I found this picture while looking for something else, you've probably already seen it, but I'm posting it anyway. It doesn't have to be a special day to honor and say thank you to our veterans and active military personnel, along with the rest of you who have chosen paths that allow me to feel safe in my home at night and to have the freedom that I do. To paraphrase the website where I found this pic, we sometimes forget who the heroes in our society are. I don't have the words to express my appreciation as eloquently as this photograph does, so I will simply say thank you.
The occasion of this photograph was a Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall on 11 November 2004. The veteran pictured is Houston James, a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and the Marine is Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr., a member of an ordnance-disposal team who lost his left hand, one leg, and an eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July 2003.
-- Edited by Buttercup at 19:00, 2006-03-07
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oh yes, you must always satisfy the monkey. Strong and Beautiful smells like a monkey
I found this picture while looking for something else, you've probably already seen it, but I'm posting it anyway. It doesn't have to be special day to honor and say thank you to our veterans and active military personnel, along with the rest of you who have chosen paths that allow me to feel safe in my home at night and to have the freedom that I do. To paraphrase the website where I found this pic, we sometimes forget who the heroes in our society are. I don't have the words to express my appreciation as eloquently as this photograph does, so I will simply say thank you. The occasion of this photograph was a Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall on 11 November 2004. The veteran pictured is Houston James, a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and the Marine is Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr., a member of an ordnance-disposal team who lost his left hand, one leg, and an eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July 2003.-- Edited by Buttercup at 18:05, 2006-03-07
All I can say is "Dido .... BC" Dido!!!
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Well that brought tears to my eyes. My husband is in Iraq and I wanna put up his pic cause I am damn proud of him. There for all the wrong reasons and still doin the job. Thank you Buttercups.
Badmofo wrote: Well that brought tears to my eyes. My husband is in Iraq and I wanna put up his pic cause I am damn proud of him. There for all the wrong reasons and still doin the job. Thank you Buttercups.
-- Edited by Badmofo at 18:47, 2006-03-07
You should be damn proud of him, thanks for sharing his pic.
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oh yes, you must always satisfy the monkey. Strong and Beautiful smells like a monkey
I found this picture while looking for something else, you've probably already seen it, but I'm posting it anyway. It doesn't have to be a special day to honor and say thank you to our veterans and active military personnel, along with the rest of you who have chosen paths that allow me to feel safe in my home at night and to have the freedom that I do. To paraphrase the website where I found this pic, we sometimes forget who the heroes in our society are. I don't have the words to express my appreciation as eloquently as this photograph does, so I will simply say thank you. The occasion of this photograph was a Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall on 11 November 2004. The veteran pictured is Houston James, a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and the Marine is Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr., a member of an ordnance-disposal team who lost his left hand, one leg, and an eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July 2003.-- Edited by Buttercup at 19:00, 2006-03-07
Awww that is so sweet. But Butter you forgot some "others" to. Firefighters have lost their lives due to being killed in buildings. Granted there are as many as Military and Police Officers. But they also deserve the same amount of "Thanks" as much as the above stated.
I have a website (my personal site) has a page dedicated to Military,Law Enforcement and soon a Fire Fighters page.
Brought tears to my eyes seeing that picture.
Thank you to all Military (Veterans and Present),Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters. No words can express how much I am thankful for everything you do to protect my family,friends and myself.
BBB
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Badmofo wrote: Well that brought tears to my eyes. My husband is in Iraq and I wanna put up his pic cause I am damn proud of him. There for all the wrong reasons and still doin the job.
There's about 25,000 free Iraqi citizens who would argue that he's there for all the wrong reasons. Home safe.
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Gi(Rectitude), Yu(Courage), Jin (Benevolence), Rei(Respect), Shin(Honesty), Meiyo (Honor), Chugi(Loyalty).
A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THAT ARE VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY. IT REALLY DOES FEEL GREAT TO BE AN AMERICAN. THATS TO ALL LEO'S OUT THERE ALSO.
Couldn't have said it any better myself. Thank you all for your service to our country.
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There are three kinds of people in this world.
Those that make things happen.
Those that watch things happen.
Those that wonder what happened.
Which one are you?
oh yes, you must always satisfy the monkey. 
