Can I ask for a minute of Your Time... Also read first post on pg2)

[Doc Nock]

Amen...

[Greg Sz.]

I agree. Every day through my job I see people who are or were serving at one point. I am completely awed at what they have given for this country. (I work at a AAFES PX/BX) Who I am struck by are those who have lost limbs and still continue to want to serve. Just this morning I had a kid no older than 23 walk in with a bionic leg who was completely soaked with sweat and I could see the pain on his face from the leg rubbing on the pad in the new "leg". I discreetly asked him why he was drenched in sweat. You know what his answer was? He wanted to go back to Iraq to continue fight for my freedom(he points a finger at me). That is dedication. Those are the men that make up our military services. That is why we honor those that serve. They are willing to lay their life on the line for millions of people THEY DONT EVEN KNOW! THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT SERVED! Really from the bottom of my hear I thank you. As an Army Brat I see a little(very little) of what yall have to go through and all I have to say is a measly thank you. I really dont know how to get across my gratitude to yall.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
Greg

[4runr]

Well done Sal!!


For all hho've served;

                             

[Toklat1]

To those serving or have served, THANK YOU! This day I think of my son Theron who is following in my footsteps. He's been in 6 months now and he is missed.

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Originally posted by Toklat1:
To those serving or have served, THANK YOU! This day I think of my son Theron who is following in my footsteps. He's been in 6 months now and he is missed.

Dude, I hope He is OK.....I will pray for Him...

[702plmo]

Johner stated on page one

"Take any time you can get with one of the WWII veterans as they are leaving us faster than we can imagine."

He is right.   My granfather was a WWII vet.  He passed away several years ago.  I miss him and his WWII stories.    

There are not many left.   I was fornuate enought to meet a WWII vet last fall. I talked with him for over an hour.  He story was very interesting,  he was the first "Bataan Death March" survivor I had met. ( think thats how is is spelled)


A special thanks to all that paid the ultimate sacrifice during WWII and all other wars.   May you rest in peace.

[TRB]

My Father is a WW II vet. He landed at Normandy. For a long time he wouldn`t talk about it. Still doesn`t want to watch any war movies. He will be 92 next month, and he is my Hero.

[Toklat1]

He is fine, just going through technical training.  Isn't it awesome how WWII documentories/movies and all the personnell associated with it, captivate our attention and our emotions....Thanks for asking mysticguido

[bentpole]

Sal, I watched the first part of "Saving Private Ryan" last night. This will be done evry June 6th from now on. I remember when Dad and I saw it in the movies, he cried in the theater. I think I had told you that he never took me hunting or fishing as a kid growing up because he said he killed enough during the war.The movie makes me think about my Uncle Augie[may he rest in peace]He was in the Philippines to liberate the POW Camp[Great Raid]and he was on the beach at D-Day.Remarkable how they fought and made it threw without blinking an eye when asked to perform. God Bless America!

[Toklat1]

bentpole,  funny you mention the Philippines. I was fortunate enough to serve a tour at Clark Air Base and was able to search some of the caves in the mountains behind the base left by the Japanese army. I left with a couple of US Army canteens that I found (the old steel ones and still had there canvas covers) dated 1941 and 1942. (They were stamped on the bottom). I knew a couple of guys that actually found Japanese swords, it seemed thats what everyone was after...A short story of WWII I will pass on from my ex-father in law (a Philppine national and peasant rice farmer). During one of the many dog fights that he witnessed, an American fighter pilot was shot down over Clark field and he and a couple of his friends rescued the man. They hid him away from the Japanese & fed him for 2-3 years until MacArthur came back. This American pilot was spared the Bataan death march. He told me his name was Bill, thats all he could remember.  My ex father in law was only 16-17 years old at the time and received much abuse and beatings from the Japanese. He told me this story in his native tongue and my ex-sisters interpreted for him. I was awestruck. Anyhow, just thought you guys would enjoy hearing about this from one of our Allies stand point.

[heydeerman]

There were 3 Suttingers including my Grandfather who were in that invasion. None made it home alive. They are all buried in a Catholic Military in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[swp]

Thanks to everyone who served to keep us free.

[chrisg]

Yes both my parents were WWII veterans, she was a Canadian nurse and he was an RAF nightfighting ace. He fought and was wounded over Dunkirk fought in The Battle of Britain, North Africa and Italy. Thankfully not D-Day. They met in Naples. I think of them often. D-Day symbolises the War to me more than any other event, possibly because of the movie made when I was ten.  Saving Private Ryan was 'better' in the grimmest sense.
 Respect to all veterans and those who have died for the safety and future of their fellow human beings.
chrisg