Veterans Day - Nov. 11

[Gnomey]

Never Forget!

To all those that are serving or have served.

 

[evangilder]

I put this as my photo of the day on my facebook page. I think it is fitting.

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[Ferdinand Foch]

Amen. Here's to all the Veterans of every past war humanity has ever fought, and especially to the members on this forum who have served.

Here, this was the song for the ending credits of Black Hawk Down. Thought it was appropiate for this occasion.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUW7xvVXuM

 

[Thorlifter]

My personal thanks to all the veterans

 

[Ferdinand Foch]

 

[v2]

Prayer on Veterans Day

"Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
those whom we honor today are examples
of your words:
"Greater love than this no one has:
that he lay down his life for his friends."

 

[diddyriddick]

Thank you to all our veterans. And an especial thank you to those who never returned.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

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.

 

[Erich]

Remember this is next year Jan ............... massive salutes just the same

and thank the living today, they need your phone call(s), e-mails and your personal visits, they are thinking why we are alive and made it through when their own buddies did not .......... I have too many too count but persevere I must

v/r E ~

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Isn't it 11-11-10....

As Erich said massive salutes though...

 

[ccheese]

You blew it, Jan. 11-11-11 is next year ! This is 2010 !

Gotta get you a better grade of booze !

Charles

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Thank you to all of our Veterans, both in the States and abroad.

 

[ccheese]

On this Veterans Day I would like to pay a special tribute to Charles Michael Chessher, Pfc, 3rd MarDiv who was KIA on
5/24/68. He was 18 years old.... We drank lots of beer at the EM Club in Da Nang. Visit him here:

PFC Charles Michael Chessher, Crestview, FL on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Here's a pic, and notice the resemblance. I was 33 and he was 18 and people thought we were father and son.

RIP Charlie !

Charles

 

[Bucksnort101]

Salute to all our Veterans throughout the World.

11-11-11 is the date and hour of a great cold snap that hit the US Midwest called "Great Blue Norther of 11/11/11". Hit on the 11th month, 11th day, in the year of 1911. Temps went from record highs to record lows in one day.

 

[P40NUT]

Thanks to all the brave men and women who serve and who have served!

 

[Airframes]

I think Jan is referring to the 11th hour, of the 11th Day, of the 11th Month - when the Armistice came into force in the Great War (First World War). This is the day celebrated each year in the UK and what were the Dominions, with the nearest Sunday seeing parades at each town's/city's cenotaph, known as Rememberence Sunday, when popies are laid.
H.M. The Queen of England attends at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Thanks for explaining Terry - I was a tad confused.

 

[Lucky13]

Precisely old boy....

11th Hour...
11th Day...
11th Month...

Next year will be 11-11-11-11....

 

[Wildcat]

 

[mikewint]

Rest in peace, my brother you now belong to the ages

Airframes you beat me to it, Veterans day has replaced Armistice Day and we also hardly ever hear about VJ or VE day any more.
All Gave Some and Some Gave All and especially the MIAs