# Thank You - November 11th **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198 "2008-11-11T16:10:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/1 "2008-11-11T16:10:20Z")
Over in the [Daily Feud thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=492320) the theme is Veteran’s Day. One of the Feud questions: 1. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/2 "2008-11-11T16:24:19Z")
To those that served. [A tribute.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu27KIKDlGA) Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/3 "2008-11-11T16:47:22Z")
My heartfelt thanks to all who serve or have served. ---
**Author:** ![Contrary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@Contrary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrary)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/4 "2008-11-11T17:09:34Z")
::waves:: 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. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/5 "2008-11-11T17:16:35Z")
Thank you all for your service! ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/6 "2008-11-11T17:27:20Z")
It is truly my pleasure. Thank you for the kind words. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/7 "2008-11-11T17:34:16Z")
Thank you all for your service. You may never know the depth of the gratitude some of us feel. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/8 "2008-11-11T17:38:17Z")
It’s your kind words and appreciation that make serving worthwhile. Thanks to you guys, and thanks to my fellow sister and brother veterans. Tripler Now enjoy a simple day off–you’ve earned it. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/9 "2008-11-11T20:07:39Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/10 "2008-11-11T21:09:51Z")
No need to thank me, I’m only in it for the free food. ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/11 "2008-11-11T21:23:44Z")
Thank you for all the kind words and support. No one has mentioned **CWThree** , but I think she changed her username. Thank you, all. SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/12 "2008-11-11T21:24:58Z")
4 years, 7 months active duty Air Force. Don’t thank me, it was a pleasure. Some of the best times of my life. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/13 "2008-11-11T22:10:43Z")
No longer posts, obviously, but still worth a mention: David Simmons. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/14 "2008-11-12T02:43:57Z")
[Another tribute](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDMzHlkB-Yg). 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.) ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/15 "2008-11-12T07:28:41Z")
A salute to all who have served. And thank you, Bookkeeper, for the video link and the explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/16 "2008-11-12T13:48:47Z")
I hope it’s not too late to say Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/17 "2008-11-14T23:45:01Z")
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.)” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/18 "2008-11-15T02:12:14Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/19 "2008-11-15T02:14:08Z")
\< salutes \> My brother that passed away a year ago served and to all of you (especially my dearest Dave – I miss you), my humblest thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Snnipe\_70E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@Snnipe\_70E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snnipe_70E)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198/20 "2008-11-15T04:12:13Z")
Thank you all who have served. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-november-11th/472198.md?page=2)