DoorGunner Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 It's a holiday weekend and judging by the traffic around here over the past two days it's going to be a big one. Sometimes I feel the day gets lost in car sales and other shopping specials. One car dealership around here actually starts their commercial with a quick shot of a field with hundreds of small American Flags lined up. Just doesn't feel right to me. Anyway I was just wondering if many here on SOL have lost friends or family that were serving in the military. Would be nice to know so that some of us could snap off a SALUTE. slicedcornbread, Chuck D, Dennis R and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Mac Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 33 mins ago, DoorGunner said: It's a holiday weekend and judging by the traffic around here over the past two days it's going to be a big one. Sometimes I feel the day gets lost in car sales and other shopping specials. One car dealership around here actually starts their commercial with a quick shot of a field with hundreds of small American Flags lined up. Just doesn't feel right to me. Anyway I was just wondering if many here on SOL have lost friends or family that were serving in the military. Would be nice to know so that some of us could snap off a SALUTE. For me, some old timers I never had the privilege to meet in my family. My age, only a handful I ran across and went to school with. The village, which had stood for maybe 1,000 years, didn't know we were coming that day. If they had, they would have run. boB was at the eye of our rage. And through him, our Captain Ahab. He would set things right again. That day, we loved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder pounder Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Thank you for those who have served. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimichanga Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 God bless all that served. I'm still up prepping food for tomorrow's work party. 80% mexican work force. With lots of veterans. We do have this old dude I swear fought for Pancho Villa. I keep my eye on him. redfishkiller and STONES 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shb Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Jimichanga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shb Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 (edited) My great grandma's brother brought home a little stash of German trinkets from ww2. I used to dig them out and go through them. My favorite uncle was in Korea. He didn't take no ****, an you better behave around him. Thanks for making me think about them. God bless the warriors. Edited May 26 by shb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Gramps Lost his leg I ww2, that's all I got Jettyhound 1 how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1956 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 My dad and his two brothers served in WW2. The middle brother was killed while he was in a tank when Patton was marching the third army across France. My dad a chemist was a bomb expert while overseas. Both brothers got home safely. Jettyhound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scallywag Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 (edited) Thankfully, I don't know anyone personally who died in combat. Though I have a ton of family and friends who served. My grandmother was actually married to a man who was killed in France in WWII, before she married my grandfather. Weird to say but I wouldn't be here if he had survived. Thanks to those who have served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Edited May 26 by Scallywag Jettyhound and shb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jettyhound Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 My Dad had a cousin who fell in Iwo Jima. God Bless the fallen and America. STONES 1 "If you want to consider what 'social security' does for and to people, look at the American Indian." -Henry Ford "If I could live my life over, I'd live it over Giglio's B&T." -Bud E. Brown Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles Dare Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 My uncle was killed in Guam. Wish I could've met him. Cabo2005 1 I'll have mine on the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis R Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 My wife had 4 uncles that served in combat during WWII, 3 Army and 1 Navy. Luckily all returned although 2 of them were beat up pretty bad mentally. They suffered for many years and had bad drinking problems. I had 2 high school classmates that were killed in Viet Nam and lost 4 guys I served with that were in a reconnaissance plane that was shot down during the Viet Nam war. I think of them a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfishkiller Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 3 mins ago, Dennis R said: My wife had 4 uncles that served in combat during WWII, 3 Army and 1 Navy. Luckily all returned although 2 of them were beat up pretty bad mentally. They suffered for many years and had bad drinking problems. I had 2 high school classmates that were killed in Viet Nam and lost 4 guys I served with that were in a reconnaissance plane that was shot down during the Viet Nam war. I think of them a lot. Thanks for your service how lucky am i to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard Shooting a coon in a 60ft tree out of a boat in the dark holding a flashlight can be tricky. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jettyhound Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 9 mins ago, Dennis R said: My wife had 4 uncles that served in combat during WWII, 3 Army and 1 Navy. Luckily all returned although 2 of them were beat up pretty bad mentally. They suffered for many years and had bad drinking problems. I had 2 high school classmates that were killed in Viet Nam and lost 4 guys I served with that were in a reconnaissance plane that was shot down during the Viet Nam war. I think of them a lot. 5 mins ago, redfishkiller said: Thanks for your service Ditto. "If you want to consider what 'social security' does for and to people, look at the American Indian." -Henry Ford "If I could live my life over, I'd live it over Giglio's B&T." -Bud E. Brown Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickman Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 Remember! Chuck D, STONES and JimP 3 "In the beginning, God..." "Blessing come from many directions. Make sure you look around." Rickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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