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Posted on 11/11/2003 3:31:06 AM PST by snippy_about_it
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 are acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated.
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 To our veterans - Thank You  Veterans Day A day set aside to honor our country's living veterans. At the Foxhole honoring veterans is a major part of our mission. Whereas we will not forget those who died or our POW/MIAs, and course those who are currently serving, today we specifically honor those men and women living among us who have served our country in times past, our living veterans. Especially here at the Foxhole we are blessed to have veterans as part of our Foxhole family both as readers and contributors.  We would like to welcome all our veterans to the Foxhole on this very special day as we attempt to honor you and thank you for your service to our country. Freedom is not free and our debt to you and those gone before you can never fully be paid. May God richly bless you all. Welcome home and we will never forget. It matters not where, when or how your served; here at home or in a foreign land, in the air, at sea or on land; in peacetime or in war, on the battefield or behind a desk; on supply lines; as an engineer, a mechanic, an infantrymen, a cook or medic. You chose to volunteer or fullfilled your duty by the draft and served America and we are forever grateful. Every job is important as they all support each other and the cause of freedom. Some sacrifices are greater, yes, and some service more dangerous than others, yet all service is sacrifice by the troop and their family and we highly respect that service. Some gave all, all gave some. Thank you all - from SAM and snippy  "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." --Thomas Paine, Founding Father  "The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their Nation." --George Washington  "Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain." --Dwight D. Eisenhower  "We must not forget the past. We must not forget those who sacrificed, but we must also remember the reason for their sacrifice. They died so tyranny would die. They died to create a better world for those of us who followed them. Their sacrifice was not in vain." --Secretary of State Colin Powell as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observing the 50th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1991.  "America was founded on the principles of liberty, opportunity, and justice for all, and on Veterans Day we recognize the men and women of our Armed Forces who have valiantly defended these values throughout our Nation's history. These remarkable individuals have helped to make our Nation secure and to advance the cause of freedom worldwide. By answering the call of duty and risking their lives to protect their fellow countrymen, these patriots have inspired our Nation with their courage, compassion, and dedication. Our proud veterans have also helped to shape the American character. They have given us an extraordinary legacy of patriotism and honor, and their service represents the highest form of citizenship." --George W. Bush  Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty. --- Department of Veterans Affairs   who has given us freedom of religion. who has given us the right to keep and bear arms. who has given us freedom of the press. who has given us freedom of speech. who has given us freedom to assemble. who has given us the right to a fair trial. Who has given us the right to vote.   AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.         |
No Thanks! I'll take my chances on the ground far away from flammable objects.
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Hi Sam...that must have been a profound moment,..the sheer size of the Famous Lady.
Sad..Great Britian had some smart looking Battleships..the socialists sent them to the chop immediatetly after the war..
I think the last sharp looker...HMS Vanguard made it into the 50's
The Famous Lady 
God Bless us all!
Children view a tattered U.S. flag during a Veterans' Day gathering at the War Memorial in Ispwich, Mass., Tuesday Nov. 11, 2003. The flag flew on a D-Day landing craft at Omaha Beach in 1944. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
At the age of 104, Britain's Arthur Halestrap, right, of the Royal Engineers is the only World War I veteran to attend a ceremony on Armistice day at the Menin gate in Ypres, Belgium to commemmorate the fallen soldiers of WWI, Tuesday Nov.11, 2003. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
U.S. Army troops hold a moment of silence while observing Veterans Day in Baghdad, November 11, 2003. Remembrance Sunday, Remembrance Day and Veterans Day, which fall near the anniversary of the armistice signed at the close of the first World War, are observed in many countries to commemorate casualties of warfare. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz
Reuben Law, second from the left in the front row, considered the oldest World War I veteran living in Nevada, is shown in this photo from late 1918, while he was serving as an Army Sgt. in France. Law was a dispatcher for a motor truck company who transported injured soldiers from the train to the small village hospital. Law, now 105, lives in Carson City, Nev., with family members and has many memories of the war. (AP Photo/Reuben Law)
World War I veteran Reuben Law, 105, a former mayor of Emily, Minn., tells stories of his days in the Army in France, from his Carson City, Nev., home Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003. Law, 105, credits 'good heart genes' and lifelong outdoor activity for his apparent status as Nevada's last remaining veteran of World War I. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
US First Lady Laura Bush bows her head in prayer during a ceremony with President George W. Bush to commemorate Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery(AFP/Tim Sloan)
US President George W. Bush arranges the ribbons after placing a wreath at The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia(AFP/Tim Sloan)
Sending Madeline Albright around obviously wasn't **scarry enough..
Peace thru Power.
Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller, left, gives a medal to Polish soldiers for their work in Iraq during his visit at the Camp Babylon Base, some 80 miles south of Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. Miller marked his country's 85th Independence Day by telling Polish troops Tuesday that they were in Iraq 'to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people'. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
Members of the Polish elite commando team GROM arrive on the beach during an exercise, on the Baltic Sea coast, October 22, 2003. The elite GROM unit was Poland's only active participant during operations for the war in Iraq. Under U.S. command, a GROM unit captured one platform with a second rig taken by U.S. Navy SEALs. Months before a Polish-led international force took control of a zone in postwar Iraq in September, GROM cleared vessels from the port of Umm Qasr and helped secure a dam near Baghdad. Now GROM troops are helping the hunt for Saddam, Poland's top general, Gen. Czeslaw Piatas, revealed in unexpectedly candid comments. REUTERS/Peter Andrews/FEATURE/POLAND-COMMANDOS
Polish soldiers parade outside the entrance of the Camp Babylon Base, some 80 miles south of Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003.
Polish soldiers talk in front of a decorated arch during the visit of Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller at the Camp Babylon Base, some 80 miles south of Baghdad, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003.
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