johno | (no subject)

Air Force, Army, Marines & Navy.

Members of my family have served in them all.

One cousin crossed the Libyan "line of death" in a nuclear cruiser.
Another was a front line chaplain's assistant in the 1st gulf war.
One uncle joined the navy at the tail end of the Korean war.
Another did 3 tours in Vietnam and never recovered from PTSD.
Yet another did 20 years in the Navy serving during both the Korean & Vietnam wars.
And yet another did his 2 year draft time between the two wars.

Me, I did 5 years in the Air Force during the "quiet" 80s.

We are quietly proud of our service, but we have none of the arrogant "I served so you should honor me" bullshit.

We are honest about our service. We may not tell you everything we did, but what you'll hear is the unvarnished truth.

So for everyone thanking veterans today, no thanks are needed. We did what needed doing.

To those who serve today and have served, I salute you.

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So for everyone thanking veterans today, no thanks are needed. We did what needed doing.

I respect what you have to say.

I know I could not join a military for any number of reasons.

I can protect my own from things on a scale I can. I cannot do what the military has to do.

Thanks why I thank the veterans. For doing that which I could not.

Am going to thank you anyways! :-) I appreciate your service and sacrifice, and all of your family members who served as well. Without all of you veterans, we wouldn't have life as we know it in America today.

xoxo

My line today has been "You'll never know how many latrines I cleaned for your freedom!"

Next time I get down there I'd love to hear your take on the Air Force as I'm seriously considering joining. I'm working on getting down to the proper weight to join right now.

Are you coming down for Bash, we can talk there.

If Walker is around, he can give you a more current read on the what being in the miltary is like.