Over in the Daily Feud thread the theme is Veteran’s Day. One of the Feud questions:
Name a Service Member who posts on this board.
So far, we’ve had people name Airman Doors, USAF, Bear Nenno, Lucretia and SSG Schwartz named. I know that there are other Dopers who have served in the service of our country, and other countries who celebrate Armistice Day, Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day.
From the top of my head, Bluesman, FairyChatMom, Mr Moto, and Tripler I think have all served. I’m sure that there are several others, just my recall isn’t as good as it once was. There are also a lot of people in my personal life who have served.
I want to thank you all for your service to your country.
Please add others if you can, or let us know about your service if we don’t.
I served in the US Army, three years on active duty and seven more in the Reserves. I’m touched when I read these kinds of threads. Thank you for posting here.
I’ll chime in as both a Vet and as some one that admires and respects those that went before me and those that came after. Thank you to all the veterans and those on active duty. Thank you for the sacrifice. Mine was easy, but 4 years on a carriers in peacetime. I have the utmost respect for those that served in combat.
Thank you!
Jim (USN Electician Mate 3rd Class and my Father was a Sgt in the Air Force)
Another tribute. IIRC this was during one of the 50th anniversary of VE Day celebrations. (For the non-military, note that the “Eyes Right” command shouted by the military unit commander is a formal return of salute to the little boy.)
A big Thank You for me. Sorry I’m late to the party.
Since Veteran’s Day is based on the end of World War I, I feel this would be a good time to mention that Thailand – still called Siam at that time – was the only Southeast Asian country to send troops.
From Thailand: A Short History, by David K. Wyatt:
“Finally, in 1917, as the United States entered the war and the Allies stepped up their efforts to win neutrals to their side, the Siamese court began to worry that the victorious Allies might after the war hold Siam’s neutrality against her. If they joined the war on the side of the Allies, however, they might add impetus to Siam’s efforts to end the unequal treaties. Therefore, publicly stating only its moral grounds for doing so, the Siamese government declared war on on the Central Powers on July 22, 1917. Astutely judging how best to reinforce the image of a modern Siamese nation, a 1,300-man expeditionary force consisting of an ambulance section, a flying squadron, and a group of automobile drivers and mechanics was dispatched to France in June 1918. (Apparently the only other Southeast Asians involved in the war were 200,000 Vietnamese employed as coolies in France.)”
I served in the Army, from 1974 to 1977, as a linguist. Spent the Bicentennial year overseas, which kinda sucked, as I missed all the hoopla over here.