82d Airborne types jump out of my perfectly good airplane and never understood why...

Stew

 

I work in the private sector now--After 23 years of the Army, I really like not working for the government.

As far as your loadmaster question, that's easy. There's no such thing as a perfectly good airplane operated by the USAF!

We knew we were going to land safe!

 

Best comeback I've ever heard for that one.