JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 10:52 PM
PrestonRice wrote:
To clear things up, I in no way meant what I posted. It was a joke on prudes.
I truly appreciate our vets... My dad was in the Marines for years, and while I'm not able to join up, I greatly appreciate those who can. Service is difficult, but it's a great honor to those who have the ability and the will to go.
Also, my regrets and sympathies out to those lost or suffering for PTSD. This day is for those.
And Prudes is not the correct word for those who are anti-war or don't support the United States latest forays into world peace. Nobody that is anti-war is anti-Veteran's. Our Government makes that choice, not the men and women that serve. The men and women that serve do so to protect, to better themselves/their skills, and to join a family/community.
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 10:58 PM
JakeDobner wrote:
And Prudes is not the correct word for those who are anti-war or don't support the United States latest forays into world peace. Nobody that is anti-war is anti-Veteran's. Our Government makes that choice, not the men and women that serve. The men and women that serve do so to protect, to better themselves/their skills, and to join a family/community.
I wasn't saying that they were. Simply, when there's a celebration, there's often someone who disaagrees or is offended that brings it down...
— IMO.
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normj
Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 882
central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 11:14 PM
Bob_Kennedy wrote:
Bob,
That is cool. Gave Dad a guitar with his name on it!
Later,
Norm
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normj
Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 882
central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 11:22 PM
zzero wrote:
preston you stepped in it this time. alot of vets went in by choice and alot were drafted. they all made the CHOICE to stay in the service and do whatever they were told. when one goes in the service, he has essentially given up his choice to do whatever he wants. they have pledged themselves to a team and a cause higher than themselves.
That generation was amazing. The dedication to duty dumbfounds me. My sister was in the FBI and pulled my father's file. Discovered he served in the OSS. We asked him why he never mentioned that. His response was they told him never to tell anyone.
During WW II what theater was your father in, the European or Pacific?
Later,
Norm
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2367
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 11:23 PM
Since my family has been in America, at least one person of each generation has gone to war. Including myself. Luckily we all made it home, but home is never the same, because you're never the same. That is the sacrifice all of us veterans have made. Some have made greater sacrifices... Some have made the greatest sacrifice.
That is what we honor today. Not politics. Not war. Certainly not fairness. We honor sacrifice.
Some things just shouldn't be joked about. But that's more a matter of taste than of principle. You are certainly free to say what you will. Just remember the sacrifices made by others to ensure that right.
Happy Veterans Day to my fellow vets.
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normj
Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 882
central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 11:38 PM
josheboy wrote:
That is what we honor today. Not politics. Not war. Certainly not fairness. We honor sacrifice.
To me it is not exactly the sacrifice, although I agree the vets have made that sacrifice. To me it is the willing to endure that sacrifice on behalf of others that makes Vets so special. Happy Veterans Day to you.
Norm
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2367
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Nov 11 2013 11:46 PM
normj wrote:
josheboy wrote:
That is what we honor today. Not politics. Not war. Certainly not fairness. We honor sacrifice.
To me it is not exactly the sacrifice, although I agree the vets have made that sacrifice. To me it is the willing to endure that sacrifice on behalf of others that makes Vets so special. Happy Veterans Day to you.
Norm
You're exactly right. We do it for others. To me that goes without saying. I mean, we certainly don't go through all that shite because it's fun.
Cheers !
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Surfabilly
Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 852
Connersville, Indiana, USA
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Posted on Nov 12 2013 03:46 PM
normj wrote:
While with the Guard, were you ever at the armory outside Shelbyville? That is pretty close to home.
Norm
I was at the Shelbyville armory for all but my first year in the Guard (was at the Connersville armory my first year).
— Fast Cars & Loud Guitars!
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Nov 12 2013 05:34 PM
Normj, my dad was in the pacific theater. he flew out of Vancouver. belly gunner in a PV-1 was not a great job. anti-sub patrol and long range stuff. never mentioned any action. never talked about it. he was 16 when he joined the navy. i think he lied about his age to the recruiter. duty was very important to those guys, you don't see much of that now.
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Nov 12 2013 05:52 PM
I was wondering how long it would take someone to foul up this thread.
Unbelievable. That was not cool at all. Look down at that guitar in your hands and think about why you are allowed to own it and why you can be online to even talk about it. 
My father served in Vietnam and still cries to this day when the subject is brought up. Thank you, Dad, and all the others who enlisted (or were drafted) and served our country. We owe everything we have to people like you.
~F
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normj
Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 882
central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 12 2013 08:34 PM
Surfabilly wrote:
I was at the Shelbyville armory for all but my first year in the Guard (was at the Connersville armory my first year).
I am about 8 miles down the road from the armory.
Later,
Norm
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normj
Joined: Apr 26, 2010
Posts: 882
central Indiana
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Posted on Nov 12 2013 08:37 PM
Finkdaddy wrote:
My father served in Vietnam and still cries to this day when the subject is brought up.
I lost some friends in that war. Please give my regards and my thanks to your father.
later.
Norm
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Finkdaddy
Joined: Oct 04, 2013
Posts: 115
Waterford, WI
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Posted on Nov 13 2013 06:50 AM
normj wrote:
Finkdaddy wrote:
My father served in Vietnam and still cries to this day when the subject is brought up.
I lost some friends in that war. Please give my regards and my thanks to your father.
later.
Norm
Thank you, Norm. I will do that.
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 11 2015 01:50 PM
Another Veteran's Day has come around. There are a lot of veterans on here, or people with family who are. My son is in the Navy now. To all those who've served in our Armed Forces, my most heart-felt "Thank You!"
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
Last edited: Nov 11, 2015 16:14:15
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Nov 11 2015 03:23 PM
Right on Noel!!!
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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CaptainSensible
Joined: Nov 08, 2006
Posts: 650
Leesburg, VA
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Posted on Nov 11 2015 04:30 PM
Thank you for your service, all you vets and active service military folks.
— Sean
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4537
Wisconsin
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Posted on Nov 12 2015 06:55 AM
Noel wrote:
Another Veteran's Day has come around. There are a lot of veterans on here, or people with family who are. My son is in the Navy now. To all those who've served in our Armed Forces, my most heart-felt "Thank You!"
Just got word that daughter is coming home for Thanksgiving, then finish up her final leave before retiring from what turned out to be a career in the Army. Looking back at my own career, and reflecting on hers and where she's been, you cannot believe how fast time goes by in many areas. ("This is the little girl that embarked on her own 20 years ago?!?!")
Henry will be at a crossroads before you know it and you're gonna shake your head & smile and say "wow" just like every other dad, at the person they've become.
Best wishes to Henry and, from one to any others here, Salud to everyone who stepped up for whatever reason, called or because of a calling.
Have a very Surf Day.
(and to my Marine compadres a belated Happy Birthday!)
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
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