Vets Day

[L Hanft]

Happy vets day to all my fellow Vietnam brothers , and those that have served in other conflicts. As with every Veterans Day.... since I became a vet, I'm working. I thing only vets should have Vetrans day off!

( I was 5th SF under the command of 24th Corps... Da Nang... spent most of my 2yrs in I corp with a few trips south... Parrots beak region to help some Big Red 1 boys)

[L Hanft]

Duh! I guess I can't spell.... thing should be THINK

[L Hanft]

24th corps patch....... kind of rare. web page

[iowajim62]

Hi Larry,

On behalf of all Americans, "THANK YOU"

On this day we all need to take a minute and think of the huge sacrifices made by our people in uniform. Say a prayer for all those who made the Supreme Sacrifice. God Bless America !!!

[Thad]

Happy Veterans Day, Larry! Thanks for serving our great country.

 

I was in Desert Storm with the 3rd Armored Division out of Hanau, Germany.

 

Skilled and Steadfast!

 

Thad

[Jim Whipple]

I was in the Central Highlands at An Khe from 69 to 71

Scout Recon

Jim

[TimHollis]

Yeah, to all us Verterans, a job well done.

Don't feel bad, your not the only one working today. And I really agree with the comment on ONLY Vets, getting THEIR day off with pay.

 

 

Thanks

The Ex-pat

 

[ 11-11-2002, 06:29 PM: Message edited by: TimHollis ]

[Thad]

It would be nice to get Veterans day off as a paid holiday.

 

Thad

 

[ 11-11-2002, 06:57 PM: Message edited by: thad ]

[PE @ IHS]

I completely agree that this day should be a holiday with pay for all vets and no one else. I saw a man working at a local car dealership with a MACV SOG tattoo on his forearm. (surprising in Canada). He deserved to have the day off to reflect.

 

Peter Eigler

[Die Sinker]

Republic of Vietnam

1966-67

U. S. Army- Mekong Delta

9th Infantry Div.

 

To all who served and those now in harm's way- I salute you.

 

Gary Armitstead

Burbank, CA

[Charles Davis]

I'm training some of the Navy guys here in San Diego. The quality of our forces now is remarkably high: great guys, really sharp, and well educated and highly motivated.

 

The officers are also of extremely high quality. I met one of the captains of a ship, and his eyes looked like an eagles. He was nice about it, but definitely a no bull person.

 

It is true that some of our best and brightest wear the uniform.

 

All I can say is I'd hate to be on the wrong side of the US Navy. Can you say "Ouch".

[Thad]

Vietnam vets have my utmost respect. What a hell hole that must have been.

 

Thad

[chris m]

Sorry I didn't get down on this yesterday; I actually had the day off for the first year since getting out of the Corps.

 

My thanks and those of my family to all of you who were looking out for us when we were unable to look out for ourselves

 

Semper Fi

 

[ 11-12-2002, 07:27 AM: Message edited by: chris m ]

[kathy]

Many thanks to all of the Veterans out there for the freedoms we enjoy

 

Kathy

[Tony]

Hey Thanks Guy's for the Freedom We have.

My Father (78 now) was in the Corp of Engineers in the Army in WW 2.

One Hell of a Scrap book he has.

[Jim Whipple]

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My Father (78 now) was in the Corp of Engineers in the Army in WW 2.

One Hell of a Scrap book he has.

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My Father would have been 83 in Jan, He was an Embasy guard in Peking prior to WW2, Taken prisoner the day before Pearl Harbor

We went to Japan and Viet Nam together in 95.

It was a very healing experience for both of us

My hat's off to all that have served!

Jim

[MetalMarvels]

Amen! We do indeed owe a debt of gratitude to all of our past and present men and women in uniform.

 

I will never forget how badly my Dad was greeted when he stepped off the airplane from Vietnam. He was told not to wear his AF uniform back to the States! He flew A1-E's from DaNang and Pleiku from 67-68 and was shot down twice while trolling for AA batteries. Three of his best friends didn't come home and one has never been found.

 

My brother-in-law is a retired Navy Chief who served in our "brown-water" navy in Vietnam and my sister is a Navy Captain currently at Norfolk.

 

I am proud of them all.

 

God Bless our Armed Services!