I love the look on a vets face

[jdbecks]

I recently received my Veterans Lapel badge that I wear with pride.
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I got one of those too...But I have never wore it yet.

[VonMessa]

    I sort of enjoyed the look on my sister-in-law's father's face last week.  He was telling me that they wouldn't let
him join the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  
     Turns out it doesn't count if you served in the Luftwaffe    <he was an 20mm flak gunner near Cherbourg who
got strafed by a P-38 of all things>

I read that statement...

I drank coffee, smoked a cigarette, took a shower, got dressed and drove to work this morning.  About a 45 minute process in which I had time to think about it.

I still found it distasteful.

Not everyone had a choice as to whether or not they served, nor which side they served for...

[Curval]

If anyone remeber the Indy Con and Geoffrey Bird who spoke at that conference...I have some sad news.  *Dicky* (his handle during the war) passed about two weeks ago.

One of my favourite memories of him was at the Dayton Airshow when we went up to the TBM they had on display.  There was a guy sitting in a folding lawn chair under the wing who reluctantly got up and walked over while starting his standard schpeel about the type of plane it was, who built it etc.  He sounded bored and unentusiastic.  Dicky put his hand up and said "No need to tell me all that clap trap old chap...I flew these during the war".

The gentleman's attitude changed completely and by the end he was asking Dicky questions.

Clear skies Dickie!

[Rino]

I read that statement...

I drank coffee, smoked a cigarette, took a shower, got dressed and drove to work this morning.  About a 45 minute process in which I had time to think about it.

I still found it distasteful.

Not everyone had a choice as to whether or not they served, nor which side they served for...

     He thought it was funny, as did I.  He was in fact drafted and it wasn't like the Nazis gave you a choice.
Fortunately, I'm not too concerned about your opinion.

[CAP1]

just outta curiousity.....any of you watch "missions that changed the war"? i think that was the show on the military channel the other night, with gunther rall.........talking about how his wife got caught by the gestapo sneaking jewish people out of germany.....and they came to his squadron to question him on it......was an interesting show to see.

[fbEagle]

                                                               

                                                                                                                    Nuff said.

[VonMessa]

     He thought it was funny, as did I.  He was in fact drafted and it wasn't like the Nazis gave you a choice.
Fortunately, I'm not too concerned about your opinion.

Well, then I guess that I am fortunate that I was seeking neither your approval, nor disapproval of my opinion.

On another note, most VFW posts will accept anyone as a member, including civilians.

The only difference is that, unless you are an American that fought on foreign soil, you are not afforded voting rights.

 

[xbrit]

If anyone remeber the Indy Con and Geoffrey Bird who spoke at that conference...I have some sad news.  *Dicky* (his handle during the war) passed about two weeks ago.

One of my favourite memories of him was at the Dayton Airshow when we went up to the TBM they had on display.  There was a guy sitting in a folding lawn chair under the wing who reluctantly got up and walked over while starting his standard schpeel about the type of plane it was, who built it etc.  He sounded bored and unentusiastic.  Dicky put his hand up and said "No need to tell me all that clap trap old chap...I flew these during the war".

The gentleman's attitude changed completely and by the end he was asking Dicky questions.

Clear skies Dickie!

A very nice guy with some interesting stories.
<S>dickie