Veterans Day…

“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned.  When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”
-Mark Twain

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Please take a moment and thank a Vet, or say a prayer for those both living and dead who gave some or all to defend our country…


From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.
-Abraham Lincoln


Almost 125,000 of our war dead from WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam are buried outside the USA.  This is the cemetery at Normandy…


Comments

Veterans Day… — 26 Comments

  1. It is my firm belief that every American man, woman and child should be required to visit the cemetery at Normandy. They should be made to stand on that beach and look up at the bluffs and then imagine trying to cross 200 yards of low tide openness under fire.

  2. I’ll be spending my day in another uniform, doing another job, remembering the good times and the mud and the blood and the beer.

    Absent friends!

  3. Just looking at the picture gives me the same feeling I got at Pearl Harbor.
    Thank you very much for your service dear and Know that we are thinking of you today and always.
    Love ya!!

  4. To all our Civilian Friends out there who may get to Hawaii, you should head out to Ford Island, and pay your respects to the Crew of the U.S.S. Arizona. They’re still there, awaiting orders to Single up all Lines and sail into Harm’s Way.

    To Absent Friends, Shipmate.

  5. Peripatietic Engineer,

    I believe every FRENCH man, woman and child should be required to visit the cemetery at Normandy.

    To all our fellow vets: Raise a toast to yourselves. We did good.

    Then raise a toast to our present generation in uniform–the best of the absolute best.

    –AOA

  6. All flags waving and thanks all around to our brave vets. Thank you and all my best today and always.

  7. PE- Concur, one of my Masonic Lodge brothers went up Point Du Hoc as a Ranger LT…

    Paw- Amen, and Absent Comrades!

    FM/ADM/Bob/Bob S- Thanks

    Danny- And same to you Sir!

    Les- Concur!

    WSF- Thanks! I hung mine before I left on this trip.

    Mmasse- Thanks

    AOA- Concur with all!!!

    PE- Thanks, I was not aware of that in France, I ‘know’ it’s done in Belgium.

    Rev- And to you Sir!

    Scott- Thank you Sir!

  8. I’ve been to that cemetery in Normandy. It feels like you’re in a Church. Holy.

    Old NFO, thank you for wearing the uniform.

  9. Thanks for your service OldNFO.

    Even though you were a squid. At least you were a flying squid.

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