I called my good friend yesterday and thank him for his service to our country. He's 96 years old and was on a ship headed for Leyte Island when the bomb dropped. So basically the war was over. The fighting part anyway. So, his Commander asked him did he want to help mop up the rest of the island. Or learn to run equipment and rebuild the runways with the Seabees. He chose to run equipment and he did that until he retired in 1982.
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Did y'all take the time to thank a veteran today?
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What are you thanking veterans for on MEMORIAL day? All veterans are glad to be appreciated, but today is about the fallen. The ones we CAN’T thank...
I think people confuse Veterans day with Memorial day.
The way to thank the veterans its meant for on Memorial day, is to visit cemeteries and thank a headstone.
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31.
Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31.
Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season.
Can't thank the fallen So thank the Veterans Thank you for your service Sir
Memorial Day used to be "Decoration Day" before 1900....it was first celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868 to commemorate those fallen on BOTH sides of the Civil War. Up until some time after the turn of the century then, families used to go have picnics at graveyards - you can look that up. Mores and times change over the years, but the one thing that doesn't change is peoples' ways they choose to remember their fallen warriors and to do that by thanking those who served or still serve like they did. There's not a damn thing with thanking a Veteran on Memorial Day. Any condemnation of that practice is just BS.
I get where you are coming from, but to a few of us on this site, this weekend brings back serious memories that very few can understand
let alone deal with.
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