Memorial Day - Least We Forget

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Butch,

I agree with you. As much as I hate war, and think we

have no business often butting into other country's

affairs, I think our veterans and soldiers deserve

high respect.

 

My father passed away last year, almost a year ago

today (june 3). I'm still waiting for the flag

promised by the Armed Forces (he was supposed to

receive one for burial purposes). He seems to have

slipped through the cracks there. They've done

nothing for his contributions to the country. He was

air force.

 

Best,

Kirstin

 

 

 

 

--- Butch Owen <butchbsi wrote:

> Hi y'all,

>

> Monday we celebrate Memorial Day .. or rather .. we

> should celebrate

> Memorial Day ..

> http://www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html

>

> It appears that the U. S. Army is now beginning to

> show a bit more

> recognition of its veterans.

>

>

 

 

 

 

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Hi Michelle,

 

> Butch,

>

> Congrats!!! I feel that everyone should support our troops whether they

> support the various wars or not.. Those men and women signed up for the

> military as their job, and as anyone can tell you, you don't have much

> of a choice in the jobs that are delegated to you when you are working.

 

Perzackly .. and good it is. I can't imagine a leader getting his

troops together and letting them VOTE on how the mission will be

conducted. ;-)

 

> The president (if ya like him or not) is their boss (so to speak) and

> our armed forces are mainly doing the jobs that their boss tells them

> to.. They don't have a choice.

 

True it is .. the President is the Commander in Chief of the Armed

Forces and to violate legal orders one must be as nut case!

 

> Buy again, enough of my ramblings...

> Sending big hugs of congrats your way!

> Michelle

 

Thanks much .. and to all the many folks on this list who are veterans

and/or retirees from the US Military .. or the Military of any other

Nation .. they are all my brothers and sisters and I salute them.

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch

 

>>Just yesterday I received in the mail a letter signed by Secretary of

>>the Army Francis J. Harvey and Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter

>>J. Schoomaker .. along with it was a Certificate of Appreciation and a

>>U. S. Army lapel pin. I expect that every retiree received the same.