Rememberance/Veterans Day Thanks Thread
November 11th, 2014 at 2:11 AM ^
US and Canadian vets.
EDIT: Inspired to post by someone below. One of my grandfathers served with Gerald Ford on the USS Monterey, I believe. Didn't know my grandfather that well, but he did say he had great respect for him.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:04 AM ^
a) Thanks for the support
b) If you are a student, today is a great day to talk to some of the vets around the university to try to understand their perspectives. There are normally events throughout campus, especially at the Student Union.
Go Blue!
November 11th, 2014 at 1:26 AM ^
Also see: Bob Chappuis
http://michiganradio.org/post/remembering-bob-chappuis-wwii-hero-and-ma…
Heard him tell his war stories in person once, and they were pretty amazing.
November 11th, 2014 at 5:22 AM ^
were fraternity brothers at michigan, though of my father's era, not mine.
thanks and blessings to all the veterans on this list as i think there are quite a few.
November 11th, 2014 at 12:30 AM ^
Thanks for all that you do. It's because of you that something so minor, like a bad football team, can bring my mood down and that we don't have bigger things to worry about.
November 11th, 2014 at 12:41 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 12:45 AM ^
who've given their lives to fighting for america's freedom amidst all the senseless war and destruction that comes along with being human.
November 11th, 2014 at 1:14 AM ^
He served in World War 1 with the 43rd Battery. He saw the worst of it being gassed, fighting at Passchaendale and ultimately taking six in the stomach from the Kaiser. He returned to England, recovered, got married, and returned to fight again a year and half later.
He knew some things none of us should ever know.
November 11th, 2014 at 2:15 AM ^
who made the supreme sacrifice in WWI fighting with the 39th Infantry Regiment during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He fell exactly one month before the Armistice, and is buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France:
November 11th, 2014 at 1:48 AM ^
was a US Navy carrier pilot in WWII and the Korean War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII.
Here is a photo of him post WWII (circa ~1948) flying an F4U Corsair out of NAS Grosse Ile while he was back at Michigan to finish his degree in Aeronautical Engineering:
November 11th, 2014 at 5:31 AM ^
I'm a former Marine. I can honestly say we haven't "defended freedom" since about WW2. Those guys were heroes.
Now, we just protect some rich white fat fuck and his little princess and princesses so they can have more money from oil and exploitation of humanity.
Yay America.
November 11th, 2014 at 6:08 AM ^
The rest of your post I can understand, but it's more complex than what you let on.
It's also a bit unseemly to rage against exploitation when you were born and raised on stolen land. Never forget that this land once belonged to other people.
November 11th, 2014 at 10:56 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^
What did he say about Afghanistan? Might want to double-check that. You may indeed have replied to the wrong comment.
November 11th, 2014 at 6:05 AM ^
Happy Veteran's Day to all Veteran's. Today, I especially like to reach out to my brother who served in the last Iraq war as a Marine. I am so proud of him and happy he came home.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:14 AM ^
Tell your brother Semper Fi! This was me about 15 years ago. I was a beanpole. lol
November 11th, 2014 at 8:24 AM ^
I was in the amphib Navy. Carried lots of Marines and SEALS on our ship.
November 11th, 2014 at 8:36 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
Large - Slow - Target indeed. When we got underway, that flat bottom boat used to make a lot of Marines sick. Between trays flying and Marines puking, there was a lot of entertainment on the mess decks, for sure.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
I'd say there's a Marine in here that needs to get a grip on his or her sense of humor.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:21 AM ^
Nah, I'd say there's someone here who's just downvoting everything because he hates the military, but won't downvote the OP so that people don't figure out who he is.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:33 AM ^
Ahh...I see that now. Here, he can neg this:
November 11th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
I have proudly puked on many a ship. Soooo glad I was artillery, and only had to do that once in a while.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
My first ship was an amphib too - LPD 15. I knew a guy who used to like to create his own "entertainment on the mess decks" by going through the Marine berthings (mainly the ones further down where all he had to do was stick his head down and they'd only hear his voice) and announce "ice cream social, mess decks!"
November 11th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
Those LPD's were so much cooler than the LST's. Having those LCAC's and LCU's on there were so much better than the AAV's we would carry.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
LCACs were a pain in the butt. The old Austin-class boats weren't made for them and had to be rigged with special fenders, and amphib ops took extra long. Fortunately we didn't carry them on deployment. One LCU (and the LCU guys were really good dudes) and a bunch of AAVs. Damn near got killed inside an AAV when it started blowing diesel exhaust inside while I was on a "let's put the JOs in the equipment" ride. I was literally turning tissues black by coughing into them for the next couple hours.
It was pretty cool, though, all things considered. If I'd stayed in for my department head tours I would've tried like hell for a First Lt. ride on an amphib.
November 11th, 2014 at 6:13 AM ^
My avatar/ nom de plume served in the Italian Royal Army in the horse artillery in the mid-1890's.
