Veterans Day !

[Dog 6]

Veterans Day guys !

I know I'm having a good day with my bottle of sky vodka.

[weswood]

Thanks for the service, guys. Just got home from work, thinking of a cup of coffee with a shot of bourbon.

[Raellus]

Thank you, veterans. You have my utmost respect and gratitude.

[helbent4]

Same here, our Remembrance Day ceremonies (which I took in at the local armoury for the Royal Westminster Regiment) was as thoughtful and heartfelt as always. And no bloody freezing rain! A miracle for November. In fact, it's been noted that the crowds have gotten bigger and bigger lately. I think our WWI veterans are all gone, and our WWII veterans are getting scarcer.

At any rate, here's a tribute video that's cute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMzHlkB-Yg

Tony

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by helbent4

At any rate, here's a tribute video that's cute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMzHlkB-Yg

Tony

That was a touch of class on the part of the Canadian commander of that contingent as well, returning the boy's salute.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

While Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the cost of war and to honour those who died, I think the Canadians have the rest of the world beat when it comes to honouring fallen servicemen/women.
What can be seen in the following videos isn't some orchestrated, 'grand event' that many governments use to bolster support for themselves or to their military ambitions but the actions of ordinary Canadians stopping along the route of a funeral procession to pay their respects to the dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckfXr...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Iut...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pKzAZc3So8&feature=fvw

[Targan]

Lest we forget.

[mikeo80]

I read an article about the last WWI vet in USA. (Sorry, can not find link right now)

My Dad is part of Greatest Generation WWII Navy.

Oldest brother US Army Vietnam

Next Older Brother US Army Vietnam (Passed away)

Brother in law US Coast Guard

Brother in law US Air Force Vietnam (Passed away)

Father in law US Army Vietnam (Passed away)

Son in law Gulf War US Army

Because of Men and Women like these, We enjoy the freedom we have.

As a popular bumper stick here at Ft. Bragg says

Land of the Free
Because of the Brave!!!

God Bless all veterans.

Mike

[Canadian Army]

My Grandfather (Passed Away), Royal Canadian Artillery, WWII-1969

My Dad (Passed Away), The Essex and Kent Scottish

My Uncle, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

My Brother, Canadian Army (clerk)

[rcaf_777]

Though this will cause an endless debate in my family I must correct my brother (Canadian Army)

My Grandfather (Passed Away), Royal Canadian Artillery, WWII-1969

My Dad (Passed Away), The Essex and Kent Scottish

TWO Uncles, The Lincoln and Welland Regiment

My Brother, J1 Personel Branch Small Missions Support Cell Canadian Expeditionary Forces Command Headquarters

On Another Note I am a Resource Manaagement Support Clerk not just a CLERK, I am the heart of the Modern Canadian Forces, nothing happens until us clerk poney up the dough.

WE BRING THE CASH SO THE GUNFIGHTERS CAN KICK ASS

Nuff Said (God AKA Stan Lee)

[Targan]

Off the top of my head -

Father Rob Semple was an aircraft mechanic in the RNZAF; not sure but I think he spent part of the Vietnam War on an airbase somewhere in Thailand.

Paternal grandfather John 'Jack' Semple served as a New Zealand Army infantry captain in WWII in North Africa (El Alamein and Tobruk); his war ended when a German round tore off half his moustache along with a chunk of his upper lip.

Maternal great uncle Eric Datson was an officer in the RNZAF, escaped from Singapore following the British surrender during WWII; while he and fellow escapees were attempting to sail to Australia on a small boat they stopped at a small island to gather food and water and he was killed by local indigenous people (I guess they hated the Japanese and Whitey equally).

Maternal great grandfather John Datson served in WWI at Gallipoli as a stretcher bearer with the AIF Medical Corps; amazingly made it back alive and changed his life to become a parish priest in Wellington, New Zealand (I was christened in the church he built with his own hands).

Paternal great-great uncle John Semple served in the Sixth Western Australian Mounted Infantry, a Colonial Military Forces unit in the Boer War; killed in action at Carolina, South Africa on May 15, 1901 (no idea of the circumstances).

[Webstral]

Originally Posted by helbent4

Same here, our Remembrance Day ceremonies (which I took in at the local armoury for the Royal Westminster Regiment) was as thoughtful and heartfelt as always. And no bloody freezing rain! A miracle for November. In fact, it's been noted that the crowds have gotten bigger and bigger lately. I think our WWI veterans are all gone, and our WWII veterans are getting scarcer.

At any rate, here's a tribute video that's cute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMzHlkB-Yg

Tony

I watched that video eight or nine times. I laughed so hard that I cried. Mind, it's not so much funny as wonderfully human and touching.

I had a personal triumph yesterday. I did not watch "Band of Brothers". I did not watch "The Beast". I did not crack open and consume a bottle of whiskey.


Webstral

[Adm.Lee]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

What can be seen in the following videos isn't some orchestrated, 'grand event' that many governments use to bolster support for themselves or to their military ambitions but the actions of ordinary Canadians stopping along the route of a funeral procession to pay their respects to the dead.

Those were impressive videos. I've seen about half that much in my hometown when one of ours was buried (not as many overpasses, of course). OTOH, I saw quite a lot appear when the local Marine Reserve company came home (Lima, 3-27th Marines, lost about 2 dozen guys over their tour).

I can't claim near as many vets in the family, my ancestors mostly were too old or too young for most of America's wars. Maybe this guy can make some of that up: My great-grandfather Hanna, possibly in the 10th Pennsylvania/110th US Infantry: Luzon, 1898-99 and France, 1917-18. (Records are sketchy so far.)

[pmulcahy11b]

I don't know so much about my stepmonster's side, but he was a career Marine, his great-uncle was a career Marine, his father served in World War 2, and his grandfather served in World War 1.

On my biological father's side, there has been at least one member (and usually more) of the family in the US military every generation going back to the Revolution.

My mother was even an anti-Tito partisan for a short time.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

My mother was even an anti-Tito partisan for a short time.

Now THAT is cool! Respect to your mum.