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Nov 11^th, 2003 at 11:11am

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On this veterans day, I just wanted to let all of you out there who have served our country that it is appreciated.

Yes, I spent a short time in the Marine Corps, however, never seeing a single hostile gunshot, my contribution is insignificant.

So for those of you out there who currently spend, or have spent in the past, day after day after day after day to selflessly defend everyone who means anything to me, all for wages that are disgustingly low, you have my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation.

Thanks.

Semper Fi.

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Reply #1 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 3:05pm

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my contribution is insignificant.

Well thats a line of bullpoop. It does not matter what you did, or where you were or how long you did it for, it was NOT insignificant. I was in for a total of 15 years in the USAF and I never saw "action" (except those few times in my dormroom Grin

) Even if you joined and was removed after a short time due to medical, you still are a veteran.
Sorry to step on your toes bud, but thats the way it is. Be proud. I bet that there is a marine in this group right now that wants to smack you aside the head for that Grin

Give yourself your due credit

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Reply #2 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 3:35pm

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What is a Veteran?

Some veterans bear visible signs of their service:
a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye.

Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding
a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg -or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity.

Except in parades, however, the men and women who
have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem.

You can't tell a vet just by looking. What is a vet?

He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi
Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.

He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.

She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.

He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.

He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.

He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.

He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.

He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.

He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket -
palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.

He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.

He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, the greatest nation ever known.

So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded. Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU."

author- Father Denis Edward O'Brien USMC

I am a Vietnam Veteran....I served in the US Army Special Forces....the above message meant allot to me and it seems to quell the belief that Hyperion has to "insignificant" service to his country (IE- the Marine Corps Drill Instructor mentioned).

I Thank All who served!

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Reply #3 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 5:52pm

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Romulus once again you've found the right words for the moment.
I think anyone who has ever donned the uniform deserves respect, they are part of a bigger machine. The guy fixing the radios at the airbase is just as important as the fighter pilot, without those radios he wouldn't know what was happening and where to be.
I wore the uniform for 5 years before a rather unfortunate accident resulted in me having to leave (I didn't want to drive a desk), but I think of my friends who didn't make it often, and I smile at all the dumb things we did. I feel honoured to have known them. Fine men all.

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Reply #4 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 7:19pm

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Yes, thanks to all vets for my freedom!

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Reply #5 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 7:50pm

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"Thank You", Romulus.

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Reply #6 - Nov 11^th, 2003 at 7:55pm

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"Thank You", Romulus.

Dave

Your quite welcome....but for what am I being thanked for? ???

"I have a place where dreams are born, And time is never planned. It’s not on any chart, You must find it with your heart."

Albert Einstein - "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

Martin Luther King Jr. - “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - “There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.”

Mark Twain - “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

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Reply #7 - Nov 12^th, 2003 at 1:30am

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If anyone here has not read the autobiography of Audie Murphy, I would suggest it. No only was the man the most decorated soldier of WWII, but he tells his own story in a quiet unassuming way that requires you to look for his heroism. Like when he stood on a burning tank for something like an hour, knowing it might explode any time, holding up a German advance while his company cleared out. There is no bells and whistles to the story, no self gratifying embellishments, no ego-stroking. He simply says, he took up a position on a knocked out tank to cover his unit's retreat.

Here is a copy of the citation that went with his Medal of Honor...

CITATION: 2d Lt. Murphy commanded Company B, which was attacked by 6 tanks and waves of infantry. 2d Lt. Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to prepared positions in a woods, while he remained forward at his command post and continued to give fire directions to the artillery by telephone. Behind him, to his right, 1 of our tank destroyers received a direct hit and began to burn. Its crew withdrew to the woods. 2d Lt. Murphy continued to direct artillery fire which killed large numbers of the advancing enemy infantry. With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, 2d Lt. Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer, which was in danger of blowing up at any moment, and employed its .50 caliber machine gun against the enemy. He was alone and exposed to German fire from 3 sides, but his deadly fire killed dozens of Germans and caused their infantry attack to waver. The enemy tanks, losing infantry support, began to fall back. For an hour the Germans tried every available weapon to eliminate 2d Lt. Murphy, but he continued to hold his position and wiped out a squad which was trying to creep up unnoticed on his right flank. Germans reached as close as 10 yards, only to be mowed down by his fire. He received a leg wound, but ignored it and continued the single-handed fight until his ammunition was exhausted. He then made his way to his company, refused medical attention, and organized the company in a counterattack which forced the Germans to withdraw. His directing of artillery fire wiped out many of the enemy; he killed or wounded about 50. 2d Lt. Murphy's indomitable courage and his refusal to give an inch of ground saved his company from possible encirclement and destruction, and enabled it to hold the woods which had been the enemy's objective.

Audie Murphy tried three times to enter military service and was rejected every time because he was so small. He went on to win every single medal this country has to offer, plus 5 from France and Belgium. It is a shame he died broke in a plane crash in 1971.

The Audie Murphy Website...

http://www.audiemurphy.com/contents.htm

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Reply #8 - Nov 12^th, 2003 at 11:00am

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Posted by: Romulus111VADT Posted on: Nov 11th, 2003, 7:55pm
on Nov 11th, 2003, 7:50pm, Fly2e wrote:"Thank You", Romulus.

Dave
Your quite welcome....but for what am I being thanked for?

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Posted by: Romulus111VADT Posted on: Nov 11th, 2003, 3:35pm
What is a Veteran?
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded. Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU."

It was right in front of you! LOL

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Reply #9 - Nov 12^th, 2003 at 11:05am

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It was right in front of you! LOL

Dave 8)

Dah...

....ok, I admit it....I had a brain cramp....I'm allowed some every now and then....lol.

Grin

"I have a place where dreams are born, And time is never planned. It’s not on any chart, You must find it with your heart."

Albert Einstein - "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

Martin Luther King Jr. - “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - “There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.”

Mark Twain - “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

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