The FReeper Foxhole Honors our Veterans - November 11th, 2005

Department of Veterans Affairs and The Foxhole

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Lord,

Keep our Troops forever in Your care

Give them victory over the enemy...

Grant them a safe and swift return...

Bless those who mourn the lost.
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FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer
for all those serving their country at this time.


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In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel free to address their specific circumstances or whatever issues concern them in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, brotherhood and support.

The FReeper Foxhole hopes to share with it's readers an open forum where we can learn about and discuss military history, military news and other topics of concern or interest to our readers be they Veteran's, Current Duty or anyone interested in what we have to offer.

If the Foxhole makes someone appreciate, even a little, what others have sacrificed for us, then it has accomplished one of it's missions.

We hope the Foxhole in some small way helps us to remember and honor those who came before us.

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Veterans Day



To our veterans - Thank You


Veterans Day

A day set aside to honor our country's living veterans. At the Foxhole honoring veterans is a major part of our mission.

Whereas we will not forget those who died or our POW/MIAs, and those who are currently serving, today we specifically honor those men and women living among us who have served our country in times past, our living veterans.

Especially here at the Foxhole we are blessed to have veterans as part of our Foxhole family both as readers and contributors.


We would like to welcome all our veterans to the Foxhole on this very special day as we attempt to honor you and thank you for your service to our country. Freedom is not free and our debt to you and those gone before you can never fully be paid. May God richly bless you all. Welcome home and we will never forget.

It matters not where, when or how your served; here at home or in a foreign land, in the air, at sea or on land; in peacetime or in war, on the battefield or behind a desk; on supply lines; as an engineer, a mechanic, an infantrymen, a cook or medic. You chose to volunteer or fullfilled your duty by the draft and served America and we are forever grateful. Every job is important as they all support each other and the cause of freedom.

Some sacrifices are greater, yes, and some service more dangerous than others, yet all service is sacrifice by the troop and their family and we highly respect that service. Some gave all, all gave some.

Thank you all - from SAM and snippy




"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." --Thomas Paine, Founding Father



"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional as to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their Nation."
--George Washington


"Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain."
--Dwight D. Eisenhower




Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty.

--- Department of Veterans Affairs

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FReeper Foxhole Armed Services Links

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"Yeah, the men's part."

LOL.

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Enjoy your pancakes, with lots of syrup I hope!

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Thank you Marine for your service to our country.

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5. Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

I'm quite fond of this one. But don't be concerned. :-)

Thank you for your service Sam.

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:-)

Good pic to go along with the Air Force #9 ROE.

xoxo

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Good morning alfa6.

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So what's the problem?

LOL. Apparantly there isn't one. The other services have got your back. At ease.

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Good morning PE. Thank you for your service.

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Thank you dear. ;-)

Long Live Poland.

[Valin]

At ease.

Always.
AIR FORCE! We're the smart ones....send the officers out to fight.

[Valin]

BTW you forgot
ROE: make sure the silver service is polished, & the wine is at the proper temp.

[alfa6]

Nice Veterans Day Article

http://techcentralstation.com/111105D.html

Regards

alfa6 ;.}

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LOL on both posts! Aim High!

[colorado tanker]

Hmmm. Wonder if some jarhead wrote that? Just a hunch.

Great thread. Happy Vets Day to all in the Foxhole!

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Air Force chow is pretty good. At least, it seemed that way to me back when I was used to Army chow. :-)

[Valin]

NOTHING worse than SOS being servied with the wrong wine.

[Iris7]

"23. Tracers work both ways."

This is completely true. Usually tracers are a bad idea except for fireworks shows.

As I recall there was a World War II Army Air Force command that cut out the tracers. The result was a 30% increase in downed enemy aircraft.

The darn things destroy your night vision. Muzzle flash is real bad too. During WWII the Germans used a small arms propellant that was truly without smoke unlike American powder then and now. This powder was also totally without muzzle flash.

Do see some references to this technology in print these days, maybe it is time to go high (1942) tech.