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    On this Veterans Day that seems so unimportant to the rest of the crowd here, you have my thanks. Thanks for serving, thanks for your sacrifice for our country and above all thanks for covering my six and helping me come back.

    Dutch (USAF)

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    I have a great respect for our vets, but it seems like Veterans Day and Memorial day have just become meaningless holidays for people to get off work/school and party.

    Whatcha Gonna Do Brother, When the Eagles run wild on you?

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      Thank you, veterans!!
      "Philly fans are great....It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids - everybody flicking you off. At other stadiums, they give you the thumbs-down. Here, they give you the middle finger.”
      — Michael Strahan

      "No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care, we’re from Philly, F—-ing Philly, No one likes us, we don’t care!”
      - Jason Kelce with the best championship speech ever

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        Originally posted by Flying Dutchman
        On this Veterans Day that seems so unimportant to the rest of the crowd here, you have my thanks. Thanks for serving, thanks for your sacrifice for our country and above all thanks for covering my six and helping me come back.

        Dutch (USAF)
        Thank you, Dutch and all of our Brothers-in-Arms for your service and sacrifice. And a heartfelt salute to those that have made the ultimate sacrifice.

        ThoughtProcess (U.S. Navy)

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          LD, Balto, TP, thank you, it is really my privlige. I had the greatest thank you I could ever possibly imagine today. My son, the spec ops Harley cop who does the presidential escort, called, just to thank me, his dad for serving. He is dedicated for years to protecting the Prez and he took the time to thank me for my service back in the 60s. This morning in a service at our Veteran's memorial park here in The Villages, in a ceremony attended by hundreds, replete with flags flying and a 21 gun salute, the Dutchess had a brick laid at the memorial near my dads and dedicated in my name for my service. I agree LD that no-one gives a shit anymore about the vets but I am the lucky one who while I mourn my old buddies, feel honored beyond words by my family. Its been 40 years since I left and maybe today some old wounds healed.

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            For what it's worth, I used to have a second job as a bar back and bartender, and one of our bouncers was a guy from Croatia. He used to say (imagine the accent), "I don't want to hear anyone say anything bad about American soldiers, ever. American soldiers saved my ass in Croatia. They're the best. The best." Of course he was talking about ethnic genocide.

            I'm also a member of a running (and, uh, beer drinking) club that has a lot of military types in it. One of them, though, is a medic who served in Afghanistan. Young girl in her 20's. She saved a fellow soldier's life while being shot at in the field. I mean, I've met her, nice girl, she's just like anybody I've ever met anywhere, and.......I just can't imagine it.

            Thanks. I mean it, sincerely. Just....thanks.
            "Philly fans are great....It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids - everybody flicking you off. At other stadiums, they give you the thumbs-down. Here, they give you the middle finger.”
            — Michael Strahan

            "No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care, we’re from Philly, F—-ing Philly, No one likes us, we don’t care!”
            - Jason Kelce with the best championship speech ever

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              I think I've told this before, but.....

              My father used to tell me that he hoped the military took me in and straightened me out. He would relay some of his experiences in the Army to me, and I guess it was pat of his effort to keep me on the straight and narrow. When I graduated from H.S., still at age 17, I went to the Marine recruiters office and wanted to sign up. My father found out, and took me off for a talk. He talked me OUT of it. He told me that he didn't want that for me. That it would leave me with mental images and emotional damage that I would never be able to rid myself of. In short, I guess my dad didn't want for me what he had endured.

              Pops and I were never very close, but obviously in his own, hard way he cared. Thanks dad, and thanks for your service to our country.
              http://shop.cafepress.com/content/global/img/spacer.gifOK, let's try this again...

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                Dutch, thanks for starting this thread. I had hoped to start a thank you thread yesterday but it was a tough day at work for me and I wasn't on very much. So thanks for getting it started and thanks even more for the service to our Country. I truly appreciate every single man and woman who serves in our armed forces and police and fire departments. It's people like you who keep us safe at home and abroad. As a husband and a father I can not say thank you enough for the dedication and commitment you've shown.
                Official Driver of the Eagles Bandwagon!!!
                Bleedin' Green since birth!

