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Larry Root 11-10-2009 18:51:51 74.36.225.162 740634 Report to Moderator	I would like to take a moment to THANK all the veterans and the familys of veterans that give so much to this country and recieve so little. Consider this a virtual handshake and a THANK YOU from the bottom of mt heart, without you all ther would be none of this and for you I am grateful PEACE !! Larry Root and if you have time say a prayer for those serving and at Fort Hood. [Reply]   [Send Email]
Ed S. (IL) 11-11-2009 18:10:31 173.15.98.99 740774 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Jim SC said: I am not a hero like so many of our folks, but served in Submarines from 1959 to 1980. I'm guessing you started on Fleet-type boats and ended up on Boomers or the like? My Dad was on the Burrfish (SSR-312) as well as the Congor during the Korean War. We went together to the Memorial Service at Kings Bay last weekend, which was a blast - included a tour of the USS Wyoming, which is quite the difference from the old diesel boats (but amazingly are still running the old 1930s design Fairbanks-Morse 'rock crusher' engine for backup power). Thanks for your (and all our other veterans on here) service! es   [Reply]   [No Email]
notime64 11-11-2009 18:02:18 72.161.0.193 740770 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   thanks to all, past, present and future. A special thank you to my shipmates that have served this great country ! my father was Navy and i followed in his foot steps. Dad, RMC USN. RET. 1958 to 1979 Me, AD1(AW) USN. RET. 1984 to 2004   [Reply]   [No Email]
pikewi 11-11-2009 17:44:06 64.33.132.57 740765 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   I killed people and broke things not a happy life   [Reply]   [No Email]
35thLE 11-11-2009 17:37:32 72.42.69.152 740761 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Bob, 11-10-2009 18:51:51     [Reply]   [No Email]
BMACK518N 11-11-2009 17:21:34 65.114.24.58 740755 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Thanks to all Veterans Past, Present & Future for your service. Without it we couldn't goof around as we do. U.S. NAVY 1971-1975 Helicopter Training Squadron 8 HT8 Milton, Florida   [Reply]   [No Email]
Bruce (VA) 11-11-2009 12:14:02 24.125.26.10 740710 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   My thanks as well to those who served & those who appreciate our service. Bruce US Army Special Forces, 1967 - 1970 (5th SF, Viet Nam 1969) US Army Special Forces Reserve, 1971 - 1991   [Reply]   [Send Email]
LeoinMi 11-11-2009 08:45:33 75.134.126.44 740691 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Thanks for you thoughts on this Veterans Day. We all need to thank all of our veterans both past and present. Their sacrifice for our freedom goes beyond what words can describe. USN: Vietnam, (1971-1975 U.S.S. Coral Sea CVA-43). V-1 Division.   [Reply]   [No Email]
pikewi 11-11-2009 08:11:33 64.33.132.39 740688 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Thanks for the post. Being a vet can be humbling on this day Pike US Army 16 May 72-16 May 74   [Reply]   [No Email]
GB in MT. 11-11-2009 08:05:08 216.14.234.212 740686 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to FormerFarmer, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Larry; Thank you for this post and remembering the Vets, of our Country. Along with my "Thank You" to all U.S. Vets, My main thoughts go back to all the ones who gave their lives for this Country,....To the ones that could not make it back on their own power.....and to their families....... I say: Fair winds, and smooth sailing!!!!!!! Have a great day!!!...And remember!!!! Gary 20yr. RET. USN 2 1/2 yrs of touring the rivers and Bush, in VIET NAM!! This post was edited by GB in MT. at 08:12:43 11/11/09.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Jerry Kirkpatrick 11-11-2009 07:30:29 65.4.224.153 740673 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Paul Durbin, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Jim SC said: (quoted from post at 10:01:36 11/11/09) Thanks Larry. I am not a hero like so many of our folks, but served in Submarines from 1959 to 1980. I get teary eyed at my 8 year olds school celebration of real heros. Jim SC, anyone who will GET IN a submarine, and then actually untie it from the dock, is a hero in my mind. Thanks for your service... JK   [Reply]   [No Email]
Jim SC 11-11-2009 07:01:36 64.127.28.28 740668 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Thanks Larry. I am not a hero like so many of our folks, but served in Submarines from 1959 to 1980. I get teary eyed at my 8 year olds school celebration of real heros.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Warren127 11-11-2009 06:32:03 99.195.241.124 740665 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   My wife and would also like to thank all of our Veterans and their families for their service. I can not even begin to put into words how grateful I am to the men and women that serve and have served in our armed forces. Thank You for your service, and God Bless America. USN 1970-76, USS Dale DLG-19   [Reply]   [No Email]
Grand Valley Tractor 11-11-2009 05:17:02 12.168.206.38 740658 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   God bless them all!   [Reply]   [No Email]
