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|  #1 Posted on 10.11.06 2200.35 | Instant Rating: 2.28 | Being a Veteran myself, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the other Veterans who post here for their sacrifices. Happy Veteran's Day.| Promote this thread! |           | AWArulz
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| #2 Posted on 10.11.06 2238.29 | Instant Rating: 6.46 | I echo that sentiment - perhaps we can post our time in service, Vets
Army - MPs - July 1976 to July 1979 - , Ft Leonard Wood, Ft McClellan, Ft Benning, Korea and San Francisco
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| #3 Posted on 11.11.06 1127.51 | Instant Rating: 8.26 | My old man got his thanks in person this morning. I'l never be able to thank them all personally, but I can certainly post my thanks to a board and give to a reputable charity that serves homeless vets. (Can anyone recommend one?)
Pop was in a radar man in Korea supporting our boys in Vietnam. He also spent some time at Ft Dix and Redstone Arsenal. All of that would have been mid/late sixties. Most of the stories he tells are about hanging with his buddies at the NCO club.
Piping hot fried dough plus a whack with a hammer.
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| #4 Posted on 11.11.06 1816.05 | Instant Rating: 6.82 |
THANK YOU
No service myself, but my brother served in the Navy during peace time.
My Uncle Jack died flying over the Hump in WWII, and my Grandfather-in-Law survived his ship being sunk.
My Great-grandfather served in the Belgian Army (Allies count too correct?) in WWI, and lived to the ripe old age 92 despite the mustard gas he had been exposed to.
THANK YOU one and all, young and old, for serving our country! | R-Dub
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| #5 Posted on 13.11.06 1017.16 | Instant Rating: 2.65 | | Thank you to all those before and after me. October 1988 to June 2001, including 9 months in Saudi/Kuwait during Desert Storm. I'd like to personally thank Home Depot for the 10% discount this past weekend. Greatly appreciated. | ekedolphin
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| #6 Posted on 14.11.06 0334.01 | Instant Rating: 2.29 | I've not served myself, but I thank all those who have served in the past, are serving now and will serve in the future. A short list of people close to me who've served: Chalmers Blair "Pap-Pap" Hawn (paternal great-grandfather): Army [I'm pretty sure], World War I Harold Gage "Pop-Pop" Hawn (paternal grandfather): Army drill instructor, World War II Lawrence "Grandpa" Pugh (maternal grandfather): Army, Korean War Kelly Kelley (boss): Marine, peacetime (I think) Robert Gillikin (co-worker): Marine, Vietnam War Laurie Lyons (co-worker): Navy, peacetime (edited by ekedolphin on 14.11.06 0434)
"Hurt me if you must, but let the duckie go."
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| #7 Posted on 14.11.06 1135.44 | Instant Rating: 5.57 | The military is much better served by me being stateside, as I could singlehandedly turn a quagmire into a slaughter by my own incompetence.
My thanks to every man and woman who has chosen to serve this country. If ever I have quibbled, it is with those who decide where to send our troops, not with their service. To them, I have only gratitude.
Now I'll never be able to lead SPF's spfers! (The W) | JustinShapiro
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| #8 Posted on 15.11.06 1553.39 | Instant Rating: 8.58 | Originally posted by ekedolphin
Kelly Kelley (boss)
OMG | KJames199
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|  #9 Posted on 15.11.06 1621.20 | Instant Rating: 6.72 | Originally posted by JustinShapiro
Originally posted by ekedolphin
Kelly Kelley (boss)
OMG
I figured you'd be more interested in the Arrested Development reference instead of the ECW reference.
JK
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| #10 Posted on 16.11.06 1101.49 | Instant Rating: 8.35 | A late thank you to all the Vets out there. I was on the road and out of touch until today. Here's hoping our friends in Washington address the needs and concerns of our Veterans and make sure we treat them the way we said we would. It would be a great way for the Reps to go out by putting benefits for these men and women in proper order.
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| #11 Posted on 16.11.06 1213.34 | Instant Rating: 3.21 | Originally posted by AWArulz
I echo that sentiment - perhaps we can post our time in service, Vets
Army - MPs - July 1976 to July 1979 - , Ft Leonard Wood, Ft McClellan, Ft Benning, Korea and San Francisco
Hey, good old Ft Leonard Wood. Dad and us were there when I was in grade school. Let's see must have been early 80's so just missed you by a bit. Traveled around after that but ended up back in Missouri and going to college just down the road at UM-Rolla(maybe called Missouri School of Mines when you were there).
Dad served, as well as both grandparents in the Army and my brother in law flew for the Air Force and still does for the national guard. Thanks to all else who served or still do. | ekedolphin
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| #12 Posted on 16.11.06 2042.56 | Instant Rating: 2.29 | Originally posted by JustinShapiro
Originally posted by ekedolphin
Kelly Kelley (boss)
OMG
...Yeah. What's worse is that he's a 60-year-old, big tough former Marine, which is not very easily confused with a 19-year-old hot blonde chick. (One of a few reasons I don't go out of my way to watch ECW.)
"Hurt me if you must, but let the duckie go."
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