A Few of FR's Finest

Free Republic | Veteran's Day - November 11, 2001 | By Billie

[All-American Medic]

US Army and Army Reserve....MOS 91B...Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Restore Hope.....10th Mountain Div, 1/508th 82nd Airbone Division.........320th Evacuation Hospital...

[d14truth]

To dad and the rest of the Marines

God bless you.

[jackbill]

The nice thing about this place is that there are so many people with such wonderful ideas.

The best thing about this place is the people who take those ideas and turn them into posts like this. Thanks a bunch.

I'm still going through my photos to find the best to send to you. It will have been taken 49 years ago, and I promise that you'll have it by next year.

Thanks again.

[clamper1797]

I'll second that !!!!!!!!

[cibco]

Praise the Lord... and keep passing the ammo to our troops today.

[Billie]

Well, then can I personally say to you, clamper, thank you for your service to your country and mine, and I appreciate you. I'd give you a hug if I could.

I haven't answered very many posts on the thread (am trying to send notes by private mail for the most part) to keep the posts made by you men and women that it was designed to honor. BUT, I did want to write you right here. Thank you, clamper. (I think you had the corvette, too - right?) :^)

[clamper1797]

PING )))))))))))))) To Ya Brother

[dixie sass]

To you Jim and all of the rest of the vets, very simply, very humbly - Thank you. Dixie

[clamper1797]

PING )))))))))))))) To Ya Brother

[clamper1797]

Yup 89 roadster

[bluefish]

A gracious and heartfelt thanks to all the vets. Your service to our country is much appreciated. Without each of you, freedom would only be a dream for those of us who recognize that we are blessed to have it.

[Republic]

This is tremendous-I enjoyed matching up beloved screennames with wonderful faces, especially wonderful because each of them were working for all of us! HAPPY VETERAN's DAY to the real keepers of FREEDOM!!!!

Thank ya Billie and Snow Bunny for one of the most impressive threads I have ever seen here on FR! Ya knocked my socks off! Next year I want to make sure my hubby's photo is included!

[mjf]

Bump again and again. Nothing like a heros list.

[dixiechick2000]

Billie and Snow Bunny, you two are absolutely brilliant!
Billie, the setup of the pictures is fantastic! Also, I admire your persistence in posting this thread (5 hours...yikes!) You did an outstanding job!
Snow Bunny, you write so beautifully and with so much passion about our men and women in uniform that it's obvious how much you truly care for them.
Thank you both for taking all of the time and trouble involved to do this, not only for our heroic vets, but also for the rest of us so that we may have a place to express our thanks to them.

GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS!!!
I SALUTE YOU ALL!!!

[CheneyChick]

Thank you for all that you have done for our country while in uniform and thank you for all that you continually do on a daily basis here on FR for all of us. Your constant reminders, links, pings and alerts are very much appreciated, TGYC! A very happy Veteran's Day to you. I salute YOU!

Cheers! CC :)

[clamper1797]

I would like to give my own moment of silence on this day to my shipmates .... AME-3 Danny Cherry VA-93 and AME-2 Carl Blankenship VA-56 Who were killed in action Oct 29 1972 Danny and Karl were also my friends .........Danny was my best friend .....

Both now have their place of honor on our wall ...........

[Senator Pardek]

Thanks, Billie. I have the flag that was draped over my grandfather's (WW I vet) coffin at his funeral, and the Silver Star and Purple Heart from my Uncle (served in WW II), who perished in France in '44.

My best friend, who's a Marine vet, re-upped a couple of years ago, and is now in a very dangerous region.

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you both for pinging me to this most beautiful thread! ;o)

[JohnHuang2]

You're welcome, my friend: And Happy Veterans' day to you! =^)

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Bump for your fallen shipmates and all our fallen Brothers and Sisters.