I've told some of you one by one, thank you for serving our country, but I'd like to just make a public thank you thread. usmc7011, Lazarus, Rakkasan, Xavier, Eurovol, and all the rest of you guys who have stood at the gate to protect us, please accept my heartfelt thanks. I admire you for your bravery and patriotic loyalty to our country. I know there are more of you than I have mentioned. Please post here so I can thank you too. I am proud of you.

I'm speechless Samantha . . . thank you

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Cercetare pentru , aşteptare , sperînd pentru

There is no war . . . but our blood is shed

There is life . . . our people are dead

Continued oppression . . . political dread

Where was my savior . . . when I bled?

Ponga el cuchillo en mi corazon
Ponga el cuchillo en mi corazon

--Me

You can thank my wife :0

I thank her everyday for being the best woman in the world

She was supposed to go to Iraq in september but she is with child so its delayed. She is not a fighter shes a healer

She is a nurse and super patriotic. She wants to go to iraq to serve.

She is a Captain and stationed at Lackland. She works in post surgery and takes care of soldiers and civilians too.

We sacrificed alot last year to make this happen I closed my 2 business's that I had for 15 years just so she could join up

Im a full time stay at home dad now and its more of a challenge to home school my kids and do these things then it was running my car stereo shop and used car lot.

Some peopel spout off about there beliefs and never take action never sacrafice for the ideals they believe in... Me and my family are not one of them

SO heartful thanks for your respect and thanks to the soldiers. Though me and you may be opposites in our feelings on political endevors at least you show your patriotism and not calling soldiers rapists and killers as some do

the soldiers apreciate your support

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[B]Hardcore Conservative ![/B]

I said Conservative not necessarly Republican or Democrat. Liberals are in both of those parties.

[I]I'm a country Bumpkin Im not as articulate or educated as some here. But I dont have on blinders when I read.[/I]:) :001_tongu

Good idea, Samantha.

I also want to offer praise. In whatever mindset and by whatever means you left the military, I appreciate your intent to serve this most unique country and the ideals that our red white and blue stands for - that is, assuming you aren't a kill'em all kinda individual. Perhaps you found yourself deceived, perhaps you thought it to be everything you expected; I only hope that you have found in yourself a better person after serving our national military.

I send the same message, essentially, to anyone performing a likewise duty of patriotism and sacrifice - firemen, policemen, (some) lawyers, politicians of principle, honest journalists, the list goes on and on.

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[i]No man is an island...
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.[/i]
—John Donne

Thank you to Miscreantgnomie's wife too. Please give her a hug for me.

I would like to see created a board category dedicated to documenting the name/M.O.S./lives of fallen soldiers . . . anyone else?

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Cercetare pentru , aşteptare , sperînd pentru

There is no war . . . but our blood is shed

There is life . . . our people are dead

Continued oppression . . . political dread

Where was my savior . . . when I bled?

Ponga el cuchillo en mi corazon
Ponga el cuchillo en mi corazon

--Me

I served in peacetime, but our soliders, whenever they served appreciate your gesture...


j-mac

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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.


- John Stuart Mill

Thank you for serving j-mac. Peacetime or wartime, I appreciate your service.

That sounds like an excellent idea.

Word.

I've got many friends who have served or are serving currently. While many of us may disagree on how and when the military is used, I don't think there's any of us that disparages those who choose to risk their lives in the service of our country.

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"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
Herman Goering