Posted on 05/26/2013 11:31:08 AM PDT by TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
Thank you veterans. Please post your branch of service, service years, and do the same for any relatives.
John A Bulpitt
Private First Class
A BTRY, 8TH BN, 6TH ARTILLERY, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
15 May 1944 - 28 April 1966
Centredale, Rhode Island
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The man whose MIA bracelet I wore 40 years ago....and whose remains were finally identified more than 25 years later....
RICHARD ALLAN FITTS
SSGT - E6 - Army - Regular
Special Forces
His tour began on Sep 25, 1968
Casualty was on Jan 15, 1975
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, HELICOPTER - NONCREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
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The greatest testament of sacrifice to those who have served is the number of people who lived in peace and did not have to serve and did not have to sacrifice.
BTTT
Ken Rutherford, schoolmate Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, KIA Korean War. RIP Ken.
Our family circle has been lucky over the years in service to this country.
We have had neighbors that have not been so lucky.
It is their sacrifice that has helped this nation to survive against all odds, patriots blood shed to feed the very fabric of freedom and liberty for us all.
God Bless the memory of my dear father who served in WW 2 as a Coast Guard and from his estate I was able to pay off what was left of the morgage of the house I now live in. Thank-you my dear father.
My mother had cousins killed during WW 2.
My prior generation most of our men in the family served in most of the wars in history!
More recent WWI and WWII Korea and Vietnam! Grand Dad, all my uncles, and one aunt served the call of Freedom!
My father served in two wars the latter two. Wounded in action in Korea. A career service man that dedicated his life to the training of new recruits. Yes the dredded DI! His last duty Station was Vietnam after 19 years of service, His last deployment! Always a survivor and came home even through all the jungle they stomped and fought in. Lost in Cambodia for 2 months we
prayed each day he was safe!
I served our Great Country, and it was an Honor to do so!
Thanks, I echo another freeper today that Memorial Day is for guys we lost in combat operations.
That said, I proudly served in a non combat role from 1967 to 1974 in the USNR and 2 years of that was active duty in Sasebo, Japan.
Me USAF 71-75,
Uncles:
Gene, Korea, Army
Walter WW2, Navy Carrier
Father in Law Ed, Army WW2
Father John, Navy WW2, Submarines
Retired Air Force. 21 years. Vietnam vet. Retired right after first Gulf War. Had my papers in so I didn’t get deployed. Got a real nice certificate of recognition signed by President George HW Bush. If I had waited a few months longer to retire Clinton would have been president and I would tore up the certificate if his name had been on it.
Proudly served, U. S. Army, A 1/9 Cav, RVN 70-71. Dad served in the Pacific during WWII.
God Bless America and all soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who died in service to our country.
On this day I think of our friend John, who was killed in a convoy in Afghanistan a few years ago. He left a wife and five children, ranging in age from the 20’s to a 6 year old, I think.
He was a West Point guy — loved by all. We were stationed with he and his family in Germany. Used to sit behind them in church every week.
Somehow his family is carrying out without him. I have no idea how they do it.
We also had three or so pilots go down in our unit the first training days of the Iraq invasion in 2003. Their families are also carrying on.
And then a young family lost their dad from a local unit during Desert Storm, many years ago.
I am grateful every single day my hubby made it back alive from so many different activities during his 26 year career. I think about these people a lot. It could have been us, but it wasn’t. It’s a strange feeling at times. to realize this.
To the brothers, families, and friends of the 21 lost from 1st Battalion 8th Marines June 2004 - January 2005 throughout Al Anbar Province, Iraq: God Bless and keep you all.
To the brothers, families, and friends of the 12 lost from 1st Battalion 6th Marines September 2006 - May 2007 Ar Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq: God Bless and keep you all.
To the brothers, families, and friends of the 2 lost; one (1) from 2nd Battalion 8th Marines (October 2007 - May 2008); one (1) from 1st Battalion 9th Marines (relieving unit) during the RIP in Ar Ramadi, Iraq: God Bless and keep you all. To the brothers, families, and friends of those that paid the price on the battlefield of the mind: know that your Marine's service was no less honorable and his battle no less lethal, God Bless and keep you all.
To those that survive and still serve, let us keep our fallen in memorial. Let us live life to the honor of God, Country, Corps; let us live to the fullest Glory of God here on earth as our brothers have PCS'd Home.
Oooo rahhh!
To those confused souls on this thread correcting me about Memorial Day’s purpose...you shall note that nowhere did I mention Memorial Day.
I chose to start a thread thanking veterans for their service and asking people to lost their sevice branch and years of service.
Some gave all, some gave a lot, and in my case some gave a little bit.
Six years U.S. Navy 86-92. STG2
Thank you for your service. I agree. I too am a veteran and today, when I was asked to stand, I did so, but in memory of my fallen comrades. Today is our day to salute all of them. May they rest in peace and may God Bless America.
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