Veterans Day God Bless America

11/10

                Tomorrow is Veterans Day we have to thank them for the great service
     and their love of Country and fellow man , I salute all veterans for the past three
     hundred years, every war from 1776 to the present ones, God Bless them....
                                                           Cheers.......Joe.................

I wish we could treat them better.

A few of my personally honored vets:

Windham uncles:

WWII:

Tom, the eldest, Air corps staff sgt, aerial photographer, Alaska

Feagin, Marine officer, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima (among others)

James, Arny, North Africa Campaign

Korea: John (the "baby")

Vietnam:  my brother, Clarence William "Bill," Jr, Navy pilot, Commander, DFC

Afganistan: cousin Michael Rach,Army Green Beret, son-in-law of James Windham (above), career officer, multiple tours

Iraq: son-in-law James West, career Navy, cpo, two tours

And lest we forget, Audie Leon Murphy, field commisioned Army lieutenant, winner of at least one of every medal for valor available, including DSC and MOH.  Subject of A Myth in Action

But mostly for every veteran of every US engagement, every area of service.

Thank God for our warriors.  We need them today as much as we ever have.

Hear hear, Joe!

"IT IS THE VETERAN"

It is the Veteran, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.
It is the Veteran, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Veteran, not the politician, who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Veteran, who salutes the Flag, 
It is the Veteran, who serves under the Flag, 
To be buried by the flag, 
So the protester can burn the flag.
Author: Anonymous

11/11

                       Don..

                               God Bless you...Tomorrow my flag will fly high in your honor and all vets
  and my Grandfather, My Father, My Uncle and all Vets from England and all great countries, 
  God Bless America...

                                                               Cheers......Joe....

Thanks Joe.

I truly feel honored to have been able to serve.

Cousin Jill posted this "selfie" of her father, my Uncle Tom (see earlier post), taken while he was stationed in Alaska during WWII, serving as an aerial photographer:

11/11

                    I remember seeing this photo several years ago and these guys
     became my heros and this organization is fantastic in helping the veterans.

                                      http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

                                                      Cheers......Joe.....

I agree that all vets need to be honored, cared for and gainfully employed when they return from service.  The mental health care in this country is abysmal, and the number of homeless vets, many with emotional trauma issues, is heartbreaking.

One day's honor is nice.  Honor every day is appropriate.  I thank all those on this forum who have served their countries in the quest for freedom, including those that chose to serve but may not have been called to combat.

Their families also deserve honor.