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Valued Member
United States
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Today I want to thank all of the veterans out there. Anytime I see a veteran I thank them for their very meaningful service, especially if they are a Viet Nam veteran. Sometime I feel like I'm lieutenant Dan from Forest Gump, there is someone in my family tree that has fought in every war this nation has ever had. I have ancestors hat fought in the Revolutionary War and the Civial War, my grandfather was in WWI, my father was in WWII and my brother was in Viet Nam. I do not have any of the commemorative coins that celebrate our armed forces or our veterans so I am posting this coin to celebrate the Liberty that you paid for with your service.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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That is a great coin to post. It certainly conveys your thoughts.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Remembrance Day here in Canada  Lest we forget. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Pillar of the Community
United States
790 Posts |
Thanks for starting the thread--and thanks to our honored veterans!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
One of the biggest regrets of my life, I never thanked or showed appreciation
to my father (30 yrs.) He achieved CMSGT after only 9 yrs & was retired a Col, posthumously. I jump @ every chance I get, now, despite MOS.
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Moderator
United States
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Thank you to all who have served will serve or is in service  John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you for posting this, and thank you to all the veterans who have served.
I also like to remind myself that there are men and women currently serving who put themselves at risk every day. Thank you.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, thanks to all vets for their service, including both parents in the Navy in WWII and my son for two tours in Iraq in the Army.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I, too, would like to express my thanks to all who served.
In my family, I had one uncle in WWII, two uncles in Korea, three male cousins who enlisted and served from 10 -20 years.
And one female cousin, Lana, who enlisted as soon as she as finished nursing school. She got her RN and went were she felt she was needed -- to Viet Nam. After that she continued her service in the reserves. When she retired, she was the highest ranking female officer in the reserves, Lt. Col.
Anyway, it seems there was always some member of the family serving somewhere so there's never a day when I forget what it takes to keep us safe at home.
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Moderator
United States
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I am always thankful for those who have served, are serving, or will serve us in the future.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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The only thing that may be? wrong with thanking a Serviceman for sacrificing his life for the love of his Country, is that he may be unaware of that thanks, this side of Eternity. His familily still has to suffer the grief of their loss. They need to be thanked as well, from the bottom of our hearts. Ask any mom or dad who has suffered the loss of their son or daughter, to the demands of rotten stinking war.  ' ' ' ' ' ' |
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