Dunk 11-11-2009 03:35:35 71.86.100.241 740653 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Thank you, each and every one. This post was edited by Dunk at 03:53:36 11/11/09.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Walston 11-11-2009 02:38:07 173.81.35.163 740646 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Shenandoah River Rat, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Freedom don't come free and Thanks to the Vets for paying the price. GOD BLESS YOU ALL and GOD BLESS AMERICA.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Boley 11-11-2009 00:57:17 71.207.188.29 740644 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   My Bride and me attended the two Veterans Day ceremonies at the school our grand daughters attend today.One is in elementary school and one is in high school both on the same campus but they had separate programs.Total enrollment is probably around 600 students.The kids and faculty went to a lot of trouble and work to put the programs on.The younger group sang patriotic songs and students recited historical stories of conflict appropriate for their age.The high school program had that plus the band playing the marching songs of the service branches,and student speakers saying in their own words of stories of things important to them related to the military.They also had a crusty old retired Army Colonel for a guest speaker that made a twenty minuet talk that held everyones attention from the youngest 9th grader to the oldest veteran there.After each program the veterans and their guests were invited and escorted by students for refreshments in rooms where we were seated at tables covered with hand written cards containing messages of thanks for our service and well mannered students waited on us hand and foot. The oldest veteran was a Korean war vet,last year there were 4 WWII vets not present this time.In fact fewer than twenty vets attended all total.We need to do a better job of showing up at these programs the kids work so hard to put on to honor veterans.It's more about them than us.As individuals we are what we are,being a veteran puts one in a group of people our nation recognizes on November 11th.Those that honor veterans deserve our presence to thank them and show our appreciation for their efforts.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Jerry Kirkpatrick 11-10-2009 20:03:25 65.4.224.153 740639 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to 1951 8N PA, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Larry Root said: (quoted from post at 21:51:51 11/10/09) I would like to take a moment to THANK all the veterans and the familys of veterans that give so much to this country and recieve so little. Consider this a virtual handshake and a THANK YOU from the bottom of mt heart, without you all ther would be none of this and for you I am grateful PEACE !! Larry Root and if you have time say a prayer for those serving and at Fort Hood. Thank YOU, Larry Root! As a Coast Guard vet who served in Viet Nam, it means a lot to hear a Thank You now and then. Our family has a rich military tradition: My father and his two brothers all served during WWII (one brother died at Normandy and my father died on Veterans Day, 2004); My uncle on my mother's side was a pilot in the Army Air Corp during WWII; his two sons (my cousins) both served in Viet Nam, one Navy and one Army; my two brothers and I all served in the U. S. Coast Guard; my niece is a 1/c petty officer in the Coast Guard; my nephew is a career Navy Corpsman/Diver...both he and my niece have been to Iraq. My other nephew is a former Marine MP who now works for a civilian company which keeps sending him places which he can't talk about but which involve sand and things that go bang. Didn't mean to be this long-winded but we're ALL d*mned proud to have done our part to preserve this wonderful country. GOD BLESS AMERICA! JK   [Reply]   [No Email]
Getter-Done 11-10-2009 19:21:26 74.240.202.75 740637 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Sean (NJ), 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Larry Root said: (quoted from post at 19:51:51 11/10/09) I would like to take a moment to THANK all the veterans and the familys of veterans that give so much to this country and recieve so little. Consider this a virtual handshake and a THANK YOU from the bottom of mt heart, without you all ther would be none of this and for you I am grateful PEACE !! Larry Root and if you have time say a prayer for those serving and at Fort Hood. Amen To That. God Bless our Troops. My GrandPa Retired from the Air-Force. He passed down A lot of Knowledge to many People. Hat's off to All That have Served and that are Currently in the Armed Forces. United We Stand. God Bless Our Veteran's   [Reply]   [No Email]
Dean 11-10-2009 19:05:28 67.172.13.37 740636 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   I too offer my most sincere thanks to all of our veterans, for whom I have the utmost respect. This past May 16, Armed Forces Day, I lost my Mother, a WWII veteran. She was a nurse in MacArthur's Army in the South Pacific, serving in Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. She met my Father in Leyte Gulf in January 1945. Dean   [Reply]   [No Email]
ron8 11-10-2009 19:28:23 205.188.116.20 740638 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Dean, 11-10-2009 19:05:28   words are not good enough for these guys   [Reply]   [No Email]
dan in co 11-10-2009 18:55:50 72.19.169.14 740635 Report to Moderator	Re: Happy Veterans day in reply to Larry Root, 11-10-2009 18:51:51   Ditto from me as well. Audio/Video clip:Untitled Audio Video   [Reply]   [No Email]