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Veteran's Day!

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by genuinemommy, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    So this morning I thought, "I'd better wish Uncle Phil a happy Veteran's day!". Then it hit me. I miss him.

    So instead I'd like to thank the other TFP Veterans. No matter when or what country, thank you for your acts of service and bravery. I am not a fighter, and am grateful to all who put themselves in harm's way in the cause of peace.

    Hats off to you today.
     
    genuinemommy, Nov 11, 2014
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  2. spindles

    spindles Very Tilted

    Location:
    Sydney, Australia
    We call it Remembrance day, but the sentiment is the same (it is already the afternoon on 12/11 here), quite a lot of services around Australia at 11am yesterday. We have 2 such days in our calendar, the other (ANZAC day) commemorating the WWI landing by Australia and New Zealand at Gallipoli in Turkey, is by far the bigger day for us.

    My dad is a Vietnam veteran, so these days are big in our family.

    They shall not grow old
    As we that are left grow old.
    Age shall not weary them
    nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun
    and in the morning,
    we will remember them.

    Lest we forget.
     
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  3. YankeeStout

    YankeeStout Vertical

    Location:
    The finest city in America
    Said thanks to my dad, went to class. Got thanked by twenty people, which was annoying and slightly insulting. I say this because I never served. So to hear that on Veterans Day put me in the worst mood imaginable.
     
    YankeeStout, Nov 11, 2014
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  4. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    My husband gets a bit of that, too. He's got so much family that's military I guess people just forget he's not...

    Looking at it from a totally nonmilitary background, I honestly feel the spouses and children of those who serve give so much more than they realize.
     
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    genuinemommy, Nov 11, 2014
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  5. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    My dad always poo-poos it when ever he gets thanked for serving. He was in the National Guard in the '60s and calls himself a semi-veteran.
    The family patriarch, my great-uncle flew Navy fighters in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, a several other lesser known places, He's a retired Navy Rear Admiral. He's probably the smartest man that I personally know, and has always been willing to share and to mentor me. If I am in any way astute, I owe that to him. Although married back in the forties, he is, I suspect, a closeted gay.
    Nevertheless, they are quite close to each other. I thanked them both for their service, to the country.
    I thanked them both for their service to me.
     
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  6. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    genuinemommy, Nov 13, 2014
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  7. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Some people don't realize that TAPS has lyrics. These seems like a good place to post them. There are several versions, known by different names, which is the original has been disputed, I don't claim to know. I do know that my wife has British music books that contain two different version, one for Naval deaths, & one for military deaths in general.

    The version I'm posting posting is supposedly the original version as written by Horace Lorenzo Trim:

    Day is done, gone the sun
    From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky
    All is well, safely rest
    God is nigh.

    Fading light dims the sight
    And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright
    From afar, drawing near
    Falls the night.

    Thanks and praise for our days
    Neath the sun, neath the stars, neath the sky
    As we go, this we know
    God is nigh.
     
    Chris Noyb, Nov 13, 2014
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  8. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    Went to The Concert For Valor in DC on Tuesday.

    Great time. :cool:
    Nice to see all those vets there and the clips of inspiring ex-military.
     
    rogue49, Nov 13, 2014
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