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Posted on 11/10/2004 11:25:12 PM 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  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      |
Thank you for posting your dad's ship Phil.
Thank you Aeronaut for posting your dad's ship.
That's the truth. Thanks for 'falling in' Colonel.
okie dokie.
Thank you for serving. :-)
Well, I heard that there was a place somewhere here at Free Republic for the troops and I guess I found it. What a nice tribute this is, thank you for doing it.
You're welcome, dear lady. We had a very good Veterans Day ceremony here today and it's a good chance to renew our sense of perspective.
Did you have a good day?
Snippy and SAMWolf and the rest of the crew are here every day.
Well, as long as we don't inconvenience too many electrons, we're here.
But there was one exception: a squad of Gis, a sight that brought the biggest smiles you ever saw to people’s lips, and joy to their hearts.’” - Stephen H. Ambrose, The Victors, 1998.
Bears repeating.
The American GI, no greater friend..no worse enemy.
If u cud spel officer, yu mite hav bin 1.
I'm sending this out.
Thanks
Semper Fi and happy birthday!
While I wish to honor all veterans for their service... I am so angry at the Springfield News-Leader. My husband went on his morning trip to purchase the News Leader this morning and NOT one word about Veteran's Day was mentioned on the front page!!!
The email address for this paper is Letters@News-Leader.com
Please let your voices be heard out of respect to our nation's veterans.
Nice work by the way. :-)
This is it. Please see our mission statement at the start of each thread. We have a button on the front page called the FReeper Foxhole or we can put you on a ping list if you like.
Thanks for "falling in" to the Foxhole.
I did. I spent the day with one of my favorite Veterans. ;-)
Today was a day for learning new computers and software so it was a break from all the physical work we've been doing. That ends tonight though. Tomorrow we lay tile and lay out the design for the river rock entrance. We're still having fun though.
Or strain too many body parts. :-)
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