THANK YOU to the troops

[TRpolk]

To the Men & Women who have, are currently, or are planning on serving in the U. S. Armed Forces. I would like to thank you for all the sacrifices you have had to endure to preserve our American way of life. You are the best... . I tip my hat to you all.

 

[Bigsaint]

DITTO, good post !!!!



Scott W.

 

[Bill Lins]

Quotes you might like

"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our

country, in defense of us, in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick.

We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something

like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray haired. But most of them were

boys when they died, and they gave up two lives--the one they were living

and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their

chance

to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to

be revered old men. They gave up everything for our country, for us.

And all we can do is remember. "



President Ronald Reagan

Remarks at the Veterans Day Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington

National Cemetery, November 11, l985







"In closing, let me say that nothing made me prouder as President than

America's young people in uniform. And no decision was ever more difficult

for me to make than the times I ordered our military forces into action.

Each time I issued an order, I reminded myself that it wasn't just a

nameless,

faceless soldier I was dispatching, but a child of loving parents, the

partner of an adoring spouse or perhaps the parent and provider for some

happy children. I reminded myself that if things should go wrong, and

casualties did occur, it wouldn't just be a day of flag-draped coffins

coming home.

There would permanently be empty chairs at family tables, vacant seats in

Little League bleachers, and teary-eyed explanations to young children about

why their daddy wouldn't be coming home again.

So I felt then, as I feel now, America owes a special thanks to those who

are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. We must honor

them and respect them, not just when they are in battle, but every day they

wear the proud uniform of our country. "



President Ronald Reagan

Commencement Address, The Citadel, May 15, 1993





Amen.