Memorial Day - Thanks for your service.
- Thread starter CosmicTrader
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Thank you to all that has served and to those that gave all so that we can live free .
My Daddy US Army Infantry WW2 .
My Daddy US Army Infantry WW2 .
Thank you to all that have served and continue to serve their country.
---- In mid 70s, Cosmic served at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, CA.
Then he stationed on a heavy Cruiser stationed on Naval Base Coronado, on the other side of San Diego Bay.
I wish everyone a safe, happy and grateful Memorial Day.
Then he stationed on a heavy Cruiser stationed on Naval Base Coronado, on the other side of San Diego Bay.
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I wish everyone a safe, happy and grateful Memorial Day.
I got to my unit in lakenheath about a year after Jolly 22 went down from a bird strike. When I got to the unit people were still telling their stories as if they had just passed away. Anyone in uniform knows that it sucks to hear about the death of your fellow service men and women, and thats a gentle understatment.
Aside from suicides and car accidents I had a guy i was working with from MARSOC. He was EOD. After him and his unit were done training us he went to Afghanistan. I found out 6 months later he was shot in the back by some guy in the afghan army as they were working with each other as allies.
Oh. And stories. Boy do service members and veterans have stories to tell on memorial day.
If you ever see a vietnam vet, i emphasize and implore you to thank them for their service. Any time ive lent an ear to a vietnam vet on memorial day, i have had to help unpack the most horrible stories a person could ever hear. I dont mind that, because someone has to. Its not like ive done this with just one or two, ive done it with many. Its usually them that initiates the conversation and holy shit its always just an extremely dark and wild ride.
Thank you.
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/748532/jolly-22-honoring-their-legacy/
Aside from suicides and car accidents I had a guy i was working with from MARSOC. He was EOD. After him and his unit were done training us he went to Afghanistan. I found out 6 months later he was shot in the back by some guy in the afghan army as they were working with each other as allies.
Oh. And stories. Boy do service members and veterans have stories to tell on memorial day.
If you ever see a vietnam vet, i emphasize and implore you to thank them for their service. Any time ive lent an ear to a vietnam vet on memorial day, i have had to help unpack the most horrible stories a person could ever hear. I dont mind that, because someone has to. Its not like ive done this with just one or two, ive done it with many. Its usually them that initiates the conversation and holy shit its always just an extremely dark and wild ride.
Thank you.
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/748532/jolly-22-honoring-their-legacy/
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
Many heartfelt thanks to those who serve and who risk their lives for the freedom of others, who sometimes shamefully take this for granted.
Pash_Kraken
Commander
Memorial Day is when we remember the servicemen and women who gave their lives in defense of the nation. Veterans Day is when we acknowledge the ones who served, and are still serving.
My Dad served as an intelligence officer during the Vietnam war. Every year he talks about being in the rifle guard in numerous military funeral services. Always surprises me just how many people served in my very small home town.