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Having already done one trip to Iraq (with another one coming up again in January) I hope people take the time to honor those who have served and are still serving...
I use this as an example...doznes of people from Bangor, Maine who show up at any hour of the day or night to greet arriving ot departing flights of Soldiers...
I have seen them on every occasion I have flown into Bangor, and be it 3 p.m. or 3 a.m., the are always there; men women, and children...
Volunteer greeters offer hugs, applause for troops - CNN.com
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
Thank you, Josh...and any other veterans who stumble into this thread!
And good for you Adam! Being in the news business for a long while, I always found myself at Veterans Day and Memorial Day events and would always drag my kids along because I wanted them to really get a sense of knowing about the sacrifice that men and women have made to keep this nation free.
My dad served in Korea and I always try to remember to thank him for his service. It's sometimes easy to forget to thank those closest to you.
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
Volunteer greeters offer hugs, applause for troops - CNN.com
Thanks for bringing that to my attention Josh, that is very cool.
My personal opinion is that the whole "Viet Vets were spit on" was way overblown. I was there, a Marine, 1965-66.
Things were complicated, I was evolving, it was...the 60s.
But, no one spit on me.
No one thanked me either. This is fairly new, it's good, and a lot of us are trying to do more of it.
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
Henry, as a Veteran, how do you feel about the idea to combine Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Memorial Day since they are both to honor people who served in war?
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
I feel they should keep both observances as they are...Veterans Day honors all who have served and are currently seriving...Memorial Day honors those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service...I guess it can be sort of a way to honor those who still remember and those who should not be forgotten.
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
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... how do you feel about the idea to combine Memorial Day and Veterans Day ...?
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I've never given it a moments thought.
My grandfathers were in The Great War, Dad served during WWII, me in Nam, and I don't have a single jingoistic or sentimental bone in my body.
Getting right off the subject, or not, I wish part of recruiting young people was to walk them through some VA hospital wards.
Anyway, you'll be able to find lots of flag wavers to emote on the subject, just not me so much.
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Re: Thank a Veteran Today...
My grandfather was a US Navy gunner on a merchant ship in WW2. He gave me over a 100 photos of his time in service. I kept meaning to talk to him about the pics. I finally sat down with a video camera and did a 30 minute interview with him. He passed away a month later. As a gift to my Mom and Aunt I took 50 of the best pictures and had a video montage made with music from "Victory at Sea" (His favorite show). For the past 7 years I have been going kids classrooms (3rd & 4th grades) every Vets day to show them the montage and bring his uniform in. I then do a q&a with the kids. For the past couple of years I have been going to my wives class (She is a 4th grade teacher) and showing the montage. At first it was just her class. Now, its the entire 4th grade.
While most of the info might go over the kids heads. I wanted them to know a personal story (not from a book) about veterans. And hopefully some of it will stick.
Miss you Grandpa!
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
