To all you Veterans.....

How about getting a roll call on all the veterans here?

Questions to answer?? (if you feel like answering 'em)

Name / rank?
What military branch did you serve with (or currently serving with)?
How Long did you serve and where?
Any combat stories to share? Or any stories at all (while serving)?

Yep, thank you all for your service. And to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we honor you. 

A million thanks!

I'm in the airport on my way home from visiting my grandparents in Souix Falls, SD.  Grandpa served as a scout radio operator in WWII and earned a bronze star for alerting the troop behind his that they were under infantry fire and should not advance, all while he was being covered in clods of dirt from shells dropping all around him.  They lost a few men and a half-track truck.  He crawled out into a field away from the fire and was rescued the next day. 

Here's a picture of him and Grandma when they were married in 1942, and a picture of us today.  He's turning 90 next month and probably won't make it much longer.  Much love and respect, Grandpa.

Skunked, awesome post  Thanks for sharing!!!

I was just going to say the same thing.

Hi Mooch, I will see if i could find some pics when i was in the Desert!

Alex 

Skunked, awesome post  Thanks for sharing!!!

Seriously!  My eyes welled up big time.

Thanks again to all that have put there life on the line.  Muchas Gracias!

Michael

Amen....

 Not enough Thanks can be Given to you All...

 Thanks and hope your Home soon....

 Thanks for the Service MontanaNv8, 

 Heal well and my thoughts for those you lost...

3rd 75th rangers, Somalia, shot twice.  

 

Skunked- great story, love the pics.. Sure is crazy how we as people are born, live, age and get old, so many stories for each life... I enjoy reading these adventures and hearing everyones stories..

MontanaN8V, Great stuff too brother, sounds like a pretty sketchy deal... i always wonder how id handle being in a situation like that, scray stuff... Man, too bad for those hikers.... who the hell and why the hell would you go hike the iran/iraq border for vacation??

Fascinating Stories guys!

GREAT THREAD

If you go to this web site: www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them.

This takes just 10 seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you. Please take the time and please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank you's.

Thanks for taking to time to support our military!

cool, ill do it.

How about getting a roll call on all the veterans here?

Questions to answer?? (if you feel like answering 'em)

Name / rank?
What military branch did you serve with (or currently serving with)?
How Long did you serve and where?
Any combat stories to share? Or any stories at all (while serving)?

Sergeant, USMC, 6 years, never directly participated in combat (thank goodness!), Took part in the UN pullout in Somalia, Operation Southern Watch in Kuwait, humanitarian aid in Rawanda, served with VMA-214 Blacksheep

If you go to this web site: www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! It is FREE and it only takes a second.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them.

This takes just 10 seconds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you. Please take the time and please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank you's.

Thanks for taking to time to support our military!

If you're interested I've got a buddy I was in the Marine Corps with who is still in and was just deployed to Afghanistan last week. He's a Gunnery Sergeant with VMA-231 and has a whole unit full of young guys who could use a care package. You can send care packages to him to distribute among his unit. Just address the care package to "Any Marine, VMA-231" I know they would appreciate it.

-Jay

Here's the address:

VMA-231, Any Marine
Unit 78014
FPO AE 09510-8014

Hey Jay,

When I was over in the box, anything marked "any soldier/marine" never would get shipped.  I t normally has to be addressed to a person specifically.  There is a big fear of some one sending some nasty stuff (and I am not talking porn). Now a days a box of anything to the box has to have a customs document.