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                  Thank you taxpayers for paying my salary and benefits for the last 13 years.

                  The pay raises are quite nice. I expect them to stop soon with the economy heading south, but that's ok. We've had pay raises every year since 1999. I think it's gone up like 35% since then.

                  And thanks to my fellow soldiers, marines, airmen, sailors and coasties who have seen the elephant and those who were expected to see the elephant but didn't get to go to the zoo.

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                    Thanks for including the coasties though.......I've got a good friend who's a Petty Officer in the USCG and has served since her early 20's, I'm sure that she'd appreciate hearing that.
                    "Philly fans are great....It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids - everybody flicking you off. At other stadiums, they give you the thumbs-down. Here, they give you the middle finger.”
                    — Michael Strahan

                    "No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care, we’re from Philly, F—-ing Philly, No one likes us, we don’t care!”
                    - Jason Kelce with the best championship speech ever

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                      Balto - you need to take a look at this.

                      http://wesclark.com/jw/elephant.html

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                      • #12
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                        Well, damn! I'm speechless, great stuff, thanks!
                        "Philly fans are great....It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids - everybody flicking you off. At other stadiums, they give you the thumbs-down. Here, they give you the middle finger.”
                        — Michael Strahan

                        "No one likes us, no one likes us, no one likes us, we don’t care, we’re from Philly, F—-ing Philly, No one likes us, we don’t care!”
                        - Jason Kelce with the best championship speech ever

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                          Originally posted by Flying Dutchman
                          On this Veterans Day that seems so unimportant to the rest of the crowd here, you have my thanks. Thanks for serving, thanks for your sacrifice for our country and above all thanks for covering my six and helping me come back.

                          Dutch (USAF)
                          A belated 'thumbs up' on your sentiments from a fellow vet.

                          Superficially at least, the attitude of the 'public' and the media has changed a bit since that New Years Eve in 1968 when I landed 'back in the world'. Contrary to popular mythology, nobody in the airport tried to spit on me or call me a baby killer. But nobody was saying "Welcome Home" or "Thank You" either. From my perspective, indifference was the order of the day.

                          But I couldn't have cared less. I was home and relatively intact, unlike all too many of my 'brothers'. The hell of combat gave me a special appreciation for life that I probably would have never gained otherwise.

                          I carry that appreciation to this day, as I do the appreciation for all those in uniform who put themselves in harms way.

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                            Originally posted by tinopuno
                            Originally posted by Flying Dutchman
                            On this Veterans Day that seems so unimportant to the rest of the crowd here, you have my thanks. Thanks for serving, thanks for your sacrifice for our country and above all thanks for covering my six and helping me come back.

                            Dutch (USAF)
                            A belated 'thumbs up' on your sentiments from a fellow vet.

                            Superficially at least, the attitude of the 'public' and the media has changed a bit since that New Years Eve in 1968 when I landed 'back in the world'. Contrary to popular mythology, nobody in the airport tried to spit on me or call me a baby killer. But nobody was saying "Welcome Home" or "Thank You" either. From my perspective, indifference was the order of the day.

                            But I couldn't have cared less. I was home and relatively intact, unlike all too many of my 'brothers'. The hell of combat gave me a special appreciation for life that I probably would have never gained otherwise.

                            I carry that appreciation to this day, as I do the appreciation for all those in uniform who put themselves in harms way.
                            Amen Brother! My return six months after you was more of the former but I was on a University campus entering grad school. Still it was never a schade of where we came from. Fights, threats against my family were common for at least two years. I live and die with every report of the LGs and the others who have taken our place. The son I mentioned above was born very early on that same New Years morn. He has always been my hope for how things could be different. I am blessed.

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                              My boss called me at 6 AM and said "thank you " . I asked why and he just replied,it's not mentioned enough,but thanks for serving. It was totally unexpected and greatly appreciated.
                              We're looking for people that are fundamentally different,” vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl said Saturday night. “The love and passion for football, it's non-negotiable. They're caring, their character, they do the right thing persistently, and they have a relentless playing style that you can see on tape. The motor, it burns hot. You see them finishing plays. They have a team-first mentality. They're selfless individuals.

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