Halli~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I would Like to say Thank You to all whom Serve We are nothing without your service My Dad (center) Christmas day 1968 FOB in Vietnam.......Thanks Dad My Grandfather (far left) with the Flying Tigers 308 Bomb Group .....Thanks GrandDaddy Miss ya. SGt. Adam Cann Gave his all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Yes thank-you all who have served and those who serve now for your service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCO Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Today, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canada remembers all her veterans, with special honor to those who sacrificed so much. As well, we share these memories with other allied nations, and know that today is Veterans Day in the US. The words of John McCrae help us keep our pledge: "We will remember them" In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields. - John McCrae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebden~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 My grandfather was a warrant officer in a U.S. Army artillery group [company?] in the South Pacific, total service time 1942-1945. He saw all that and more, and it screwed up his life for all but his last year or two. Thanks to him and other veterans, I have the priviledge to not share the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Awesome shots Halli, Thanks to ALL who are or have served. Freedom isn't free and without our veterans, we'd never be free. God's Speed to all the troops deployed around the world...come home soon and safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Happy Veteran's Day. I got to take my great uncle, who was an anti-aircraft gunner in WWII from Normandy all the way through till he ended up somewhere in Germany, to our Veteran's Day Parade. He had never been, and it really made me feel great that they were so happy. Missing my buddies this year. Two of them are in Baghdad bored out of their minds, one is in Rucker in flight school, and the other is getting fat at home with me, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenrir Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 (edited) A little video i made last year for rememberance day Edited November 11, 2009 by =WBG=Fenrir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 My thoughts are with the families of the fallen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewman~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Nice video Fenrir, good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatal_Papercut~SPARTA~ Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 As some of you know, there is the possibility that the game World of Warcraft is going to be completely banned in China. So even though we may not be happy about what's happened with games like Modern Warfare 2, hey, at least we have a choice, and we have our Veterans and others who have served to thank for freedoms like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicSN6 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 As some of you know, there is the possibility that the game World of Warcraft is going to be completely banned in China. So even though we may not be happy about what's happened with games like Modern Warfare 2, hey, at least we have a choice, and we have our Veterans and others who have served to thank for freedoms like that. Banned in CHina??? Who will farm the gold? True about the freedom of choice part, but definitely only to a certain point, and then the govt gets to choose for you. A 'hooah' to my brothers in arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Nice Clip Fen.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter~SPARTA~ Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My grandfather was a warrant officer in a U.S. Army artillery group [company?] The artillery uses the term "battery", in case you were wondering. He was in an Artillery Battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 To my DaD who flew a B17 in ww2 in the 351 bomb group name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>&"> name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 1/2 boy 1/2 man If you read this, you WILL forward it on. You just won't be able to stop yourself. The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's, but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm howitzer. He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must. He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional. He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march. He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low. He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime. He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed. He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away ' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years. He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood. And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so. As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . . A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets. Prayer wheel for our military.... please don't break it Please send this on after a short prayer. Prayer Wheel 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.' When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our ground troops in Afghanistan , sailors on ships, and airmen in the air, and for those in Iraq , Afghanistan and all foreign countries. Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coast-guardsman, Marine, or Airman, prayer is the very best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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