Veteran's Day November 11, 2020

[HoosierDaddy]

V for Victory 1971

ANY MORE VETERANS IN THE FEDORA LOUNGE..??

 

[MichaelRhB]

Air Force 1981-1988, Minuteman II ICBM Weapon System Maintenance Technician

Charlie 4 at Whiteman AFB in the '80's.

 

[Brandrea33]

Thank you for your service... lest we forget.

In Flanders field the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row ...

 

[Harp]

A few years ago I was in the Oak Lawn, Illinois town court settling a traffic ticket,
and as I walked towards my car I stopped at the town war memorial, which is inscribed
with the names of Oak Lawn residents felled dating back to the Black Hawk War to the present.

One name caught my eye-and the post script: Chute Failure, USA- an E-deuce, probably
a kid fresh out of advanced infantry who went airborne, only to catch the bullet chute malfunction.

I had been inwardly grousing about what I considered an overzealous cop's traffic quota ticket,
and I was quite taken back by my witness to this poignant reminder.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, which are, persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces (that were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable).


Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of May.