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11-09-10, 06:15 AM #1
"Veterans, who do they think they are"
"Veterans, who do they think they are"
They are the men and women who live every day in pain. Physical pain from their wounds, lost limbs, or maybe it's the shrapnel they still carry. Emotional pain from being separated from their families for long periods of time. For missing the birth of their child, or death of a parent. Mental pain for what they have seen and what they had to do. Pain from knowing that they would have died for you and you are not wise enough to know you should care.
They are the ones who make life-long friends. They know how precious life is and they never forget the ones who didn't make it back. Never. That is why you will see Veteran's at the cemetery on Memorial Day walking around and silently thanking the ones who are buried there. They don't have to know them personally to know the sacrifice each one made.
They are the ones who are loud and boisterous. They are the ones who are quiet.
They are the ones who shivered in the foxhole, trying to keep the enemy at bay.
They are the ones who crawled through sand when the temperature was 126 degrees.
They are the ones who carried their buddy to safety.
They are the ones who sometimes drink too much, trying to keep the memories from haunting them.
They are the ones who carry the flag with the honor and respect it deserves.
They are the ones who wear their military uniform with pride and still have it in their closet 30 some years later.
They are the ones who don't ask you to go out of your way for them.
They are the ones who have gone out of their way for you.
They are the ones who spent many nights awake on guard duty so you didn't have to.
They are the ones who helped keep our shores safe while you played video games.
They are the ones who missed their birthdays, anniversaries, and other important dates.
They are the ones who got shot and got sent home, but felt guilty because their buddies were still there.
They are the ones who followed orders even when they didn't want to.
They are the ones who had enough love and pride in their country to do a job many others couldn't do.
They are the ones who stepped up when the call went out.
They are the ones who ate MRE's till they were sick of them.
They are the ones who cried "Medic" at the top of their lungs though they couldn't even hear their own voice.
They are the ones who cried when they were alone in their tent.
They are the ones who flew planes, drove tanks, worked a ship, and armed the missiles.
They are the ones who had moms at homes praying for them every minute of every day.
They are the ones who made it safe for you so you could go to school or work.
They are the ones who missed ordering pizza, the movies, the shopping trips, and all that you take for granted.
They are the ones who asked to take a friend's deployment because that friend had a family.
They are the ones who gave their girlfriends a lock of their hair to keep as a promise of their return.
They are the ones who wanted to come home
They are the ones who didn't return.
They are the ones who waited months for a letter.
How can you not wait one day?
God Bless Our Veterans,
Laurel A. Olmsted
Wife Of A Veteran
Proud Mother of two Veterans
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11-09-10, 06:34 AM #2
They are the ones that held this Nation together. So others could take it for granted.
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11-09-10, 07:29 AM #3
They are the janitors you ignore. They are the police you avoid. They are the mayors of your cities. They are your teachers. They are the drunk who scare you. They are the ministers who bore you and they are your family.
They are all around you and on the most part.... you ignore them and never even think about saying thank you for everything they have given up for you.
They truthfully are what America is really about.
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11-09-10, 07:35 AM #4
God bless 'em all!!!
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11-09-10, 06:38 PM #5
Love it!
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11-09-10, 08:00 PM #6
At walmart today. Shook the hand of an old man in an electric chair. He was wearing a USMC hat. Wished him a Happy Birthday and said Semper Fi. He looked at me with a wide face and said "thank you, same to you". I was proud to be his friend for a moment. We will probly go to bed tonite with the same thoughts. Walmart is very good for meeting brothers. My wife and I shop differently,,,,,,,, I shop for Veterans,,,,,
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11-10-10, 07:58 AM #7
Outstanding!!!!
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11-10-10, 08:01 AM #8
Originally Posted by sparkie
What did he do to get the electric chair?
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11-10-10, 12:15 PM #9
Freedom is not free
but rest assured
The United States Marine Corps
will pay most of your share.
Praise be the Lord my rock
who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.
"Proverbs"
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11-10-10, 01:26 PM #10
We are Marine Corps Veterans.
Let there be no doubt that WE are the finest fighting force in the world.
We fight what others fear.
To my Marine Brothers and Sisters.....
Thank-you all for your service. Happy Birthday.
Semper Fi
Trout
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11-10-10, 01:52 PM #11 Originally Posted by dcb188
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11-10-10, 02:06 PM #12
Good going CHUCK...An outstanding thread...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY and SEMPER FI
..................Ed
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