wiegie Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 "Not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." --Athenian leader Pericles in tribute to the fallen heroes of the Peloponnesian War In memory of my great-uncle Oliver Weissert, who was killed just outside of Granterath, Germany in the weeks following the Battle of the Bulge. May I be worthy of your sacrifice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Nice tribute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Thank you all for all that you have done and sacrificed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 +1 My grandfather was one of my true heroes. I remember him telling us stories when we were kids of what it was like to walk through one of the concentration camps, after the Jewish people and other prisoners had been liberated... I was young, and it didn't mean as much to me then as it would now. I also remember countless trips with him, my grandmother, and my parents/brothers to various cemeteries on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. During some of the first trips that I remember, my brothers and I would be bored out of our minds, having no idea how much those visits meant to him. I would love to be able to sit down and talk with him about it all today. My grandpa and both of his brothers enlisted the day after the Pearl Harbor attacks, if I remember correctly... one brother went into the Air Force, one was in the Navy, and my grandpa in the Army. The brother who went into the Navy is still alive today, living well into his 80's. My wife has always said that he and his wife are two of the nicest members of my family that she's ever met. All three brothers came home and lived another 50 years, give or take, but my grandpa endured, for the rest of his life, several medical conditions that he inherited from the war. Not the least of those conditions was the fact that my grandmother said he never really got a good night's sleep after returning from the war... at least not one that wasn't interrupted by a nightmare or two, or waking up in a cold sweat at 3:00 in the morning. I just realized today, thinking about him, that he's a big reason why movies/series like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers mean so much to me... not because they're "war" stories, but because I know that my grandfather was there, serving our country for such a noble cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Holy Roller Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Thanks to all our veterans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Freedom doesn't come cheap.......lots of Sacrifice....Thank-You Fallen Heros and all that serve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMan Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 A heartfelt thanks to those that have fallen in service to this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big F'n Dave Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Outshined Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I have old glory flying in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for my freedom. God Bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 God bless em, one and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 To all the Huddlers that are currently in the armed forces, thank you and god speed in your safe journey home. And for those that served, you rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 My dad wasn't killed thank god, but he was there. Thanks dad and all who serve(d). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Thanks dad and all who serve(d). You're welcome, although on this holiday, IMO most of the thanks should go to those who saw combat, esp those who lost their lives. To them there is no thank you big enough but thank you anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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