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To those of you who have (or still are) served, best wishes for a great day and a big THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
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YEAH! me too. thanks, i mean. |G
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Well, being in the Navy in '79 & '80 really sucked, but I was there (not many were)...so, thanks! 8)
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danlo wrote:Well, being in the Navy in '79 & '80 really sucked, but I was there (not many were)...so, thanks! 8)
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My grandfather was a great soldier. He destroyed the country of Vietnam. He was also responsible for the eruption at Krakatoa.
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I was in submarines during the cold war, 1984 - 1991. Never saw combat, except once in a bar in Barcelona.
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Thanks, Duck and Luci, from a guy with two national defense ribbons and also no combat experience (though I did manage to send a fair amount of posts here while doing circles in a combat zone ;)). And thanks to all the other vets.
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My grandfather was an airplane mechanic during WWII and Korea. He never saw combat, but he made sure that the pilots could get out there and see some.
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My dad was also in the Army Air Corps. He spent a chunk of WWII in Iceland, well before Reykjavik was the coolness capital of the globe -- which alone ought to deserve a big thanks. :lol: Here's to you, Dad -- and to all the other vets, too.
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I saw a bunch of action in the Terran/Protoss/Zerg wars of 1998. A lot of brave souls lost their lives during that time.
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Sunbaneglasses wrote:My grandfather was an airplane mechanic during WWII and Korea. He never saw combat, but he made sure that the pilots could get out there and see some.
My dad was a B-17 pilot during WWII so send your Grandfather an extra special thanks for me!
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