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On Jul 21, 12:09*pm, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community 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 |
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you're welcome
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "amy in CNY" wrote in message ... On Jul 21, 12:09 pm, "maryd" wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community 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 |
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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 -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community |
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You're welcome.
-- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "Dr. Zachary Smith" wrote in message ... 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 -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community |
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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. -- 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 -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community |
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The WWII vet is ........... I won't write what I think. God bless that 13
yo. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "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. -- 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 -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community |
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On Jul 21, 11:09*am, "maryd" wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community 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 |
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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. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community "dealer83" wrote in message ... On Jul 21, 11:09 am, "maryd" wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSfFYxSdKdo -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community 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 |
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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 -- Maryhttp://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948?vhost=community |
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