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Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 9:56 am
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...to our Veterans. We have Nudger, Thump, me, and several others.
A salute to all.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 10:19 am
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I look forward to the day, not likely in my lifetime, when there is no need to celebrate Veterans Day because there is no need for the soldier beyond boot camp training.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 11:14 am
Happy Veterans Day!
My two natural grandfathers and a step-grandfather all fought in WW II. (I came within a split-second of never existing.) My mom's Dad & her step-dad were both on the beaches of Normandy together during D-Day; they never met but ended-up being married to the same woman.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 12:22 pm
Our version (ANZAC Day) doesn’t roll ‘round til April, but in the meantime tip o’ the hat to the warfighters, past and present.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 12:45 pm
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(November 11, 2022 at 12:15 pm)LinuxGal Wrote: (November 11, 2022 at 9:56 am)arewethereyet Wrote: ...to our Veterans. We have Nudger, Thump, me, and several others.
A salute to all.
This former CTT1 from Reagan's Navy offers a sharp salute.
Had to go look that up, I've never seen that rating. I worked in the engine room of three different Navy ships.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 12:57 pm
I went through like 4 world wars in video games. Does it counts?
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 1:09 pm
Thanks, it was an honor to serve, far back in the misty past of 79-82.
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RE: Happy Veterans Day...
November 11, 2022 at 1:15 pm
Yeah, happy Veterans Day.
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