Viet Nam Memorial Day Today
Mar 29, 2019 12:59:27 #
Reconvic
Loc: clermont Fl
It's all over the news today!!! Not !!! Had an acquaintance this morning say "well there's no WWII day". A lot of us Viet Nam Veterans were met with angry protests when we returned. I was hit with a bag of runny feces at the Honolulu airport after spending 2 years there...YEAH I THINK WE DESERVE A MEMORIAL DAY...Thank you all that served during that dirty little(?) war that NOBODY wanted...….I am posting some photos of reflection honoring us and especially our fallen comrades.....Semper Fi (always faithful) to all Marines and all veterans of all the services.
Waiting patiently
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What's next?
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Where's everone else?
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"just thinkin"
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"Gonna fly now"
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Mar 29, 2019 13:05:19 #
Thank you for your service.
(Many of us, even if not in the military, understand.)
Mar 29, 2019 15:04:35 #
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Mar 29, 2019 16:11:27 #
Reconvic wrote:
It's all over the news today!!! Not !!! Had an acq... (show quote)
Thanks for your service Reconvic,
Love the set especially the third one.
Mar 29, 2019 19:28:21 #
We had a gathering at the Vet Center in Lake Worth yesterday and a larger ceremony at the VA hospital in Riviera Beach this afternoon. No mention of any of it in the papers, or on local TV.
Not surprising. We still get short shrift.
John D
old airborne infantryman
Not surprising. We still get short shrift.
John D
old airborne infantryman
Mar 29, 2019 21:46:21 #
Reconvic
Loc: clermont Fl
delraypiper wrote:
We had a gathering at the Vet Center in Lake Worth yesterday and a larger ceremony at the VA hospital in Riviera Beach this afternoon. No mention of any of it in the papers, or on local TV.
Not surprising. We still get short shrift.
John D
old airborne infantryman
Not surprising. We still get short shrift.
John D
old airborne infantryman
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Mar 30, 2019 00:13:50 #
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Mar 30, 2019 06:49:44 #
Reconvic wrote:
It's all over the news today!!! Not !!! Had an acq... (show quote)
Semper Fi 60-67, 1st. Force Recon.
Now that we are "accepted" no longer despised when someone finds out I was in the service and in-country my standard response to the "thank you for your service" is "you are too late". That is not how I respond to those who are much younger.
Mar 30, 2019 07:45:42 #
FrankR
Loc: NYC
For all those who were in country: Your courage, sacrifice and your dedication, especially to each other when nobody gave a damn, should always be remembered and revered. Thank you will never be enough. Welcome home and Semper Fi.
Mar 30, 2019 07:50:10 #
Welcome home and Semper Fi Marine. 3/12 Artillery 65-66.
Welcome home to all Veterans from all the wars, and God Bless all our troops still serving.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Welcome home to all Veterans from all the wars, and God Bless all our troops still serving.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Mar 30, 2019 08:09:11 #
Mar 30, 2019 08:35:24 #
I had a high lottery number and did not get drafted. I protested the Vietnam War - but those who took it out on those who served there really pissed me off. I lost a cousin there. It was a stupid war, but men and women who serve in our country's military services should never be disrespected for their willingness to serve and to lay their life on the line when asked. I work at a VA clinic, and the physical and emotional tool of the Vietnam War - and the wars in the Middle East - should not be underestimated. Thank you, sir, for your service to our country.
Mar 30, 2019 09:35:59 #
The first designated Vietnam Memorial Day was "underwhelming" in my area. Pretty sad!! Maybe next year there will be more organized events. Welcome home to all of my Vietnam War brothers and sisters!
From a retired Air Force Veteran
From a retired Air Force Veteran
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