Just wanted to take a moment to thank all the veterans in our club
HAPPY VETERANS DAY. Thank you for your service.
HAPPY VETERANS DAY. Thank you for your service.
Veterans Day
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Echo that Rick....Thanks to our Veterans! If you're a Veteran, state your branch and years served if you don't mind.
GRACIE steps up; USN - Brown Water Sailor / Gator Navy- Little Creek VA - 1967-1968 Mekong Delta PBR’s ( River Patrol Boats) RR116-CanTho- South Vietnam...also USS CADO PARRISH LST515.... hauled JarHeads, provisions....SM2 Turner....
Yes, absolutely! Freedom is not free!! Thank you for your service.
Good Post
Thank You to all Veterans.
Thank You to all Veterans.
USAF. 67-73
Veterans, Thank you.
Kerry & Kathy
Member #007
US Navy June 68 - June 72 MR2
Tonkin Gulf. Dixie / Yankee Station. Cam Ranh Bay. Da Nang.
USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Participated in the rescue operations after the collision and sinking of the USS Frank E Evans DD-754 on June 3rd 1969 in the South China Sea. We lost 74 sailors in 10 minutes at approximately 3 AM that morning.
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Air Wing conducted numerous air sorties into North VN. Grumman S2 Trackers laid mines in Haiphong Harbor April-May 72 to keep Russian supply ships out of North VN. Lost 18 men KIA of our ships company on my third and last deployment.
...was personally spit on by a young "flower girl" in SF Airport upon returning to the states in 72.
Tonkin Gulf. Dixie / Yankee Station. Cam Ranh Bay. Da Nang.
USS Kearsarge CVS-33 Participated in the rescue operations after the collision and sinking of the USS Frank E Evans DD-754 on June 3rd 1969 in the South China Sea. We lost 74 sailors in 10 minutes at approximately 3 AM that morning.
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Air Wing conducted numerous air sorties into North VN. Grumman S2 Trackers laid mines in Haiphong Harbor April-May 72 to keep Russian supply ships out of North VN. Lost 18 men KIA of our ships company on my third and last deployment.
...was personally spit on by a young "flower girl" in SF Airport upon returning to the states in 72.
Kerry & Kathy
Member #007
Kerry & Kathy
Member #007
Thanks Rich...
I am glad that at least today's Vets are getting the recognition they deserve from the general public.
It is dramatically different than it was 50 years ago...and it has taken a generation to get those mistakes corrected.
Unfortunately the ones that were protesting and spitting on servicemen in the 60's and 70's are now in positions of authority in politics and state houses making laws that are still influenced by their hatred of America and those who served.
It is hard for some of us to let our suppressed feelings dissipate toward such misguided people...
I vividly remember being told upon my return in 1968 ( some of you were not even born yet) ...DO NOT wear your uniform in public, especially the airports, as the stigma of a Vietnam Vet was “baby killer”.... as My Lai massacre was fresh in the minds of many due to Lt Calley. The date was 1968, March 16th.... poor decisions, coupled with fear of unknown and knee jerk actions..in Village of Son My, South Vietnam. This earned us the black hash marks that all bore.... we avoided talking about Vietnam, still difficult for some. For me, I don’t give a crap, got a question just ask. I find it very interesting how Veterans are treated today vs. yesterday....kind of refreshing. I remember being in Sturgis (1997) and had a Vietnam Patch on my vest...a HELLS ANGEL in all his regalia .... looked straight at me without emotion and simply said, welcome home man.... it was quite strange.... and moving at the same time.... if I recall it was the first time anyone ever said that to me..... ok that’s all, excuse the rant.
Good points Ian. Aren't all wars the result of some bad/poor decisions and knee jerk reactions? I support all Vets as I know how and do not hold a grudge or anything against what happened during a war.
My work has an Operation Gratitude event going on where we have a list of items to donate that will be shipped to current Soldiers. If this is something people here want to participate in, the items shown below are needed. Get to me by 11/26 so i can add it to our bin.
My work has an Operation Gratitude event going on where we have a list of items to donate that will be shipped to current Soldiers. If this is something people here want to participate in, the items shown below are needed. Get to me by 11/26 so i can add it to our bin.