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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to think about those who have traveled abroad to we can live in peace at home. Those who left and returned. And the many who did not. And those who are out there today, many miles from their home and the people they love. Just a couple of minutes......it's A Pittance Of Time. Not new, but very touching. God bless all who have fought and are still fighting for all that they hold dear. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to think about those who have traveled abroad to we can live in peace at home. I personally know of 3 who returned, But are all gone now(old age and disease). The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0 |
... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... |
[KWSN]John Galt 007 Send message Joined: 9 Nov 99 Posts: 2444 Credit: 25,086,197 RAC: 0 |
Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to think about those who have traveled abroad to we can live in peace at home. My sentiments exactly... Clk2HlpSetiCty:::PayIt4ward |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
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champ Send message Joined: 12 Mar 03 Posts: 3642 Credit: 1,489,147 RAC: 0 |
Me too Panzerbataillon 33, Germany (Tank battalion 33), 1st Division, 1st Korps) |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
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Macroman1 Send message Joined: 30 May 99 Posts: 67 Credit: 12,532,684 RAC: 0 |
U.S. Navy (Submarines) - '76-'82 "Gentlemen, there are only two types of naval vessels..........Submarines, and Targets" -- U.S. Navy Submarine SONAR Instructor. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
According to the History Channel on TV, It seems that a UCB(Berkeley) Professor was involved in the Manhattan Project during WWII to build the plants to make the Atom Bombs that were used against Japan. Wow. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Any other veterans here? Lets see, I had an Ancestor who was a Major General in the Grand Army of the Republic(GAR) in the US Civil War(I even have a B&W photo of Him from back then wearing His uniform and His Stetson Hat had an Ostrich feather in It, He also was wearing a sword too, It was a Union uniform or Dark Blue as It looks black in the photo), My Dad & Uncle both served in the US Army during WWII, My brother was in the US Navy for just over 20 years and I was in the US Army for a brief period of time(all served honorably of course), So Yeah, Lots. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
Lets see, I had an Ancestor who was a Major General in the Grand Army of the Republic(GAR) in the US Civil War(I even have a B&W photo of Him from back then wearing His uniform and His Stetson Hat had an Ostrich feather in It, He also was wearing a sword too, It was a Union uniform or Dark Blue as It looks black in the photo), My Dad & Uncle both served in the US Army during WWII, My brother was in the US Navy for just over 20 years and I was in the US Army for a brief period of time(all served honorably of course), So Yeah, Lots. No banana, SJ. How many of you are veterans? How many of you have put your *$$ on the line to serve your country? Nothing gets your attention like hot lead! Greg in Phoenix |
kaseychief Send message Joined: 3 Dec 07 Posts: 1643 Credit: 480,503 RAC: 1 |
8-13-65 to 01-22-69. Would gladly do it again. |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Back when, German women were not allowed in the Military. My Grandfather served in World War One and Two. He survived, but some of my relatives were lost on the Russian Front. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Lets see, I had an Ancestor who was a Major General in the Grand Army of the Republic(GAR) in the US Civil War(I even have a B&W photo of Him from back then wearing His uniform and His Stetson Hat had an Ostrich feather in It, He also was wearing a sword too, It was a Union uniform or Dark Blue as It looks black in the photo), My Dad & Uncle both served in the US Army during WWII, My brother was in the US Navy for just over 20 years and I was in the US Army for a brief period of time(all served honorably of course), So Yeah, Lots. Sorry but If one has served in the US Military Honorably, then one is a veteran, As that is what the VA says. My brother and I never fired a shot in anger and I doubt Dad or My Uncle did either, As to the Major General, No idea, One doesn't have to put ones ass on the line to serve, If You think that, then You are wrong. Dad was in the European Theater in WWII and My Uncle was in the Pacific, One was a corporal(flew a stick and a typewriter) and the other(Uncle) a warrant officer as He could fly a plane. Please Don't Dis Me or My relatives. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
Sorry SJ, no insult intended. You served, you took the risk, you were willing to take the chance. You need not have seen combat, you were willing. One has difficulty understanding just what it means to put yourself in harms way for whatever reason. Veterans have done that. Not all have seen combat. But they were prepared. That's what it takes. If you served, you are as much a veteran as any who died. You and I are just a bit luckier, thank God. Greg in Phoenix |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65738 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Sorry SJ, no insult intended. You served, you took the risk, you were willing to take the chance. You need not have seen combat, you were willing. Ok, Apology accepted(If that is what that is, If not, I still accept It or none taken). No one died in My family in their service and all willingly volunteered, Jim would have been drafted and wanted to serve in the Air Force(bad idea and a lot of people were on a waiting list for there), So Jim enlisted in the Navy as He really didn't want to go to Vietnam(He had a head injury(bruised brain from a car rollover accident, the roof collapsed and He wasn't belted in, nor ejected from the car, Today It might be different, But back then If You were disabled in any way the Navy said Medical Discharge, No exceptions He said) that would have made Him 4F, As He said He hid It in the Navy by taking notes, As He had short term memory problems, He even earned the right to wear the Gold Stripes/Hash Marks and was an E9 rank at retirement(He was a diesel engineman and the Navy was phasing that specialty out, He barely made It to 20 years), But never did as He didn't want to stand out He said), My Dad was shelled by the Hermann Goring Division of the SS @ Anzio, My Uncle supposedly flew a P39 in the Pacific, But I find that a bit hard to swallow as I think all or most P39 aircraft went to Russia as Tank Busters(So I have no idea what My Uncle did and I can't ask Him as He passed away around 1990 and no one else really knows anymore than I do either), As the USAAF was not too impressed with the mid engine design(WWI thinking still possibly), But the Russians were and the Russians were thankful to get them too). The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
cgregb Send message Joined: 2 Apr 03 Posts: 515 Credit: 7,776,883 RAC: 362 |
To all veterans, no matter what your country, no matter what the war, you are all heroes. I sat in gasthauses in Germany listening to "war stories" from the "other side," They are our stories, your stories, stories of families and children and horrors of war. The common thread; we fought for our countries. I have found "heroes" all over the world. Enough ... war is hell. Greg in Phoenix |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
To all veterans, no matter what your country, no matter what the war, you are all heroes. I sat in gasthauses in Germany listening to "war stories" from the "other side," They are our stories, your stories, stories of families and children and horrors of war. The common thread; we fought for our countries. I have found "heroes" all over the world. Yes it is. Thank you cgregb. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
In a wheelchair-I don't qualify for the military or I would've served. My father and his elders served as did my next to oldest brother. My father's brother died in Korea. Respect and honor for those who served and still do serve. |
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