November 11th, 2014 at 6:18 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 6:21 AM ^
This day is not just about vets, but a specific group of people. Those poor men who died in trenches or going over the top for YARDS of Belgium and French soil represent the greatest waste of courage and human potential in the respective histories of the belligerent nations.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:19 AM ^
My Grandfather also served in the "War to end all Wars", proud that we won, but I do remember only one occasion that he was willing to talk of the horror of it all.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
Was the holiday commerating the veterans of WW1. Following the Korean War we veterans encouraged congress to amend the 1938 Armistice Day to include veterans of all wars. Thus President Eisenhower signed the amended act proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.
The day we remember our fallen brothers and sisters, whether they fell at Saratogoa, Quebec, Shilo, Belleau Wood, Plieku, Inchon, Khe Sahn, Beirut, Damman, or Fallujah, is the day most Americans have designated for the beginning of summer and their first BBQ of the season, Memorial Day.
November 11th, 2014 at 6:26 AM ^
Happy Veterans day to all who have served. Thank you!
November 11th, 2014 at 6:56 AM ^
Both of my grandfathers served in WWII - one on a torpedo tender, the other in the Royal Army (survived campaigns in North Africa as well as D-Day). My mother's father, who was on the torpedo tender, used to joke that the best and worst thing about that is that it could have been over very quickly, worst case scenario, but fortuantely he lived to see several grandkids and run a successful business.
Thank you to all who have served. Your sacrifices are not forgotten.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:16 AM ^
...to every veteran in this country and Canada, for all the sacrifices you've all made. WeI can't say it enough.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:21 AM ^
I have several vets in my family tree, including: My Dad, who served in the Army Air Force during the Berling Airlift; my step-father, who was a forward artillery observer in WWII; an uncle who was a Marine on Guadalcanal; another uncle, a Marine at the Chosin Resevoir in Korea; and a great-uncle whom I never knew, who was killed on St. Patrick's Day, 1945 in the Phillipines.
The first family vet was Cpl. Samuel W. Phillips, Co. C, 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry (Iron Brigade), Union Army of the Potomac. Wounded at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 (which explains my screen name and avatar).
To them and all the others who have worn this country's uniform: Thank You ... and Go Blue!
November 11th, 2014 at 7:29 AM ^
A big thank you and may God bless all who have served. I come from a very long line of service members and married my husband while he was in the military. He spent some time over in the sandbox and had some friends who were at the bombing of Khobar barracks that killed some of our guys. What really kills me is when soldiers miss the birth of their kids and they video tape the dads meeting their children for the first time i always cry like a baby. My husband only did a six month tour overseas but our daughter grew so much in that short time.
November 11th, 2014 at 7:29 AM ^
Most of us cannot fathom the sacrifice our men and women in service have made to protect us. A heartfelt "thank you" to all members of the service, past and present.
November 11th, 2014 at 8:03 AM ^
Thank you Dad and Grandpa (RIP)! My father served in the Marines and spent 18 months in Da Nang with the First Marines. My Grandfather served in the Army during WWII and fought in North Africa and Italy. During his time in Africa and Europe he was promoted to officer, shot in the head (and survived and continued to fight), and earned both the Silver and Bronze stars. Our WWII vets are going fast these days. If you have a chance to talk to one, do it. Those folks saved the world.
Thank you to all that have served.
November 11th, 2014 at 8:22 AM ^
This is one of those days I really spend time thinking of my deceased father. Served in Korea and really never said much about the war until much later in his life. As a child I would sneak in our basement and open a cedar chest that held all his war memorabilia and just stare at it. I never understood until much later why he rarely visited the basement chest.
I tell you, some of the best visits I had with him at his retirement community in Florida was hanging out with all of the other war veterans of WWII, Korea, etc. Some stories would make there way to the breakfast table. Met a good friend of my fathers who was one of the few survivors of the USS Indianapolis - if you have not read about this -- google it.
Thank you dad and all the other deceased and living veterans -- we can never thank you enough.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
Veteran here and I just want to say you're all (mostly) a bunch of fucking dumbass muggles. Fuck you to everyone who got a day off because I had to report for macchiato three times a day in Vicenza. You have no idea how much I sacrificed.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
But I don't think I ever had that particular federal holiday off. Some mail carrier in Hooterville was enjoying Veterans Day off while I was footslogging along the inner German border knee deep in mud and snow. Meanwhile, the Cav guys, who would normally be doing this lovely walk in the country side, were vactioning at AFRC Hohenfels or Grafenwoehr.
November 11th, 2014 at 8:49 AM ^
Thankful to all our Veterans, our debt to you will never be paid in full.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
November 11th, 2014 at 10:35 AM ^
Gay?
is that supposed to be some sort of insult?
November 11th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
Toxic masculinity and homophobia are large problems in our society that can't simply be stamped out by repealing DADT and gay marriage bans. Being critical of shitty things people say, as you did, at least makes people think about these things, even if they reject the criticism.
November 11th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
Tis sad, the moving of the Armor Center from Ft. Knox to Ft Benning.
November 11th, 2014 at 8:59 AM ^
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