OT Show Gratitude

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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On Jul 21, 12:09*pm, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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wow, Mary, someone did that to my son at an airport some years ago.(He
was in his Marine uniform) he just nodded and we went on our way. i
never knew what that meantand didnt think to ask. thank you.

amy in CNY

you're welcome

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"amy in CNY" wrote in message
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On Jul 21, 12:09 pm, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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wow, Mary, someone did that to my son at an airport some years ago.(He
was in his Marine uniform) he just nodded and we went on our way. i
never knew what that meantand didnt think to ask. thank you.

amy in CNY

Hi Mary,

I've always just come out and said it, to heck with being awkward!
But thanks for the tip. ;-)

Doc

On Jul 21, 12:09*pm, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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You're welcome.

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"Dr. Zachary Smith" wrote in message
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Hi Mary,

I've always just come out and said it, to heck with being awkward!
But thanks for the tip. ;-)

Doc

On Jul 21, 12:09 pm, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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That's cool - I hadn't seen that before. Along those lines, I want to share
what happened to DH over the past couple of weeks. He was serving in the
Honor Guard for a deceased veteran (WWII or Korea, I'm not sure which).
Prior to the service, one of the attendees commented on one of the badges DH
wore on his uniform and said he had that one as well. DH asked if he had
been in Viet Nam, and the man said no, he'd been in WWII. DH told the man he
didn't look like he could be old enough to be a WWII veteran and then said
he (DH) had served in Viet Nam. With that, the man looked at him, made a
kind of indignant sound, and said words to the effect of, "Well, if you
didn't serve in WWII, then you didn't serve in a war." He told me later it
had been a long time since anyone had been so nasty about his serving in
Viet Nam - and he didn't like it any better now than he did years ago!

Contrast that with a few days before that when he went to the library, but
it wasn't open yet. He saw a young man (about 13) sitting on a bench and
asked if he could join him. They struck up a conversation, talking for about
15 minutes. During that time, DH mentioned he had been in the service. Bless
his heart, the boy asked if he'd been in Iraq. DH laughed and said no, that
he was too old for Iraq and that he'd served in Vietnam and that he'd been
career military. Before long the doors opened, and they went in to the
library and on their separate ways. About 10 minutes later, the young man
searched out DH again and said, "I'm leaving now, but before I do, I want to
thank you for your service." Wow, DH was about blown away. He's always made
it a point to approach service members and thank them for their service, but
for a 13-year-old to do that really meant a lot to him.

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"maryd" wrote in message
ers2...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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The WWII vet is ........... I won't write what I think. God bless that 13
yo.

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"Louise in Iowa" wrote in message
news:0Lr9m.794216$yE1.716453@attbi_s21...
That's cool - I hadn't seen that before. Along those lines, I want to
share what happened to DH over the past couple of weeks. He was serving in
the Honor Guard for a deceased veteran (WWII or Korea, I'm not sure
which). Prior to the service, one of the attendees commented on one of the
badges DH wore on his uniform and said he had that one as well. DH asked
if he had been in Viet Nam, and the man said no, he'd been in WWII. DH
told the man he didn't look like he could be old enough to be a WWII
veteran and then said he (DH) had served in Viet Nam. With that, the man
looked at him, made a kind of indignant sound, and said words to the
effect of, "Well, if you didn't serve in WWII, then you didn't serve in a
war." He told me later it had been a long time since anyone had been so
nasty about his serving in Viet Nam - and he didn't like it any better now
than he did years ago!

Contrast that with a few days before that when he went to the library, but
it wasn't open yet. He saw a young man (about 13) sitting on a bench and
asked if he could join him. They struck up a conversation, talking for
about 15 minutes. During that time, DH mentioned he had been in the
service. Bless his heart, the boy asked if he'd been in Iraq. DH laughed
and said no, that he was too old for Iraq and that he'd served in Vietnam
and that he'd been career military. Before long the doors opened, and they
went in to the library and on their separate ways. About 10 minutes later,
the young man searched out DH again and said, "I'm leaving now, but before
I do, I want to thank you for your service." Wow, DH was about blown away.
He's always made it a point to approach service members and thank them for
their service, but for a 13-year-old to do that really meant a lot to him.

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Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa

"maryd" wrote in message
ers2...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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On Jul 21, 11:09*am, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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Oh, I love this! Our son has 19+ years in the Army and has been in
Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. I get teary everytime I see a
service man or woman. My husband was in the Viet Nam war and I never
thought my son would have to go to war. HIstory just keeps repeating
itself and it doesn't get any easier to say goodbye, wether it's to a
husband or a son. Thank you so much for posting this. Donna

You're welcome, Donna. My husband's number didn't come up for Viet Nam and
our sons did not join the military. Thank your husband and son for me.

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"dealer83" wrote in message
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On Jul 21, 11:09 am, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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Oh, I love this! Our son has 19+ years in the Army and has been in
Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. I get teary everytime I see a
service man or woman. My husband was in the Viet Nam war and I never
thought my son would have to go to war. HIstory just keeps repeating
itself and it doesn't get any easier to say goodbye, wether it's to a
husband or a son. Thank you so much for posting this. Donna

Thank you for the link.
I often come across active or retired service members at work, and I
always try to say "thank you for serving".
My only nephew enlisted in the Army in November 2008 and is now in
Korea. His mother [my little sister] just cannot wrap her mind around
it and resents his choice. How sad she doesn't say "thank you", that
because of our service people we live in a society where we can
basically express our opinions freely.

Ginger in CA



On Jul 21, 9:09*am, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo

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