To All Vets.

[Guy_b_g]

My hope too, is the end of this war soon. Not sure how it can be done, but it's a waste of lives, time and money that could better be spent at home, in my humble estimate..If only we had leadership that was looking to the not so distant future when we will wish we had spent our money on an alternative to this dwindling supply of addictive black poison we're all fighting over..or about to be fighting over.

It's the reason I retired when I did, instead of staying in.

Still I do respect and thank the troops, and we are getting far more than we deserve when it comes to the caliber of soldiers we have.

[SiP]

23 years 292 days British Army Electronics Technician. Been all over - places that were: cold, wet, frozen, hot, humid or sandy and dusty.
But I don't hold a candle to what those boys did in the big ones!

Never Forget!

[prometheus578]

"Thank you, VETERANS"

ARMY
'82-'98 (drawdown-took early retirement)
1/58 Mechanized Infantry Ft. Benning, GA.
1/31 Mechanized Infantry/Sniper Camp Howze, Korea.
Operations NCO Ft. McCoy, WI.
Recruiter Oxnard, CA (Where I first lost my marbles)
4/27 Light Infantry Schofield Barracks, HI
3/9 Light Infantry Ft. Lewis, WA.
1/503 Air Assault Camp Hovey, Korea.
Operations NCO Ft. Lewis, WA.
Retired... marbles still missin'.


...Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred....
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" (Tennyson)

[fredintoon]

Remembrance day

Let me thank my father's two eldest brothers who died on the Western Front in WW1.
My mother's two younger brothers who survived WW2 to live long and meaningful lives thereafter.
And all of those who died in the fight for freedom.

[Wildkat]

Thank you

to all veterans no matter where you are or what country you served for the purpose of freedom and the defense of righteousness...

US Army
88-92
311th MI
101st Airborne

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

US Navy 78-98. CPO (RET)

I'd like to thank my brothers and sisters who still serve, some think what you are doing is unpopular, but I'd bet my bottom dollar that the average Iraqi is plenty happy not to have Saddam to worry about and even the media here is pointing out that the "Insurgents seem to be running out of people to kill". I think it may be that the insurgents are just running out of insurgents. Good Job.

If we (you) don't stand up and take the measure from those who would kill us roughshod, they will continue to do so. IMHO, we were attacked because we projected weakness in the past. To use our Cold War turn of phrase, the best defense is a good offense.

A solemn salute to our lost brothers and sisters and a hearty cheer for those who keep us safe at night. God Bless

[e.z.nightrider]

I'm one of the few who couldn't serve for medical reasons. My heart felt thanks goes out to those who served and are serving. Along with thanks to their families for their sacrifice. Now if we can fix a system where our service people don't have to be worried about their families being put out on the street we will really pay them the respect they deserve.

Ed Z.

[DiverRay]

US Army 1973 to 1975
82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC
11B2P (grunt, with a PRC 72)
Thanks to all who have Served, and are now in harms way.
Special thanks to the families of those that gave their lives so the rest of us can enjoy freedom.

[trapper_492001]

Thanks to all Vets past and presant

Army 46th Engs. Veit Nam 2 tours 69 and 70. I for one love to hear the thank yous as we didn't hear them when we came home. When We were discharge Dec. 23 1970 We were told to buy civiian cloths and suit cases and not to wear our uniforms to travel home. So thank you and welcome HOME.

Trapper

[davestrike]

US Army Reserve 82 -88
36K Tactical Wire Specialist
129th EVAC Hosp. San Deigo Reserve Center
US Army Active 89-91
19K M1 Tank Crewman
2nd Armor Div (FWD) Germany and 1st Gulf War

My Brother:
US Air Force ECM Tech served in Spain and 1st Gulf War

My Dad:
US Army Combat Field Medic, Korean War

My Uncle Buzz:
US Air Force, Veitnam War

To all fellow Vets:
Thanks for the sacrifice and honor of the Brotherhood!

To our Brothers and Sisters serving in Iraq:
Sorry the politicians didn't let us finish it the 1st time!
May God Protect and Keep you All!

Salute!
Dave Forrest

[stoked]

U.S. Army 1995-1999. Bosnia "peace keeping" 1995-1996. I feel guilty only serving during peaceful times but 4 years is all I could muster for Uncle Sam. The opressive management style of the military did not suite me, lol. Much respect to all the war veterans and peace time veterans.

[martialstax]

Thanks.

US Air Force 1981-1989
RAF Upper Heyford
Columbus AFB
Incirlik AB
Nellis AFB

[xsivebiker]

Many thanks to ALL Veterans

Well, I've never "served". I often reflect on the training and skills that I could have missed out on; ESPECIALLY here recently.
On Sept. 22nd, I lost my "favorite" AND most respected Veteran, to a bout with cancer; my Father, a Vet of WWII, passed away.
In WWII, Dad learned to weld, welding on gliders, and later become a certified welder. Right up to the end he was an ace mechanic and welder.
Dad was the one who got my "feet wet" in underground coal mining. Dad was also a certified electrician, certified Mine Foreman/Fireboss, certified shot firer, retired underground coal miner, --- --- ---- ---- and the list goes on. Dad also loved farming and raising beef cattle after "retirement"
At the age of 17 Dad lied about his age and enlisted in the army during WWII. I can only presume that through the military, at his early age, that he got his "initiative" and acheived goal after goal through out his life.
Dad also got my "feet wet" with motorcycling; when at the age of nine yrs. old I got my first bike, a NEW Honda trail 50 and Dad got him a NEW Honda 125 trail bike to ride along with me.
If I only had a scanner, I'd share a picture of Dad and his '46 Harley. He'd ride this bike from 1950 thru 1955 from Akron, Ohio back to central WV to visit his parents. 'Must have been some road trip during those early times.

ALL you Veterans have my total respect and MANY thanks. May you pass on to YOUR children the values that my father passed along to me.

Greg, certified Mine Foreman/Fireboss, Certified Shot Firer, Mine Surveyor, Mining Engineering Degree ['82], underground coal miner and equipment operator since '83, Motorcyclist since '69.
1980 XS1100-G
1987 GL1200-I
1993 KLX650-C

20 head of bred, Black Angus cattle on 150 acres, consisting of two farms.

AND ALL thanks to a military Veteran; my Dad

[TADracer]

Geronomo Sir!

Co. B, 1st Battallion, 501st Infantry (Airmobile), 101st Airborne Division. 1970 Republic of Vietnam. Had the pleasure of spending many nights on the beaches of the South China Sea....inside North Vietnam!

Thanks to all our troops and in particular to those who participated in Desert Storm. You have vindicated us for the war they would not let us win.

[dale_1]

Thank You and Thank You

84-92 Active Duty USAF
after Gulf part 1 .... Clinton's early outs would have made me non-retirement eligible.... I palace chased to Arkansas for the Air National Guard.

92-2004 AR Air Nat Guard
Dec. 2004 was my retirement date.

My wife and I had been building our own company since 98. Time to go full time. My children were growing and I needed to be there for them. 20 yrs of sacrificing was plenty. It makes me especially respect those who go further.

Between Military and Civilian I have 48 airframes under my belt.... 3 were military.

Aircraft mechanic the whole way......

Thanks to all who went before me to help make America the big bad mofo it is and those to keep it that way who stayed and those who come after me.

And shame on those who were in control to sit idly by and let us get fat lip after fat lip without standing up for ourselves.

And then thanks to the "other" ones who said enough is enough.....

The soapbox is now vacated...... sorry