HAPPY VETERANS DAY (Page 2): Thank You and welcome home to.

jjohnpdq Loc: Lincoln AR. USA

Thank You and welcome home to.

kschwegl Loc: Orangeburg, NY

Robin Poole wrote:

A double WELCOME HOME to all Vets that served in a combat zone. Good job men and gals!!!! And to the rest of us Vets that didn't hear shots fired in anger, Thank You
for your service. We lucked out. Robin 3/19 inf , 24th armored inf Div. Henry Kasern, Munchen, D'Land.

You may not have served in a combat zone, but you served. Well done, and thank you.

Vietnam Vet.

New York Steve Loc: St. Augustine, Florida

Here's wishing my fellow Vets a Veteran's Day filled with fond and proud memories of those with whom you had the honor of serving...

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Dan L wrote:

Welcome Home!!! Fellow vet

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GeneB Loc: Chattanooga Tennessee

Welcome home brother and happy veterans day to all veterans.

Urban Woods Loc: northeast USA

Happy Veterans' Day to all who have served our country!

chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

Happy, thoughtful and reflective Veterans Day to all that served our great country. I am posting this photo in honor of my late dad, a sub guy from WW II. Also some information from Wikipedia about US sub losses in that war.
Jim - HHT 2/17th CAV, 101st Airborne DIV, Vietnam 1969-70

During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners.[1]

Fifty-two submarines of the United States Navy were lost in action during World War II.[2] Two -- Dorado (SS-248) and Seawolf (SS-197)were lost to friendly fire, at least two more --Tulibee and Tangto defective torpedoes, and seven to accident or grounding.[3] Some 16,000 submariners served during the war, of whom 375 officers and 3131 enlisted men were killed.[4]

Mom's needlepoint made for Dad

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Ladywendy Loc: Georgia

we who served in Viet Nam received a very unique "welcome home" upon our return. Now we hear about all the people who did support our service, but I always ask "Where were you when we did return?" Many of us wound up with severe problems caused not only by what we saw over there, but also what we saw when we finally did make it home. For years we have suffered with the problems that war created both abroad and here. Only now are we received our long overdue welcome home, but for many it is too little too late. My own recovery finally brought oeace to myself and my family when I began volunteer servcie with Wounded Warriors among other vets who had similar problems and achieved a similer recovery. I can now clearly see that our way of life and our cherished constitutional rights exist only because of the sacrafice and service of our military service members.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

There were pretty hard feelings on both sides. Both towards the Vets and toward those who supported bringing them home. It's been over 40 years, I would hope that both would have gotten over it by now.
Welcome Home

Popeye Loc: LifIno

Thank you and welcome home all vets.

Riverines Vietnam

usnpilot Loc: Ft Myers Fl

thom w wrote:

There were pretty hard feelings on both sides. Both towards the Vets and toward those who supported bringing them home. It's been over 40 years, I would hope that both would have gotten over it by now.
Welcome Home

You can hate the war, you should never hate the people who fight it. For some Vietnam vets they will never get over it. Many are still suffering because they could not cope with the "welcome" they received when they returned

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

usnpilot wrote:

You can hate the war, you should never hate the people who fight it. For some Vietnam vets they will never get over it. Many are still suffering because they could not cope with the "welcome" they received when they returned

Yes to that.

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

usnpilot wrote:

You can hate the war, you should never hate the people who fight it. For some Vietnam vets they will never get over it. Many are still suffering because they could not cope with the "welcome" they received when they returned

I'm in agreement on this, early on I was for the war, but later came to change my mind about that war and all war.

I served in the Naval Air Reserve from Jan. 1957 to June 1974, both on Active Duty with the regular navy and also with the Naval Air Reserve as a TAR (Training and Administration of Reserves) and later drilled with a Reserve Squadron (VP91).

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

usnpilot wrote:

You can hate the war, you should never hate the people who fight it. For some Vietnam vets they will never get over it. Many are still suffering because they could not cope with the "welcome" they received when they returned

People who were against the war were persecuted to a great extent. Many vets took being against the war very personal. Wanting to bring the soldiers home should have been seen as wanting what was in the soldiers best interest. Were there people who yelled "baby killers"?, I'm sure there were and that is very regrettable. Was there abuse given by returning soldiers? I guarantee there was. Does napalm stick to babies? Probably best not discussed right now. That was 40+ years ago and a lot has happened to all of us since then. Should the government (that's supposed to be us) take a lot better care of war vets? Absolutely.

NIKONUT Loc: San Diego

Frosty wrote:

I want to wish a happy veterans day to all who have served. I want to welcome home all the Viet Nam vets. (To those that don't know, we were not welcomed home. It has become a standard greeting between us around here.)

I also want to thank those who served. I served during the "so called 'Police Action' in Korea 1951-1955". I wonder how many people remember those times?