This Day in History - Happy Veterans Day! (Some Historical Photos included)

History ^ | 11 November 2007

[Hand em their arse]

Thanks for that pic, Baynative... Now that’s two pics that fog my screen... : )

Thank you also for that info post on the tomb of the unknown soldier, I knew the first two but the others were new information to me...

Regards my friend, Dave

[bd476]

Korean War

Snowy Flight Deck USS Valley Forge 1951



USS Juneau 1951 on way to Korea

USS Juneau (CLAA-119)

Underway with her crew on deck in "Whites", 1951.
Original photo is dated 1 July 1951.




Marines Landing at Inchon, Korea 15 September 1950

Inchon Invasion, September 1950

First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach, as the second assault wave lands, 15 September 1950. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore.

Lt. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker.

Note M-1 Carbine carried by Lt. Lopez, M-1 Rifles of other Marines and details of the Marines' field gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

Marine Stretcher Bearers

Carry a wounded Marine from the front lines to a forward aid station, in Korea, circa August 1950.

Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the "All Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.

[yorkie]

Wow! What a beautiful tribute to our troops - from wars past through today! I am so touched. Thank you, BD!

[PGalt]

Thanks to veterans. Thanks to their families. Thanks to their friends.

thanks

[Just Lori]

AWESOME pics! Hubby’s GG GF fought with Sherman.

[Just Lori]

AND hubby’s GG GF was from WISCONSIN! This is too cool.

[Tennessee Nana]

Thank you for this wonderful thread...

Here’s a couple who both served their country...

http://columbiadailyherald.com/articles/2007/11/11/lifestyles/01wwii.txt

[DollyCali]

Thanks for wonderful thread & my goodness you have a magnificent Home/Profile page.

[bd476]

Happy Veterans Day!

This is a Veterans Day Ping bringing my heartfelt thanks to all of our Nation's Best, our Veterans who have served our country in courage and with honor.

Thank you also to all of the families of Veterans who have made sacrifices in support of their loved ones who served.

Thank you and God Bless all of you and your families.

Below is a list of links to posts within this thread where I have included some photos reflecting years of courageous service from our Veterans who have served our Great Nation.

Photos from the Civil War

Photos from World War I

Photos from World War II

Photos from the Korean War

Photos from the Viet Nam War

Photos of current operations and Servicemen

An American soldier in Iraq

[bd476]

You're welcome, DollyCali and thank you for your kind comments. :-)

[bd476]

You're welcome, Tennessee Nana.

Thank you for the link to the story about the lovely married couple who both served our country. God Bless them both.

[bd476]

Thank you, Yorkie.

[bd476]

Thank you, Lori. On one side of my family there were officers and soldiers in the 22nd Wisconsin Regiment Company.

On the other side of my family there were officers and soldiers from Virginia who joined the Confederate Army.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks to all our Military men and women, past and present....

[bd476]

Those are beautiful flags and that is a beautiful graphic in your post, Kathy! Thank you for posting it!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank YOU for the wonderful pictorial of our “troops”.

[bd476]

Just read your profile, PROCON. Thank you for your service to our country and again, welcome to Free Republic!

Also, I have added some more photos to this thread since you first posted. There is a list of the links below.


Happy Veterans Day!

This is a Veterans Day Ping bringing my heartfelt thank you to all of our Nation's Best, all of our Veterans who have courageously and with honor served our country.

Thank you also to all of the families of Veterans who have made sacrifices in support of their loved ones who served.

Thank you and God Bless all of you and your families.

Below is a list of links to posts within this thread where I included some photos reflecting years of dedicated service given to our Great Nation by our Courageous Veterans.

Photos from the Civil War

Photos from World War I

Photos from World War II

Photos from the Korean War

Photos from the Viet Nam War

Photos of current operations and Servicemen

An American soldier in Iraq

[DoughtyOne]

   
     
     
     
     
   

[bd476]

God Bless them every one. Tears again here...

Thank you, D1.

[DoughtyOne]

Right click on that one of Bush and you’ll understand why I put it in. I got it from a leftist site, and those may be men and women who lost their lives in Iraq.

At any rate, they are members of the military and I thought how nice it would feel to have your photo made out of our men and women in uniform. What an honor.