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Title: Vets
Post by: easymo on November 11, 2001, 12:58:00 AM

This is a vets day (S) to my dad. For those that read it before. It is long, and the same one I posted a wile back. It is a good read for people interested in military history.  My dad's story has appeared in a few books. I am no writer, so I stole it out of one of the books. http://home.houston.rr.com/zippo/dadsstory.txt (http://home.houston.rr.com/zippo/dadsstory.txt)

Title: Vets
Post by: Gunthr on November 11, 2001, 06:13:00 AM

<S> To you and your dad, Easymo, for your sacrifices in the name of freedom. I just finished reading the Chosin Basin Breakout book. Oh my God, Korea was such a freezing meat grinder... and Vietnam another kind of hell...  <S>

Title: Vets
Post by: Raubvogel on November 12, 2001, 03:26:00 AM

<S> to you both. It's our day, and I for one celebrated with a fifth of Stoli vodka  :)

Title: Vets
Post by: Goner on November 12, 2001, 06:26:00 AM

http://home.houston.rr.com/zippo/dadsstory.txt

jeez, what a story !! i heard bad stuff happened there, but this is terrible ...
<S> to your dad !

Goner

btw : are you the Zippo that flew in AW some years back ?

Title: Vets
Post by: Seeker on November 12, 2001, 06:59:00 AM

S!

Title: Vets
Post by: Karnak on November 12, 2001, 08:08:00 AM

I'd like to say thanks to all of the Veterans that made sure and continue to make sure that I and mine have a free country in which to live.

<S>

Title: Vets
Post by: easymo on November 12, 2001, 01:40:00 PM

"btw : are you the Zippo that flew in AW some years back ? "  No. It was just a word I pick at random.

  My own BTW.  My dads experiences were extraordinary, even among soldiers.  I am proud of him, of course.  But, I meant what I posted some time back.  9.11 made Vets out of all Americans.  Hearing about N.Y., and the Pentagon, was not much different than hearing that a unit down the road got hit.  The Americans in those places, and abord flight 93, conducted themselves exactly the way you would expect any American would.  Regardless whether they are in uniform, or not.

[ 11-12-2001: Message edited by: easymo ]