Veteran's Day!

[ram]

To all you Vets out there - one big thank you for all you and your families have done for us!!!

[paologregorio]

To all you Vets out there - one big thank you for all you and your families have done for us!!!

Ditto that! Another big thank you from me!

[winston]

And a huge thank you from me also.

[cjj]

A big thanks from me too! And thanks as well to all those currently serving, such as my nephew in Afghanistan!

[rickboy88]

I've got my flag out! I've noticed that not many put out flags at their houses any longer.

[rickenbrother]

I salute our veterans!

[8mileshigher]

I salute you all...

[ajish4]

I salute you all...

We just lost my Father-in-Law a few weeks back. He served during Vietnam in the 101st Airborne.

It was humbling to stand in that Military Cemetery looking out over all those THOUSANDS & THOUSANDS of our Military who have served our Country. It was a sea of Granite headstones. Very humbling.

[johnallg]

A hearty thanks from myself also.

Tony, you should visit Arlington...

[FretlessOnly]

Yes, thank you one and all.

And indeed, Arlington National Cemetery is an impressive and humbling sight.

[johnallg]

Impressive and humbling indeed. Take the time to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier through a guard change. That's dedication.

[wayang]

My sister, who's a professor at UCIrvine, is currently working on her next book, which will focus on morale among active-duty military personnel and their families during wartime. As she conducts her research, she occasionally comes across things she thinks I would find interesting. She sent me this link to a copy of a 1965 US television report on the Feb. 7 attack on Camp Holloway at Pleiku (this was the night my dad lost four kids in his platoon and was one of over a hundred wounded):

http://www.archive.org/details/1965-02- ... in_Vietnam

She also found this Oct. '64 letter from Dad to me, the eight-year-old 'man of the house':

In my memories of that time, Vietnam is 'bigger than the Beatles'...

[ram]

Dane, powerful stuff, thanks for sharing! Glad your dad made it through.

.....and I'd say the music lessons did go well.

[collin]

.....and remember, this Veteran's Day (and hopefully the next couple) will be as important as ever, as new veterans return from the Middle East to face civilian life in a harsh economic climate, and in the face of unfriendly politics.

Remember, if you see a returning vet, give them a nice handshake and a "Thank you for your service," -- no politics necessary.

[ram]

Agreed - that are way above that stuff!