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What an excellent poem! Thanks for posting it. Happy Veterans Day to all that served. And a big THANK YOU to all of you.
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
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This day, I remember our family members buried in the far flung battlefields all over the world, from all of the wars this country has ever been engaged in, plus the little wars and battles in places no one has ever heard of, except the ones that died there.
“To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it."
Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox
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To a veteran, Veteran's Day feels like Memorial Day.
Memories of those who gave all.
Thoughts of brothers and sisters in arms you lost touch with.
A recounting of things done and the price paid for service and devotion to country.
"All gave some, some gave all."
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That was excellent.. TY for that post.
From ex-USN Submariner, '66-'69.
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Thank you all for your service. I was a Jarhead - 1990-98, including Desert Storm. MarineHawk,
Thanks for posting. My father fought in the Pacific in WWII. He saw heavy combat in Lauzon, Manila, Leyte islands among others. I sure do miss him. He told me the Jap's were brutal. He had lots of stories of very close combat in the jungles and exchanging hand grenades at the mouth of caves with the Japs.
I served in the Army from 1976-80
Happy Veterans Day. Thanks to all that have served. This is Manilla. My grandpa is the one in the white T-shirt. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/dN4LLNq.jpg) More of his pics from Manilla: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/vx2r8Ko.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/ENFoCNd.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/Fcjbpfa.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/4gtHZYZ.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/r96BqI5.jpg)
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