Thank You

[BilletHead]

I know this is for general fishing but things get seen more here. I want to thank all veterans, the ones I know and the ones I don't. Because of you all we have the best place to live in the world.

BilletHead

[trapshot25]

Thanks Billethead right back at ya

Jack Curtis MSGT retire U. S. Marines

[mic]

Thanks. Same to all the others.

[ness]

Yep. It's easy to focus on the negatives, but we've got it really darn good. And a big part of it is due to the guys that fought/fight.

Spoke to a Korean vet yesterday who was working as a greeter at Wal-Mart. Said he spent 10 months on a mountain near the DMZ. They had orders not to shoot, but the NK soldiers always did. Also, said they'd sneak into camp at night and try to cut soldiers' throats -- got two one night. It ain't the movies.

I didn't appreciate it when I was a kid. My dad was in Korea, but we barely talked about it. Two uncles in WWII and we never talked. Another uncle Viet Nam vet -- he doesn't want to talk about it. He just refers to it as the time he went camping for 12 months.

[Wayne SW/MO]

For many of us it was a good time, but for many others it was real test of fortitude. I have a great admiration for the combat veterans whether on a ship, in a plane or standing on the ground.

One of my best memories is of meeting a code talker several years ago in Arizona and shaking his hand.

[Champ188]

I'm with you, Wayne. I did 4 years of peacetime service (78-82) in the Air Force and other than wearing the uniform, it seemed almost like a civilian job. Totally different than what the combat vets endured and are still enduring. I'll take a small bite of thanks, but mostly I want to step aside and let the praise fall on the combat guys.

[Chief Grey Bear]

One of my best memories is of meeting a code talker several years ago in Arizona and shaking his hand.

That is one of the many things I find amazing about the people of this country.

The absolute atrocities that the US Government did to, and to an extent still do, against these people and they still fought and died and really saved this country.

And the same can be said of the black man. And they were still crapped on by us while in war. And they still fought every bit as hard for our freedom.

[fishinwrench]

I'm with you, Wayne. I did 4 years of peacetime service (78-82) in the Air Force and other than wearing the uniform, it seemed almost like a civilian job. Totally different than what the combat vets endured and are still enduring. I'll take a small bite of thanks, but mostly I want to step aside and let the praise fall on the combat guys.

Yeah after witnessing the Veitnam ordeal as a child, and watching the impeachment of an alleged crooked president with a recent one behind him being murdered and news of the current one from Hollywood being shot at.... I really didn't feel in my heart that our "leaders" truly had their $#it together, so there was no way in hell that I was going to freely enlist as one of their pawns. But I was forced to register with "Selective service" (called "the draft" back then) during early middle East conflicts and thoughts of having to go give my life to them stressed me out pretty good for awhile.

I'll never forget those "commercials" being repeated on TV. "Uncle Sam wants you".... Yeah I bet he does.

"Be all you can be".....Noooo thanks, I'm good.

To the guys my age that enlisted; Y'all were either crazy, absolutely hated your life, or you are just total badasses.

I'll assume the latter cause I love ya

[ness]

I always figured you for a draft dodger. Good for you for registering.

[fishinwrench]

Well my number never came up, so I guess we'll never know.