Veteran's Day

Gunn_Slinger

Gunn_Slinger

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Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
 
thanks

Gunn_Slinger said:
Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
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want take time to thank you for the kind words STICK KYTLE U.S. ARMY 1967-1973:wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
 
When it comes to serving my country, I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat! Thank you for taking the time to honor our veterans!

Blackjack
United States Army
Air Defense Artillery
1984-1992
Proud Veteran
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
 
Our veterans are at the core of our freedoms and our tranquility.

The feelings associated with serving one's country in the military were summed up best by Henry V, and, as one can see in his St Crispin's Day speech, the senses of duty and honor have changed little in the 600 years since the battle of Agincourt.

If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires:
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England:
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more, methinks, would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made
And crowns for convoy put into his purse:
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

From Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV Scene III

To all the veterans, you have my respect and my gratitude.
 
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Gunn_Slinger said:
Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
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Thanks folks!
-Sean

U.S. Navy veteran, 1983-1990
Data Systems Technician petty officer first class (DS1)
U.S.S. Briscoe, DD-977
U.S.S. Coontz, DDG-40
(Both home-ported at D&S piers, Norfolk, VA, at the time.)
Three Mediterranean cruises, one Indian Ocean cruise, two NATO cruises, one UNITAS cruise, and assorted Carribean cruises.

(U.S.S. Briscoe -- one of the three ships that pushed back Colonel Gaddafi's "Line of Death" during the Gulf of Sidra [Libya] crisis in 1986. I was there, and got the service patch to proudly wear on my service jacket.)
 
Thank You!

Gunn_Slinger said:
Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
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Thanks for starting this thread! The men and women serving today deserve all the credit we can give them.

I had planned to bump this thread and forgot all about it.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=78593


Steve
 
Gunn_Slinger said:
Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
Click to expand...

Thank you.

Sp/4, US Army
Psychology Tech
1972-1974
Ft Knox, KY
 
Veterans Day

Thank you
Regards,
Charles
US Army Vietnam 1968-1970
25 Infanter Division
 
Gunn_Slinger said:
Remembrance Day,Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow (1)
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Canadian poet John McCrae

For those of you serving today, or in the past,
thank you for the gift you gave to your country.
Click to expand...

Thank you.
US Army Cold Weather Special Forces 1962-1965. Johnnyt
 
Thanks Gunn_Slinger,

SSgt, USAF 2000-06
Comm Ops
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom
Currently serving as a Federal Contractor for the Joint Special Operations Command and working today! Wars don't stop for Verterans day :)
 
Thanks!

It was nice of you to start this thread in remembrance of all Veterans past, present and future.

Joey A
US Marine Corps
Volunteer: 1969-71
Vietnam 70-71, Firebase Ross, Firebase Baldy.
Grunt: 0311

I salute all veterans and thank them for their service to our country.

JoeyA
 
Blackjack said:
When it comes to serving my country, I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat! Thank you for taking the time to honor our veterans!

Blackjack
United States Army
Air Defense Artillery
1984-1992
Proud Veteran
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
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My thoughts exactly.

Koop SSGT
USAF
Munitions Maintenance Squadron / 8th Air Force
1989 - 1995
Desert Shield / Storm

Thanks Mrs. G and thank Gunny for all of us as well.
 
I am not a Marine but it should be noted that yesterday November 10th was their birthday. Thank You to all the Veterans.
Sgt Brewer
1990-1994
B Co. 2nd Platoon, 2nd Sqaud
2/75 Ranger
 
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LOL, it's funny to me, there is a lot of vets here. I'm one too, and a disabled vet at that. :embarrassed2: Damn 'chute failure on a HALO jump...ended up breaking my back in '95 and being found "unfit for further military duty". Pathfinder, Air Assault, Airborne, Ranger, Special Forces, and sniper school...you'd think they would have wanted to keep me, but nooooo. :rolleyes: 'Course that was after Iraq v1 (aka Kuwait) in '91, and then Somalia in '93; I guess these days they might have let me stay on, but not then. :mad:

I had some great times, and I recommend everyone to join the military. Doesn't matter what branch (though truth be told, if I knew then what I know now, I'd have joined the Air Force instead of the Army!) Heck, I think it should be mandatory at age 18 to join and serve. You volunteer, you pick your MOS...you don't volunteer, THEY pick your MOS. :p
 
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