Tribute To Vietnam Veterans....Welcome Home.......March 5, 2002

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[Snow Bunny]

Even though we all were in Vietnam at different times, at different places our hearts were united and our lives they were intertwined.
After Vietnam there were no parades, not many people wanted to hear our stories, and if they did listen, they didn't really understand. I know this is a small thank you for all each of you did , but I want to thank you for serving and for being the person you were then and now.
I appreciated what you were did ,and would do in the future to secure the freedom and liberty of this nation and other nations.

A man has not lived until he has almost died…….

For those who have fought life has a flavor……..

The protected will never know.

…….. author Unknown Vietnam Veteran

THE EYES OF A WARRIOR
(A tribute to the Vietnam Veterans, and the Veterans of our past)

In the eyes of a warrior we see strength, loyalty, honor ~ we see pain, horror, and loneliness. When you look into their eyes you see the stony strength of one who has the courage to take on the world so that we may choose. You see the will that stands between fear and a belief that freedom is the most valuable gift that one can give to another. And, you see the heart ~ with its granite-hard conviction that the soul cannot survive without honor. Personal honor cannot be lost or thrown away. It is embedded in the soul of the warrior beyond this earth ~ beyond eternity, and beyond his or her own ability to survive without it.

When you look into the eyes of a warrior, you also see the dead pool of pain. It surrounds and envelopes the inner soul ~ it is a natural by-product of the prize, freedom. One cannot win this prize unless they are willing to endure the pain ~ for this is the price. No one pays this price like the warrior. The horror that is endured....remembered....is the cause of the pain but is also the means by which the warrior wins for us, the freedom and the life that we enjoy. So oblivious are we to the price they pay. The tears they shed somewhere inside where we cannot see unless we look for the brothers they were forced to leave behind, and for the loss ~ the never ending loss of war. In their eyes one will see the deepest most internal ~ and most eternal loneliness we shall ever witness. It comes from the deepest part within them, that part which suffers still, the battle.

If you look deep into the eyes of a warrior, you will see the collage of the human spirit. If you cannot envy this ~ if you cannot love, respect and honor this, then you have no right to the freedom they so willingly won, and then simply gave to you.

Have we ever stopped to think what our world would be like if we had no warriors? How would we have the right to determine for ourselves what we will do on a lazy Sunday afternoon? How would we determine for ourselves what our children will learn and how they will be raised? And the most important question of all ~~ how dare we forget these things are true?

To All Veterans:

"With all my heart I embrace you....
with all my soul I wrap you in
the protective shroud of my pride
in you and my gratitude for what
you have given me".

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you Norb !!! Thank you for serving our country.

Trish , thank you for serving right now over in Afganistan! Thank you for your friendship and all you are doing to keep me free and safe.

FallGuy and I pray for you and all our troops everyday.
Love and friendship Trish,
Snow Bunny and FallGuy

[0311]

The light still shines,it always will.Thanks,I NEEDED that. SEMPER FI......

[LoneGOPinCT]

Just glad I can help. I haven't been FReepin' as much the past few days, my 4 year old son has the kid-crud that's going around now. Anthing that goes in comes out liquid one way or another :-( Big fun, poor kid. Spent a few hours at the Children's Hospital yesterday on IV to get his fluids back up, nothing serious. His doc just wanted to keep ahead of things. So far so good today, knock on wood, just a mild fever now. Pretty soon he'll be back to his PITA self and my FR time will be back to normal too!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Hey there Operation Bold Mariner Brother!
I just wanted to Thank Uou in public.
You were the 1st Free Republic Brother who Welcomed me Home when I first registered with FR
Things like that one never forgets.

[Snow Bunny]

Good to see you Lodwick. Thank you so much!!!

[Snow Bunny]

HI my dear friend. Thank you so much.

Welcome Home Sam and thank you so much for serving our country.

This is to honor Roger too. I think of him often.

[Johnny_Apollo]

PSYOP Rubbings

[Snow Bunny]

How very kind, thank you so much Mrs. Liberty.

[onedoug]

Well, Ill do 'er again.

WELCOME HOME BROTHER!

Operation Bold Mariner bump! I likely would never have known had you not told me.

And thanks ongoing for your continuing service to country....

[Snow Bunny]

Hi and thank you for your post.

[onedoug]

ping

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you omy friend.

What you did for the Coast Guard was so very special. Thank you for your friendship, you are a blessing in mine and so many lives.

[OldEagle]

A great job, then and now. Thank you and Welcome Home!
It IS a 'Nam Thing. A person untouched by the war cannot understand.

[Snow Bunny]

It is so nice to meet you. Thank you so much for serving !!!

Welcome Home friend !

[Snow Bunny]

Sassy, you make a difference in so many lives. Thank you for being in mine.

[B4Ranch]

Do not look at this link unless you have a hard stomach!

My memories of Viet Nam are not pretty. It's not about us guys who made it home, it's about those friends we left behind.

[Snow Bunny]

Hi Marine, so good to see you. Thank you for serving and all you do here at FR.

[Snow Bunny]

I am so glad to see you. Thank you so much for being my friend and for serving our country. Thanks too for your kindness and help.

Welcome Home dear friend.

(((( hug )))

[Snow Bunny]

Thank you farmfriend.

[Snow Bunny]

Harpo, my friend. Thank you so much for sharing.I am crying it was so touching.