What is Memorial Day?

[Yossarian]

<S> to all, my uncle was killed in Vietnam - wish I could have known him, but oddly enough if he had lived, then there is no way I would have been born.

I'm in Kuwait at the moment, was going down a road and saw a sign that made me think of why sometimes we need to fight.  Can't download my picture of it atm, but here's the one someone else took a few years ago:



 

[ozrocker]

Thanks to all that have given everything so we can enjoy everything we have as Americans.
They have made our Country what it is!



                                                                                         <S> Oz

[bortas1]

36th Infantry Division, 136th Anti Tank Company, I believe. He was in the Battle of the Bulge.

oh hes was in the 36th texas if i remember right. think there patch was a T. dont know the 36th div history to be honest.
thanks for posting 
bortas

[Penguin]

Why wouldn't you have lived if he had?

-Penguin

[LLogann]

Yes sir, those are the Means girls. I didn't want to put that link up as I feel everybody has somebody they could donate to but I do thank you for throwing it up.   

LLogann.....I found this link.

http://www.sophieandelizabeth.com/ryanmeans/

Most everybody seems to be playing nice in this thread, I cannot thank you all enough. I know I'm usually a jackoff on the BBS, but I'm glad to see most people can put the dumb watermelon on the side about this American Holiday. And those that can't... Just remember, you have this forum, you have your life, because of the people that sacrificed theirs.... For you!

USRanger... I understand where you're coming from. But don't sweat the small stuff... I'd love to hear about your perspEctive. Whether it be bad or good, you matter, you count. All of you in the service do! 

Words can never express the thanks I have.

[SlapShot]

My next door neighbor's father lives with them. He is a WWII Vet ... he flew in B-24s out of Italy as a tail gunner ... he says he has 9 kills to his credit. Good 'ol gent originally from a Maine farm.

Yesterday he was sitting on their back porch all by himself. I strolled on over ... grabbed his hand and thanked him for his service and told him the sacrifice that he and other vets made, allowed a whole lot of people to live in freedom. He thanked me and we chatted for awhile and then I left cause I had a couple of things to do.

Later that day, I was sitting on my porch drinking a Mojito and he strolled on over with his daily 4 pm scotch on the rocks in hand. He sat down next to me and looked me in the eye. I could see that his eyes were all watery ... he then went on to tell me, with a little choking in his voice, that since 1946 not one person ever came over to him and thanked him for what he and his fellow WWII vets did. There was silence for about 30 seconds ... we clicked glasses ... and toasted to those who weren't lucky enough to come home.

I'll never forget that.

[Penguin]

That's... that's touching.

-Penguin

[Guppy35]

My next door neighbor's father lives with them. He is a WWII Vet ... he flew in B-24s out of Italy as a tail gunner ... he says he has 9 kills to his credit. Good 'ol gent originally from a Maine farm.

Yesterday he was sitting on their back porch all by himself. I strolled on over ... grabbed his hand and thanked him for his service and told him the sacrifice that he and other vets made, allowed a whole lot of people to live in freedom. He thanked me and we chatted for awhile and then I left cause I had a couple of things to do.

Later that day, I was sitting on my porch drinking a Mojito and he strolled on over with his daily 4 pm scotch on the rocks in hand. He sat down next to me and looked me in the eye. I could see that his eyes were all watery ... he then went on to tell me, with a little choking in his voice, that since 1946 not one person ever came over to him and thanked him for what he and his fellow WWII vets did. There was silence for about 30 seconds ... we clicked glasses ... and toasted to those who weren't lucky enough to come home.

I'll never forget that.

Very very cool Slapshot.  Classy move on both your parts

[YGSM]

Clive Jeffs.....MIA Vietnam
WD Cameron.....P47 pilot died 2004
Dennis Trusty.....Air Force  died 2002


To all those fallen in the defense of this country       

May you never be forgotten