Happy Veterans Day

[Jersey Girl]

I know we have many members on this board who have served and who continue to serve our country. Thank you does not even begin to express my gratitude for what you've done and continue to do. I am grateful for people like you all; for you do a job I could never do.

BTW, here is a link that has 35 different offers and freebies for veterans for today and this weekend. Includes free meals and additional discounts at many stores if you have a military ID/

 

[Stout]

This vet would like to thank you for the well wishes, and pass on his own thanks to our vets and active duty personnel.

 

[Dback Jon]

Thank you to all the veterans out there!!

 

[DeAnna]

Happy 11/11/11 to all the vets!

 

[AZ Native]

Thanks and thanks to all vets, active duty and their families.

Veteran's Day is today 11/11/11 and my last day of military service was 7/7/77.

 

[SunCityCarl]

Happy Veterans Day, thank you for making freedom possible. Today is also Remembrance Day in Canada & last but certainly not least it is NIGEL TUFNEL DAY 11/11/11

 

[blindseyed]

Big Thanx to ALL the Veterans and active Members of the service!!

 

[AzStevenCal]

Happy Veterans Day, thank you for making freedom possible. Today is also Remembrance Day in Canada & last but certainly not least it is NIGEL TUFNEL DAY 11/11/11

Am I the only one who always thought he should have another T in his last name? As it is, his last name is an anagram for "Lef Nut".

Happy Veterans Day all.

Steve

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[Dr. Jones]

As a vet..... I never try to put myself in the same category as my friends who actually have served in combat. My 3 years as a tanker in Fort Knox seemed trivial in comparison

Then there is my dad..... His 3 tours in Vietnam will always serve as the golden standard in my eye. Love that guy for what he did over there. If only they would have received the same love that vets do now.

Happy day to all.

 

[27Veer]

Hi, I just returned from Berlin which I visited for the first time in 50 years. I was one of the 88 Americans who stood up it 1500 or so Russians on October 27 of 1961 at C P Charlie.
I'm not meaning to point myself out, but here is a picture showing why we were there and who we were fighting.
If not for us, then this would still be there.

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[MrYeahBut]

Hi, I just returned from Berlin which I visited for the first time in 50 years. I was one of the 88 Americans who stood up it 1500 or so Russians on October 27 of 1961 at C P Charlie.
I'm not meaning to point myself out, but here is a picture showing why we were there and who we were fighting.
If not for us, then this would still be there.

I remember CP Charlie. I was in high school at the time. Didn't understand it then, but I remember well the feeling of foreboding we all felt even though I was a youngster.

You and all veterans have my gratitude.

 

[Catfish]

Jersey Girl-----Thank you for your very kind words, and for your acknowledgments of the sacrifices of the American Veteran, many of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice. I join you in thanking them for their service and their devotion to this great country. Knowing that you and millions of others feel grateful for their efforts, is a greatly appreciated by those of us who served.

 

[Syracusecards]

Amen, God bless all that have sacrificed the lives we all are able to enjoy. I can't imagine being away from my wife and two sons, and these people volunteer for it, so that I can tuck them in at night, knowing they are safe. Words can't express my gratitude to those that have served and still serve.

 

[Lorenzo]

I don't mean to be so late, but its never too late to say thank you to the men and women who have put on the uniform. As a veteran I can say it never gets old to hear people say thank you. I got the extreme privelage of attending a veterans day ceremony at a local high school and it was moving to meet veterans of many wars and see teenagers honor them in person. It reminded me of how fotunate we all are to be Americans.

I am a cowboys/mavs/rangers/stars fan as you all may know, but I previously spent 4 years at luke afb and have gained a lot of resepct for the cardinals/suns/dbacks/coyotes fan base and enjoyed every min I spent with you all on these boards.

 

[DemsMyBoys]

I remember CP Charlie. I was in high school at the time. Didn't understand it then, but I remember well the feeling of foreboding we all felt even though I was a youngster.

You and all veterans have my gratitude.

Absolutely! Respect and gratitude.

I went through CP Charile when I was in college in the early 70's.
It's burned into my brain. There were platforms you could climb up to look into East Berlin. We could see their gun towers and the snipers in them. To go into East Berlin, the East German soldiers borded out bus and went through everything. Ran mirrors under it. Checked our passports and visas. And that was getting into East Berlin. It was much worse coming out.

I saw the wall and I saw the crosses put up where people were shot trying to escape. It was on of the most horrible things you can imagine.

Coming back through CP Charile the American soldiers manning the station greeted us with "Welcome back to freedom." I could have kissed every one of those guys.

But!

To have been one of the men there on 27 October 1961..... Thank you 27Veer! I wish I'd seen your post earlier.

My God. To think someone on this board was at the tank standoff on that day. It's incredible. 27Veer, I hope you've recorded your experiences. You were a part of history and this country owes you a debt of gratitude we can never repay. (For those that don't know, a bunch of young Americans in tanks went face to face with Soviet tanks that day. Until the Cuban Missile Crises a year later it was the closest we came to WWIII.)


*** Fellow ASFN Posters*** We have a true hero among us. (He'll probably say he's not but he is in my book.)

 

[WisconsinCard]

Thanks and thanks to all vets, active duty and their families.

Veteran's Day is today 11/11/11 and my last day of military service was 7/7/77.

Mine was 8/8/82 close but no cigar.... good thing this isn't poker your 5-7's would beat my 4-8's but wait how did you get 5??? Thanks everybody for your service. This is truely the greatest country in the world. No offense to our memebers abroad as I'm sure they feel that way too.