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Just a quick Salute and Best Wishes to all my fellow Veterans and friends. Have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend and a Great start to summer. Please remember to thank and remember our veterans past and present. Semper Fi Arthur aka mortarman120gang11c

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Always give thanks for everyday, It may be your last so Rock On Semper Fi!!

My family would like to extend our gratitude to you, Joe and any other forum members who are veterans whom I am not aware of Arthur.

Thanks as well to all currently serving members of all branches of our armed forces. We pray daily that you all might get home safe and sound.

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...throw me a frickin' bone here, people...

many thanks and best wishes to all.

Yeah, this is quite important in my opinion; as a family we attend the ANZAC Day parade - similar kind of thing to your Veterans Day, I assume?! - and pay tribute to the fallen and returned diggers. This year, here in Australia, I was staggered by the number of young men - late 20s and early 30s - in civilian clothes with chests full of medals who had obviously done their duty by their country and got out of the services.

The veterans are all around us yet we may never know who they are and obviously what they went through, and it is fitting indeed that we acknowledge their service and, in some cases, sacrifice.

My youngest bloke marched this year in a school band wearing his grandfathers ribbons; it is also fitting that we acknowledge the generations who turned out for earlier conflicts and did their bit.

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"... and on the eighth day, God created New Zealanders.

Because even the Australians need heroes."

Sorry - out for the holiday and away from the Forum -

A belated KUDOS to and Thanks to All who have served and who are still serving our country.

Hope you had a great Memorial Day.

Freedom is not free.

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RCSBlues

I'm late to the party also.

A heart overflowing with gratitude and respect to our service men and women. To all on our forum whom have served, God bless you richly.

I get misty eyed everytime I hear our anthem, will always be a patriot through and through.

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