ACTIVE MILITARY AND VETS, please read...

[Rick Moss]

Want to go Hunting???

I was reading Mikes post on arrow building, and see that he is a military vet...and I thanked him for his service. I want to THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH for your service and your sacrifice! I know that so many people just go about their every day lives and never give it a second though, as to why this country is so great and why we live such a blessed and great life here in this great country. I take time to go out of my way and thank any and every military person and anyone with a veteran hat on that I see in public...you guys and gals all really mean that much to me! without your fight, your blood, your tears, your losses, and your passion and love...this country would just be another country, but it is far from that, THIS IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THIS EARTH, and it is BECAUSE OF YOU! and I THANK YOU from the deepest part of my soul and being! THANK YOU. God bless you all and everyone in this country owes you more than any of us could ever repay you, and it saddens me deeply that our men and women are still over there and abroad fighting and a lot making the ultimate sacrifice when in my opinion they should be home now, but I also know they would not have it any other way...and that is why they are the greatest hero's this world will ever see. so to those who have served, who have fought, and have died for us...THANK YOU, you are, and always will be loved and supported! God bless you, and thank you.

to all who have not served, please take every opportunity you get, and thank our military men, women, and vets...because without them, we would not be living in THE GREATEST COUNTRY in the world.....but without these folks, we could not  shoot our trad gear

          HOOAH!!!


So, for your thanks, I would offer any vets or active duty military folks to hunt on some great property in Coshocton county Ohio...but you must only bring traditional gear! thank you all!

[FerretWYO]

My thanks to you for your acknowledgment of all that's done.

As an active duty AF member I can tell you it's appreciated.

[TOEJAMMER]

As a vet, I too, thank you and all for remembering.

[SELFBOW19953]

Yes, Rick, thank you very much.  Even though I was not "in" Viet Nam, I was in South East Asia as support.  The welcome we received at civilian airports when we came home was far from cordial and nearly always very hostile.

[oldskool]

As a vet, I thank you also.

[John Zieske]

Wish I could go to Ohio! Thanks Bro.

[Rick Moss]

Originally posted by SELFBOW19953:
Yes, Rick, thank you very much.  Even though I was not "in" Viet Nam, I was in South East Asia as support.  The welcome we received at civilian airports when we came home was far from cordial and nearly always very hostile.

well, even though you were not 'in' Vietnam...im sure you would have went with a drop of a hat, and not thought twice about it...

AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL.

[centaur]

Thanks for caring. Treatment of vets today is much better than in some years past, and for that I am very glad. Some of us can remember a much different way that vets were treated. If you have ever read the poem "Tommy" by Rudyard Kipling, you could get an idea of how the military was treated in the late 60s and early 70s. I am grateful that those times are past us.

[Mike Vines]

You have no idea how far a "Thank You" goes.  It is the simplest of gestures and bears more weight than anything.

That is some beautiful country with some mighty fine deer.  I drive thru there to visit Kinfolk in West "By God" Virginia.

[Jon Stewart]

Rick, I fit your requirements  even to the point that I use stone heads when hunting BUT I have lost that hunting desire and hardly go any more.

BUT if I did I would sure take you up on it.

 AND I would like to thank you sir for your recognition, thoughtfulness and generosity.

Semper Fi
Jon

[2treks]

Sure is cool to see so much appreciation for our vets.
Thanks you Rick. And thanks to those who served before and after me.

[Mudd]

I appreciate your recognition of our service.

I think it was over 30 years after I got back home before I heard anything that even closely resembled a "Thank you!".

The general population has made a great deal of change for the better in their attitudes toward veterans.

I am grateful to all of the men and women who are currently serving our country.

Some of these are most definitely in harms way, those not only get my thanks but my prayers.

God bless,Mudd

[Jim Boettcher]

Thank you Sir! And your welcome.

[goingoldskool]

Thank you for your support!

Rodd

'88-'00 army
'01-present air force

[achigan]

Thanks for the recognition and offer Rick. I've got my hand full over her in God's country. My son and d-i-l live in Columbus OH. If timing's right I might drop over and say 'Hi".
USN '68-'72

[macbow]

I'd also like to say thanks for your offer and thanks.
Four years ago at a Veterans Day event was the first time since I returned from Vietnam that someone actually said thanks.
In the 1970's things were different.

[Tradtical Commando]

Man thats awesome. I would take you up on that in a heartbeat if you werent 15 hours away! Thanks for putting that out there for guys.

[Tom]

Thanks for your support and like others have said "thanks" was not the common phrase when I got out in '72. It was generally more along the lines of obsenity directed towards us-especially if in uniform. It is a great country even with all the problems we now are facing but the support given those serving now shows how much we the people have learned from the past. Heartfelt thanks to those who are still serving and come home safe.

[Gil Verwey]

This was sent to me by a former Marine Vietnam Vet. This says it all and no one said it better than Ronald Reagan.

This is a thank you to our veterans and shows what this country was and can be again.

 http://www.youtube.com/embed/rKsW6c_CgFY?feature=player_detailpage

[Rick Moss]

Originally posted by Gil Verwey:
This was sent to me by a former Marine Vietnam Vet. This says it all and no one said it better than Ronald Reagan.

This is a thank you to our veterans and shows what this country was and can be again.

  http://www.youtube.com/embed/rKsW6c_CgFY?feature=player_detailpage  

touching. I know we live in different times, and back in 'the day' people hated war(as most do now, it just seems so many have grown up at a time of war nowadays), but I still do not quite understand how people did not support our soldiers who fought and died for us! I guess the government and the whole mentality of people was just different. I sure wish we had a pres like R.Regan again...it seems...nevermind, that is a conversation better left for another time. but still what is important is that you men and women know that you are honored, loved, and respected and we thank you, every single one of you!