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Location: Phoenix AZ | No better day than TODAY to shout out my respect and heart felt gratitude to our soldiers, vets and past commanders in chief who have supported them as they put their lives on the line every single day to protect us all.
One of my biggest regrets in life is that I never served my country. I try to serve mankind in other ways, but still there is a hole there that I never did my part. At this point all I can do is go out of my way to honor those that were better men than I.
I'm sure this thread will be shut down because it has nothing to do with guitars and some fuckwit will push the 'alert' button just to be an ass. The irony dipshit, is that our vets do not discriminate and served to protect us all, even you.
To our Vets, I salute YOU.
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Location: Vernon CT | Well said Dave! I like you never served. I turned 18 the year after VietNam ended and life went on. I have so much respect for those that have served whether in Peace time or time of War.
To those on this site that served. THANK-YOU! |
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Location: PDX | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
No better day than TODAY to shout out my respect and heart felt gratitude to our soldiers, vets and past commanders in chief who have supported them as they put their lives on the line every single day to protect us all.
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To our Vets, I salute YOU.
Dave Hear here! And yesterday was the 234th birthday of the Marines -- Semper Fi!
Oh, plenty of service men and women play guitars -- even Ovations. Now we can keep the thread active, fuckwits or not.
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Location: UK | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
... The irony dipshit, is that our vets do not discriminate and served to protect us all, even you.
To our Vets, I salute YOU.
Dave I did - and not all of us came home so I agree with the overall sentiment - although I don't agree with the 'tone'. I mean who is that dipsh*t sentence directed at ? |
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Location: UK | Sorry, must have clicked the post button twice ? and now I can't find the delete button |
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| To Vets everywhere.
Even today the majority of the UK observes 2 minutes silence at 11am (the time of the signing of the Armistice). Supermarkets, schools, offices, in the street.
Today is the first Remembrance Day in the UK without a veteran of WW1 in attendance. The last three all died in the last year. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | As a former Marine and a vet, thanks to Dave for this post and to all of my fellow vets: some who like me came home and are able to play guitar and those who did not and cannot... |
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Location: UK | Originally posted by IanS:
Sorry, must have clicked the post button twice ? and now I can't find the delete button Forum broke - I just press the back button on my browser and it creates another post
How do I delete them ? |
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Have a cuppa and a hobnob and don't waste your time trying. |
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Location: UK | On a lighter note this reminds me of the other thread about being allowed to take just one guitar.
Well, I had the choice but didn't take any - so I bought one while I was there - and when I came home I left it there for anyone else to play - I wonder what happened to it - maybe somebody used it for target practice. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Veterans Day always brings this song to mind for me POW 369
The father of one of my good friends in high school was captured and was a POW in Viet Nam. He finally came home after many years when the war ended. My friend never recovered from it and ended up committing suicide a few years later. Tragic all around. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I told myself I wasn't going to post today, since I wasted so much time yesterday, but Dave brings it out of me.
I was fortunate to have a very high lottery number and did not get drafted. I was very happy to avoid Vietnam.
I'd still like to salute and honor all those who did serve, whether it was their choice or just the luck of the draw, especially those close to all of us.
And thanks, Schroeder, for reminding us that every country honors its veterans. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by schroeder:
To Vets everywhere.
Even today the majority of the UK observes 2 minutes silence at 11am (the time of the signing of the Armistice). Supermarkets, schools, offices, in the street.
Today is the first Remembrance Day in the UK without a veteran of WW1 in attendance. The last three all died in the last year. Damn.
To Vets everywhere, thanks..... |
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| I served and am glad for the experience. I thank and salute all who went before me and all who served after me. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by IanS:
I mean who is that dipsh*t sentence directed at ? No specific member. |
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Location: Colorado | To all veterans, today and every day, thanks for being willing to, perhaps, pay the ultimate price for our freedom. I salute you! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | USAF: 1974-78, Travis AFB, CA. Psychiatric Clinic Technician.
I like to believe I made many of my comrades transition back from Southeast Asia, a bit easier & welcoming. Many were pretty troubled.
I salute all our veterans, and pray for the safe return of all those currently serving overseas. |
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Location: ms | Thanks Dave for bringing this up. We enjoy many freedoms in this country even the freedom to complain and protest about how its run. I missed Vietnam by a few years and to be honest am glad. But i also feel like i`ve never given back like i should. Thanks to all the men and women who have and are serving so we can enjoy these freedoms. |
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Location: SoCal | Many of us see this as a day for those who served amd those that loved and waited for us to return. And, too many times cried for those who didn't return.
A special evening at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for Gold Star Mothers and the wives and families of fallen Marines to honor both the fallen Marines and the people who were important in their lives.
REMEMBERING THE BRAVE |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
I was fortunate to have a very high lottery number and did not get drafted. I was very happy to avoid Vietnam. I had a very low number, but they ended the draft before they got around to me. I was happy about it then, but I was also young and dumb. Now that I'm older, wiser and see things from a different perspective...
Like Dave, I regret not serving my country in that way.
My thanks to all who have served, and are serving, to protect our liberties and freedoms. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Hot Springs is a veterans town. Our VA hospital is consistantly ranked the very best in the nation. We also have a very large Veterans Home. Today there are programs at both, plus one at the civic center and several at the various schools and churches. Jarrett is playing guitar at three of these programs. It's great to see the kids get involved like that. A big thank you to all vets, here on the board and elsewhere. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I once heard it put this way ... The vast majority of us started out as young liberals and over the years we grew into old conservatives.
In my teen years I wouldn't have thought twice about pissing on the flag, burning my card, running to Canada, and blaming "the man". Now on the far side of 50 I'm almost embarrased by my past although I guess it was pretty "normal". |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The saying goes something like, "If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart. If you're not conservative when you're old, you have no brain." |
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Location: North Oregon Coast | A BIG THANK YOU to you all, on this very special day! |
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| Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
The saying goes something like, "If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart. If you're not conservative when you're old, you have no brain." That's a close approximation of a Winston Churchill quote. As this is a veteran's thread, my favorite vet quote is the prayer reported to have been uttered during the final seconds of the countdown to his sub-orbital flight by Alan Shepard:
“Please, dear God, don't let me f*ck up.”
I've used it a lot. |
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