[Jeff Head]

From the heart...and to you Dad, may you continue to rest in peace.

[SheLion]

From the heart...and to you Dad, may you continue to rest in peace.

And to my hubby........may he continue to rest in peace as well.

[basil]

To all of our vets, living and dead, true honor and glory be given!

[NordP]

To so many of our Dads (mine too - flew 35 missions over Germany in B24 bombers of the Air Force) and to our brothers (mine too - 101st Army Ranger, Vietnam - ALIVE) and sisters, Aunts, Uncles, and Moms...

THIS IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD - THANK YOU ALL FOR PROTECTING AMERICA

AND PLANTING THE SEEDS OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD!!!

God Bless You All & God Bless America!

NordP (www.pledgewear.com) – I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

[Just another Joe]

Thanks, Jeff.

I gave a little back to the armed forces yesterday.
I was at the airport Tuesday night to pick my wife up. She's been in the PI for a month and a half.

Got to talking to a young Marine. Seems like he had a 36 hour layover in KC and the airline had sent his duffle bag ot Cancoun, Mexico. It had everything in it. His clothes, his money, his ATM and credit cards.
The airline gave him a couple of the small pillows and a couple of the thin airline blankets and told him they would have his duffle to him about 2:00 PM the next day. His next flight didn't leave until 11:00 PM the next day.

I asked him if he would take some help if it was offered. He said sure.
I told him that we would stick around to pick up my wife and then he could come home with us, stay the night, eat a couple of good meals, and I would take him back to the airport the next day.

You should have seen the look of increduality on his face! He said to me, "You don't know me. Why would you offer to do that for me?" I just said that I had been in the military, been stuck in airports with no luggage, and wished that someone had done it for me.

He came home with us and slept the night. I left him at my house yesterday morning with my wife feeding him up nicely with some Italian beef sandwiches, pepperincinis, and iced tea.

He's headed back to Fallujah. He had 12 days leave after 14 months in Iraq.

I figure it's the least I could do for one of our servicemen.

UPDATE: The airline called Wed morning and said they had no idea where his duffel bag was.
I took the young marine to the military surplus store and got him a set of desert digital BDUs so that he wouldn't have to show up in Fallujah in his class Ds and sent him on his way at the airport last night.

Hope and pray he makes it all tight.

[AmericanMade1776]

And to my 89 year old father in law, a retired colonel who served in WW2 and the beginnings of Vietnam. He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars and the Legion of Merit honor among his 32 military awards and citations.



GOD BLESS!

[anniegetyourgun]

And to my flyboy Dad - also having received his rest.....

[Grampa Dave]

May God bless all of our vets who served from the time of the French Indian War to the WOT.

[Americanwolf]

Thanks to you for remembering our sacrifices, and thanks to all Vets for your service.

[filly]

"It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press.

"It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech.

"It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

"It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag." -- Father Dennis Edward O'Brian, USMC

http://federalistpatriot.us/pub/04-4445_veterans.htm

[Alamo-Girl]

What a beautiful tribute! I join in your prayer and blessing!

[clintonh8r]

With respect to my fellow veterans, especially those in my family:

Dad (deceased WWII pilot, flew The Hump);

Mom (WWII flight nurse);

sister (Army nurse);

uncle (WWII USN service in the Pacific);

cousin (deceased USN aviator);

brothers-in-law (USAF; retired Army Ranger; Army Medical Corps M.D.).

I salute you all, especially my brother Marines in RVN, with whom I am proud to have served. I would do it again in an instant.

Special appreciation to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth who served their country in a way they probably never expected to. I honor them today.

[califamily4W]

A big Thank You ...beloved heroes of freedom! (Daddy, my good ex husband... rip grandpa)

[cubreporter]

Ahhh, what a nice post that was. May your dad sleep in peace too and thanks to him for all he did in support of freedom.

[M Kehoe]

Good evening.

May the Lord keep safe our soldiers in battle, and may He comfort their family and friends at home.

And may God bless America.

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