A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...11-11-03....A Tribute to Our Veterans Past and Present...

Dutchess and Billie

[carlo3b]

What a wonderful tribute, thank you so very much.. and Thank all who risk their lives for all of us. God Bless America..

[kayak]

[dixie sass]

Semper-Fi! Love the Corp. Love those Marines!

[dixie sass]

I love that song!

[dixie sass]

26 Years! She has retired to GOD's arms.

[Diver Dave]

If I may, a personal note of thanks to the Veterans from my family...
Uncle Axel - WWI - US Army
Uncle Harry - US Navy
Uncle Elt - WWII - US Navy
Uncle Jack - WWII - US Navy
FIL George - WWII - US Navy
BIL Lou - US Navy
BIL Jim - USAF
BIL Butch - VietNam - US Army
BIL David - USAF - US Army Nationl Guard
SIL Betsy - USAF
Brother Don - VietNam - USMC
Niece Jennifer - US Army - active duty
Nephew Bryan - US Army - active duty

[dixie sass]

Received this from "ABE" Jones the author:

ONLY NUMBERS?

Two hundred, twenty-eight years
That, we have been going to war
Eleven times we said, "For freedom!"
Was, what we were fighting for.

We've spent two, point, six trillion
But that was just a petty cost
Compared to all of the spent lives
Of those loved ones, who were lost.

Thirty-two hundred plus, a month
For more than thirty-two years
The total time fighting our enemies
And more time, shedding our tears.

One and one quarter million dead
That's more than fifteen every day
Since we went to war, "For freedom!"
In our Revolutionary way.

One and one half million wounded
For this Country of the Free
Although some of these losses
Were the Union's and Confederacy.

But, all of them are Veterans
Who fought for what they believed
In their own way, doing battle
For those Freedoms, they perceived.

As of late, a Veteran's definition
Has come from a different kind of War
For which we all, are conscripted
To help guard, our Freedom's door.

Let's Honor, each and every one
And though we may not know each name
They were so much more than numbers
In every Wartime's deadly "game".

And, this November eleventh
In the year, Two Thousand Three
Let's hope someday, all People
Live in a land, where they are Free.

Let's make Veterans Day a memory
And a part of days gone past
Learn to live with our Fellowman
In a Free World at Peace, at last.

10-24-2003

[Mama_Bear]

That is a wonderful thing to do! I shall also name and thank the veterans in my family.

Husband - Jeff...US Navy
Son - Dave....Gulf War - US Navy
Father - Les...WWII - US Navy
FIL - Clyde...US Navy
BIL - Don...US Navy
BIL - Bob...US Navy
BIL - Steve...Gulf War - US Navy
Uncle - Alan...US Navy
Nephew - Mark...US Navy
Nephew - Tony...US Army
Grandfather-in-law - James...WWI France - US Army

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Dutchess.

[Aeronaut]

Self - USN 65-69
Father Henry - USN WWII
Brother Kurt - USA 66-69
Uncle Ernie - USA WWII
Aunt Norma - WAC WWII
Uncle Gene - USA WWII (Wounded on Iwo Jima)
Uncle Ken - USA WWII

Uncles Ken and Ernie had 5 boys - none served.

[.45MAN]

For all those that did not come back.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Veterans Day Ping !

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks Mama_Bear. Very nice post !!

Have a cup while you Freep !

[deadhead]

[GailA]

Good Morning FRiends and THANK YOU VETERANS

[oh8eleven]

Well done.

[deadhead]

"I am thankful, particularly on this Veteran's Day, that we have this place where we can express our love and gratitude to our our country, our military and our veterans"

Well said, Mama_Bear, I share your sentiments. Beautiful thread, dutchess and Billie. Thank You so much.

To all Veterans, Thank You and God Bless you.

With respect and gratitude to our Veterans,

Colleen

[deadhead]

Thank You, oh8eleven.

[firewalk]

Good morning

Happy Veterans Day & Thank You

[dansangel]

Thank you for a most *beautiful* tribute to all of our men and women in uniform - it is so exquisitely done sistah (((((dutchess)))))!

I'd like to honor the veterans in my life:

Great Uncle Thomas Monaco - US Army WWII
Great Uncle Frank Monaco - US Army WWII - POW
Dad - Louis S. US Navy WWII
Son-In-Law Tony B. - USAF

((((((HUSBAND)))))) - .45MAN - 8 years USAF 1962-1970

(((((((((HUGS))))))))))))) to all at the Finest!