For My Brother And Sister Vets
Nov 12, 2023 07:34:02 #
Mac wrote:
Happy Veterans Day
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Uss Arcturus (AF52) 68-70
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Nov 12, 2023 10:18:23 #
Mac wrote:
Happy Veterans Day
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Happy Veterans Day back to you.
Deep Sea Diver
US Army 71-76
Nov 12, 2023 10:59:54 #
Mac wrote:
Happy Veterans Day
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
You were on board for the "Fire"? That was the scariest conflagration I've ever seen on tape/film.
I was in the Seabees in 1969-70, but later on as a Reservist, I attended fire-fighting/damage-control school at Norfolk in 1973. The highlight of the class was the film of the fire. Normally an instructor would narrate, but in my class there was a Commander who was an aviator, and was on the flight bridge when the fire started. His flight had completed a mission just before the Zuni rocket caromed off the deck and struck the fuel pod of an A-4.
He was a bit emotional, even six years after the fire. There were no unbelievers after that.
Glad you came through. You very much have earned "Fair Winds and Following Seas".
Nov 12, 2023 11:27:37 #
Thanks and Happy Veterans Day to all my brother's and sisters...
U. S. Navy
1970 - 1974
Vietnam 1971 - 1973
River Division 53
Task Force 116
U. S. Navy
1970 - 1974
Vietnam 1971 - 1973
River Division 53
Task Force 116
Nov 12, 2023 11:56:02 #
genocolo
Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
Mac wrote:
Happy Veterans Day
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Is it just me or does it feel inappropriate to say, “happy” Veterans Day?
US Army 1968-1972
1st Cav Vietnam 1969-70
Nov 12, 2023 12:00:23 #
pendennis wrote:
You were on board for the "Fire"? That ... (show quote)
Yes I was on board for the fire. I was an 18 year old AO. Thank you for your kind words.
Nov 12, 2023 12:00:32 #
Mac wrote:
Happy Veterans Day
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Peace and Love
Mac
US Navy 1966 - 1969
USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1967 - 1969
Vietnam 1967
Thanks for your service.
Nov 12, 2023 12:01:20 #
UTMike wrote:
Thanks, US Army 1961 - 1991.
Thanks for your career!
Nov 12, 2023 12:09:51 #
genocolo wrote:
Is it just me or does it feel inappropriate to say, “happy” Veterans Day?
US Army 1968-1972
1st Cav Vietnam 1969-70
US Army 1968-1972
1st Cav Vietnam 1969-70
It’s not inappropriate to say Happy Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a day to recognize those who served our country in uniform. I think it would be inappropriate to say Happy Memorial Day because Memorial Day is a day set aside for the remembrance of those who died in uniform in service to our country.
Nov 12, 2023 12:17:14 #
Nov 12, 2023 13:07:36 #
It's not just you, it felt pretty weird for me as well. If your frame it in the context that we made it back, it kind of takes the edge off. But I think people struggle for something else to say. It is kind of like the thorn in my side of someone saying thank you for your service, it sure wasn't that way when I got back. I just kind of roll with it because most will never understand...
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