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10-14-2005, 09:01 AM
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I love this picture
I found this picture this morning and it brought a tear to my eye. Just thought I'd share it with like-minded folks.
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10-14-2005, 11:48 AM
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As they say "A picture is worth a thousand words" and in this case maybe more.
God Bless you young and old !
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10-14-2005, 12:54 PM
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Tater,
There is actually a story that goes along with that photo, but I cannot remember it to save my life. The young man had been severely wounded in combat and I think he lost his left arm and a couple of fingers off of his right hand. I forget what the story was about the older man.
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10-14-2005, 02:13 PM
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Now that you mention it, I seem to remember something like that, too. I knew it looked familiar but I couldn't figure out why.
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USAF Retired Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorius triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things
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10-14-2005, 02:39 PM
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a beautiful tribute to the upcoming veterans day. they, the enemy, may break our bodies but they will never break our spirit or our bonds with our comrades.
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10-19-2005, 10:02 AM
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I just got back from a family visit to New Jersey.
When I flew into Philly and the plane was at the gate, I happened to turn around. The guy in the seat right behind me was wearing the neck ribbon of the Medal of Honor. My jaw dropped, and I whipped him the crispest salute I could muster. Somehow, despite the lump in my throat, I managed to say "Thank you, Sir." He nodded back and said, "Thank you. But I'm not an officer, just a Marine." I said, "Rank isn't in it. You rate a 'Sir' from everybody, everywhere, always." (In my estimation, so do former POWs)
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10-19-2005, 11:06 AM
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I couldn't agree more!! I wish more people felt that way. It was the greatest honor to have complete strangers thank me,shake my hand, and share their old stories with me when I was trucking through airport after airport in my uniform. That's when I was still on active duty. Aways remember there's no former Marines once a Marine always a Marine. Sempi Fi to all my brothers some still and uniform and serving proudly some serving at home.All of us still very proud!
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