November 11

[Si modo]

Veteran's Day. Thanks to all who serve and have served. And thanks to their families.

 

[AllieBaba]

Thanks to all veterans. Your sacrifices preserve freedom.

Today my children sang in a school program....my daughter has been singing

"From the Halls of Montezuuuuuuma to the shores of Tripoli...."

These songs were my lullabies.

God bless you all, and thank you for serving. Article 15, Gunny, Rgs and all the rest. Sorry, I have short and long term memory loss due to excessive use of marijuana in my yute and alcohol as an adult. But I love you all, and every minute of every day I remember youse.

 

[007]

Forget about it... now pass the humble pie...

 

[Article 15]

Many thanks to all you combat types because Lord knows that if I ended up having to pick up a gun we would have been in deep doo-doo.

 

[AllieBaba]

It is confirmed. Art is a dork. Join the ranks, soldier.

 

[strollingbones]

to the men and woman buried all over the world....the ones who no longer hear our thanks:

 

[JenyEliza]

For anyone interested:

The History of Veterans Day
In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans.

Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day".

Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holidiay 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all Wars," November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than 292,000 in battle.

Armistice Day Changed To Honor All Veterans

Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.

On Memorial Day 1958, two more unidentified American war dead were brought from overseas and interred in the plaza beside the unknown soldier of World War I. One was killed in World War II, the other in the Korean War. In 1973, a law passed providing interment of an unknown American from the Vietnam War, but none was found for several years. In 1984, an unknown serviceman from that conflict was placed alongside the others. To honor these men, symbolic of all Americans who gave their lives in all wars, an Army honor guard, The 3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), keeps day and night vigil.

A law passed in 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

National Ceremonies Held at Arlington

The focal point for official, national ceremonies for Veterans Day continues to be the memorial amphitheater built around the Tomb of the Unknowns. At 11 a.m. on November 11, a combined color guard representing all military services executes "Present Arms" at the tomb. The nation's tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the laying of a presidential wreath. The bugler plays "taps." The rest of the ceremony takes place in the amphitheater.

Every year the President of the United States urges all Americans to honor the commitment of our Veterans through appropriate public ceremonies.

Thank you to those who are serving, have served--or will one day proudly serve this nation.

Your sacrifices are deeply appreicated by me and my family.

Have a wonderful Veteran's Day, all.

*hug*

Jeny

 

[AllieBaba]

to the men and woman buried all over the world....the ones who no longer hear our thanks:

They hear our thanks, bones.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Veteran's Day. Thanks to all who serve and have served. And thanks to their families.

I think you should rep me again for having served, just my opinion. LOL

 

[JenyEliza]

Veteran's Day. Thanks to all who serve and have served. And thanks to their families.

I think you should rep me again for having served, just my opinion. LOL

I gotchya a RepPont....

Thank you for having served. You earned WAY more than a dayam reppoint. But that's all I got.

Have a blessed Veteran's Day.

 

[California Girl]

To the serving and those who served.....

Thanks Guys, you rock.

 

[California Girl]

Veteran's Day. Thanks to all who serve and have served. And thanks to their families.

I think you should rep me again for having served, just my opinion. LOL

A vet and a rep ho! Nice. You're repped. Thanks for your service.

 

[Mr. H.]

Thank you Vets, one and all. Past and present.

 

[California Girl]

Because of You, Unknown Soldier
By Courtney Tanabe


Because of you, I am here
Because of you, I am able to live freely

Yet I do not know you
And I have not done anything for you

But there you stand, ready to fight
And there you are prepared to die

For me


You've fought before
And you'll fight again

For someone you don't know
So thank you Unknown Soldier

Fighting for me

I'm here because of you
And I owe my future to you

 

[JW Frogen]

They are all fucking pussies who just don't want to work passed the age of 40!

KIDDING!

Thanks guys and gals, hold the line of democratic civilisation, no better line to hold.

Penis holding is for another thread.

Oh I say!

 

[editec]

Happy Veterans' Day, citizens and citizen soldiers alike.

 

[mudwhistle]

Veteran's Day. Thanks to all who serve and have served. And thanks to their families.

I think you should rep me again for having served, just my opinion. LOL

A vet and a rep ho! Nice. You're repped. Thanks for your service.

Me too....I'm a vet...rep me too.

(Just kidding)

 

[Annie]

Hey! All Vets eat free at Applebee's, Outback, and Krispy Kreme today! I think that's nice!

 

[Ringel05]

To all my comrades in arms, past, present and future. To those who have suffered hardship, wounds and paid the ultimate sacrifice, to the loved ones and families who's suffering and loss we sometimes forget. Our undying thanks and heart felt prayers, you will be remembered and honored always.

 

[Toro]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
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, saw dawn, felt sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up your 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.