The FReeper Foxhole Celebrates Veterans Day - November 11th, 2003

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[Conspiracy Guy]

Birmingham has a big Veteran's Day Parade. I always go but I have to work this year.

[The Mayor]

I think all us Vets have these everyday especially when we hear of anothe fallen Comrade

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's a tear from bottled-up emotions for fallen comrades.
A tear for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the flag.
It's a tear for all the pain and suffering they have encountered.
And it's a tear for their commitment to defending our freedoms and
saving lives of their fellow man!"

"What a wonderful feature Lord, you're a genius" said the angel.
The Lord looked somber and said "I didn't put it there."

[snippy_about_it]

golly gee, Snippy, you're gonna make me blush

Awww geez another blusher amongst us. LOL. SAM and HiJinx will surely welcome you to the group of blushing men at the Foxhole. You all are just too precious!

[apackof2]

Thank you for your service to our country from a grateful American

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the patriotic bump apackof2!

[CholeraJoe]

You're welcome.

[SAMWolf]

1918 Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)

[snippy_about_it]

Thank you David for posting the 'reworked' poem!

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Light Speed. Thanks for remembering our Veterans

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the bump Reaganwuzthebest

[snippy_about_it]

Awww. I wish you could go. You're welcome to hang around the Foxhole instead while your working. ;)

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Colonel_Flagg. Thanks for helping in your city's Veterans Day ceremonies.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Bentfeather.

[SAMWolf]

"What Veterans Day Means To Me"
C. Fruend, First Place, Intermediate/Middle School Division

When I was little, I saw Veterans at places like supermarkets. They had cups to collect money to pay for the care of the Veterans at Veterans' Hospital. But, at the time, I did not know this. I just liked to put money in the cup and get a little red flower. I did not know that these courageous and brave persons fought for my country in wartime.

It was not until my uncle fought in the Persian Gulf war when I realized that a Veteran was more than a person who gave me a little red flower. During the war, my family and I prayed that he would be safe. It was then that I realized that my uncle and the other soldiers were fighting for people's freedom. After the war, my uncle come to my school to teach the students about what the soldiers did in the war. I learned that it was a hardship for them to risk their own lives for the freedom of others. Then, I really knew what a Veteran was. I never knew they actually fought in a war and they did it all for our country. They went out with other Veterans and fought. Some made it back, and others did not. I thought about how I would feel if that happened to me. My family means a lot to me, and it would hurt me if someone did not survive, but I could say, "Someone in my family died fighting in a war for our country." When Veterans' Day comes around, it's a good time to think of how our country would be without the Veterans. Our country would not be as independent as we are now. The United States might be under another country's rule. We might not be enjoying our democracy: we could be living in a dictatorship. There might be danger of a violent war happening near where we live, as a more powerful country might try to claim our land. My male family members could be lost in these wars. These Veterans changed the lives of all the people of this country and of many other countries.

As you can see, Veterans are an important part of our country and mean very much to me. It is important that on this day, we remember these Veterans. Our life would be very different without the risks, bravery, and courage of them. They deserve this day of honor, so show your respect as I and many others do, and thank what they have done to this country. Thank you Veterans!

[Coop]

Thanks much for the birthday wishes, and my gratitude for your service to our country - which includes this fine thread!

[SAMWolf]

MAJ William F. Callinan -- 170 AHC 52 CAB
CPT Milton F. Smith -- 170 AHC 52 CAB
CPT John J. Livingston -- 117 AHC
WO1 Terrence M. Rooney -- 117 AHC
CPT Walter R. Speare III -- 119 AHC
1LT Dee W. Stone Jr. -- 119 AHC

Thanks for your post and your service ladtx.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for your service TPartyType. Nice speech you're giving.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for your service. I never made it to the french beaches but did get to visit the Bulge battlefields. Spa, Bastonge, St. Vith, La Gleize, Malmedy. etc. It was a sobering experience. I wne in the summer and can't imagine tryiong to fight in that terrain in the dead of winter.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks MeeknMing.

[snippy_about_it]

Oh my, thank you for your kind thoughts but I have no service time. I'm merely a partner at the Foxhole to SAMWolf who is a veteran and we strive to tell the stories that relate to them everyday.