To all those on OGR forum who have served to keep our country free by serving in our armed services.... Thank You! Your sacrifice helped us all enjoy all the freedoms we have. We salute you!
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Thank you to all who served and defended our freedoms.
Neal Jeter
words sometimes can't express gratitude.
Thank you all for your service.
For all those who have served and all those that now serve, thank you for preserving the liberties this nation has enjoyed for 240 years.
To all veterans
Thank You for Your Service.
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Thank-You to my fellow Veteran's
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Thank you to all veterans for protecting our freedom.
Thanks for all that have , are and to our future generation of the armed services .
Nick T
1/3 Alpha Co. 2nd plt.
I posted a photo of me in winter field uniform holding my Browning machine gun and it was deleted !! I laughed. God, it was cold !!
RonH posted:To all veterans
Thank You for Your Service.
A well deserved day of recognition to all Vets.
Great picture Ron, worked on M109 and 110 Howitzers in the 80's. We had open acres next to us and used to test the travel locks and hydraulic spades out there. Ever see a motorist with eyes as large as saucers slam on the brakes when a howitzer crests the hill right next to them? 
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I have always thought the M109 was cool looking.
Thanks, I have to work today but it's nice to be remembered.
Thank you to all my fellow veterans. Cheers Jim. USAF 1978-1981.
Thanks to all who care.
Fitzhenry, Martin E.
United States Navy.
HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!!!!!
BobbyD posted:RonH posted:To all veterans
Thank You for Your Service.
A well deserved day of recognition to all Vets.
Great picture Ron, worked on M109 and 110 Howitzers in the 80's. We had open acres next to us and used to test the travel locks and hydraulic spades out there. Ever see a motorist with eyes as large as saucers slam on the brakes when a howitzer crests the hill right next to them?
Hi BobbyD:
Great pictures, thank you for your service and just remember "TANKERS DO IT BETTER" especially with a M109 and 110 Howitzer.
Mine is a M60-A1 with AOS.
In 73 we were testing the AOS (add on stabilization).
Thank you veterans!!!
Alex
jim pastorius posted:I posted a photo of me in winter field uniform holding my Browning machine gun and it was deleted !! I laughed. God, it was cold !!
Jim-
You sound like my dad describing the Bulge, "It figures that it would be the coldest winter in 25 years" (and it was; my dad hated the cold). He was a member of the 610th tank killer battalion, my brother recently found the citation for his silver star earned during the bulge (and to boot, he loved Lionel trains until he passed away
To all veterans, thanks for serving, as thankless as it has to feel at times, the frustration of dealing with stupidity (my wife subscribes to some military facebook pages dealing with the SNAFUs and whatnot), know it is appreciated by many even if it feels like it isn't. My fondest hope for the world would be one where people wouldn't need to sacrifice and die, but in the meantime thanks to all those who do so, may those who put troops in harms way always do it for the right reasons.
A sincere THANK YOU to all those who have served and sacrificed, and continue to serve, for our freedoms in all of the military branches.
Thank you veterans for all my freedoms.
A thanks from outside the US. Thanks for defending democracy and freedom.
Thanks to all who served and serve, but special thanks to my brother.
Seems like another lifetime ago...
Active duty and reserves, '98-06...
When my picture was taken, at night it was minus 15, we were eating ice off the ground because our canteens were frozen. Me and my crew had built a bunker so we had a wind break at least. I was drafted, it was a duty, an obligation to my country, I have never expected thanks. I would do it again.
p51 posted:Seems like another lifetime ago...
Active duty and reserves, '98-06...
Nice pictures dude!
A little something from this past weekend. Look at that one guys trip: North Africa, Sicily, D Day!
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jim pastorius posted:I have never expected thanks. I would do it again.
Generally, that's the attitude I see from most vets.
Frankly, I'm proud of my service, wish I could have done more (I got out mostly because I found I wasn't medically capable of all that running after a few years), and never regretted it. That said, as I was never actually in a shooting war, I don't consider myself a veteran in the classical sense.
I always feel embarrassed when someone thanks me for my service, because I don't feel worthy of that in the way, say, as I feel a WW2 vet is...
I agree totally. Thank God we weren't in a shooting war because being up close to the Iron Curtain we wouldn't have lasted long. The frontline combat vets have always had my total respect.
p51 posted:jim pastorius posted:I have never expected thanks. I would do it again.
Generally, that's the attitude I see from most vets.
Frankly, I'm proud of my service, wish I could have done more (I got out mostly because I found I wasn't medically capable of all that running after a few years), and never regretted it. That said, as I was never actually in a shooting war, I don't consider myself a veteran in the classical sense.
I always feel embarrassed when someone thanks me for my service, because I don't feel worthy of that in the way, say, as I feel a WW2 vet is...
Don't be. You were there and you were ready if called. Thank you for that.
jim pastorius posted:I agree totally. Thank God we weren't in a shooting war because being up close to the Iron Curtain we wouldn't have lasted long. The frontline combat vets have always had my total respect.
Yep, my primary active job would have been as a 'fire brigade' support role for a heavy mechanized brigade to get to Korea to shore up the defenses around the 2nd Infantry Division HQ. We knew exactly where our defensive positions were, and what are war role would be... To basically hold in place until we were overrun. In other words, go and die in place unless the North Koreans were able to be stopped.
If things had gone badly in Korea at that time, we all fully expected to never be coming home, as they do have nukes, and chemical weapons that I knew we didn't have enough chemical suits to survive long-term exposure from.
A heartfelt thank you to all veterans. Thanks for all who have served or who are serving. I am remember family members today as well.
H. Veltkamp US Army Air Corps WWII, T. Veltkamp USMC - Guam WWII, J. Veltkamp USN Pacific WWII, H. Veltkamp USN Pacific WWII
God bless.
To everyone who has served and is serving my prayers and heart felt thanks are sent to you all! Its people like you that were here and are here when S*** hits the fan! That is why we are all free today!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Thank you for thinking about us. Don US ARMY 1965-1968
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thanks for all the kind comments,,,,nice to know we did something good
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I was proud when I served in the Army, proud to have served. Learned a lot and met many fine Americans, diggers from Australia, artillerymen from NZ, and infantrymen from Korea. John - Bien Hoa 1965-66.
THANK YOU TO ALL VETS & THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SERVICE !
p51 posted:jim pastorius posted:I agree totally. Thank God we weren't in a shooting war because being up close to the Iron Curtain we wouldn't have lasted long. The frontline combat vets have always had my total respect.
Yep, my primary active job would have been as a 'fire brigade' support role for a heavy mechanized brigade to get to Korea to shore up the defenses around the 2nd Infantry Division HQ. We knew exactly where our defensive positions were, and what are war role would be... To basically hold in place until we were overrun. In other words, go and die in place unless the North Koreans were able to be stopped. ....
My unit at the German-Czech border, too. We were there to slow down the Soviet armored columns a bit until our heavy units in the rear could converge.
But, we'd give them some hell.
The Canadian Cross of Sacrifice at Arlington National Cemetery: with thanks.
