I was thinking about a friend of mine
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Thank you both for your service! Without people like you, we would not have the wonderful country we do have.
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It's likely we will never know what that war was really all about. But God bless those who did serve. Whether or not their sacrifices were indeed in vain we will also never know. Intrinsically the strength of any nation comes from the brave men and women willing to defend it.
Jul 9, 2020 23:17:18 #
tramsey wrote:
that I lost in Nam. I will never forget him
That I lost him on the streets of San Francisco, homeless, friendless, living in a cardboard box with a heron habit he picked up in Nam. He earned a Silver Star and two Purple Hearts. Why did he die in 1972? Because except for me, NOT ONE F...ING PERSON CARED, least of all him. His name was Dave. Please don't forget him.
Jul 10, 2020 07:33:45 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
I hate it when people say thank you for your service. It sounds so empty to me. We need to take care of our soldiers and our veterans. Lip service is so easy.
Jul 10, 2020 08:01:20 #
Chance Logan
Loc: New England
sueyeisert wrote:
I hate it when people say thank you for your service. It sounds so empty to me. We need to take care of our soldiers and our veterans. Lip service is so easy.
As a Viet Nam era veteran, it was initially comforting to have any semblance of positive recognition after absorbing the barrage of verbal vitriol and spit. But it has worn thin and seems too often to be Pavlovian and insincere. I express myself to those who serve, and have served, by saying...Stay proud. Your commitment lives in all our houses.
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I lost a close friend, and another friend lost a leg. Fortunately, my brother came home in one piece.
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tramsey wrote:
that I lost in Nam. I will never forget him
To all veterans of Viet Nam, I say, "Welcome Home."
Sean O'Casey, SMSgt USAF (ret), I SAY
Viet Nam, 1969-1970
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