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Veterans Day, 11/11/2010

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up
To those Lounge members who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, may you have a peaceful Veterans Day, however you observe it. Thank you for your service. And if you served in another country's armed forces, in the name of freedom, thank you, too. :eusa_clap

-Widebrim
 

HepKitty

One Too Many
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Yes, thank you to the veterans, all of you. I always thought I was too much of a wuss for the military.

Speaking of veterans, I saw a WWII veteran today and wanted to give him a hug. But didn't want to scare the heck out of him either :)
 

LizzieMaine

Bartender
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Where The Tourists Meet The Sea
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.

-- Lt. Col. John McCrae, 1915
 

Widebrim

I'll Lock Up
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.

-- Lt. Col. John McCrae, 1915

Thank you for that. A classic reminder of the solemnity of war, and of whom the real heroes are...
 

Tango Yankee

Call Me a Cab
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Lucasville, OH
It was a privilege and an honor to have been able to serve in the USAF for a tad over 25 years. In retrospect I wish I'd stayed in until I would have been forced out at 28! I was fortunate--when I was an Airman First Class, while walking down a basement corridor in Headquarters Strategic Air Command, it suddenly came over me the knowledge that I was doing exactly what I was meant to do with my life. I never lost that feeling, and I miss wearing the uniform every day.

"Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, climbing high..."

Regards,
Tom
 

Barrelhouse

One of the Regulars
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110
Location
Soulsville, USA
To all who have answered the call of their country, my deepest thanks.
To all who currently serve far from family and home, my heartfelt prayer for your safety.
To all my commonwealth friends that today remember those who gave the full measure, I will not forget.

Dulce et decorum est
 
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Spitfire

I'll Lock Up
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Thank you!
 

Carnage

One of the Regulars
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Location
London
Just back from the Royal British Legion in my small town. This morning we had the most dreadful weather, however there were around 50 people at the War Memorial many of whom joined in the short parade which I was commanding, I was lucky to have a Lt Commander RN to assist me as he had done one before. Then it was back to the RBL for a few drinks and a little bit of lantern swinging.

I did manage to punch a RAF Flt Lt as I was saluting during the last post, he somehow managed to get far too close....
 

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