On Memorial Day and Veterans Day we always take time to remember the people who have died serving their country. It occurred to me that it would be nice if every now and then our service people got some thanks while they were alive.
So, on this July 4th I just wanted to say thanks to all the service men and women out there among us who actually do the nuts and bolts work to help make our cuntry what it is.
Free.
I can only think of two right off the bat here, Airman Doors and Chief Scott, so if anyone knows of any others, please chime in.
Damn straight ** Eutychus** !
I stand in humbled awe of those who have served our country in peace and in war, to the death or coming out alive.But that is what Veteran’s Day is for.
Today is the 4th of July! A day to celebrate the birth of ** The United States of America ** and EVERYTHING AMERICAN!
So Thanks too go to the…
Police who keep the streets sane on a daily basis.
Firemen who kept death by fire to 0% here in Toledo for 2001!
Postal Workers who now risk thier lives to bring you pizza coupons.
City Workers who keep the water flowing and the pools open!
So, go celebrate with Picnics and fireworks as ordered by T.J. himself. (I myself plan on sending up a burnt offering to the god of the United States in the form of a few ribs) When the fireworks blow and the music plays, keep in mind all who served the noble purpose of defending our Constitution. From the Minuite Men who died first for the idea of a USA, to those who serve and celebrate today away from the 50.
A wish for a heatry, happy, and safe Celebration to any American Dopers who live away from home soil.
Thanks to all of you who serve our country. I appreciate your willingness to put yourself in harms way to protect and serve. Thanks for all of the sacrifices you make and the discomforts you endure. I am proud of all of you.
Thanks! Happy (most of the time, anyway) to do it. But I think the real thanks go to the retirees who’ve put an entire career of service into their country. And to those who’ve seen combat. Now that’s something to be proud of.
Thank you gentlemen and ladies for making it safe for me to sit securely at my computer and broadcast my trivia to the world while watching Junkyard Wars. Thank you for sacrificing your freedom for mine.
Guys, it’s been my pleasure, privilege, and honor to serve for you. While thanks is appreciated, it’s not necessary. I do it willingly for both you and myself.
And I would sleep in my uniform if I thought I could get away with it, too.
I’ve always loved this holiday – kinda like a second birthday party. Just think about it: We celebrate a day that 226 years ago, we said “Enough!” and took care of business in a single piece of paper. Kinda cool. . .
So to the members of the armed forces, being as how I hate all the sappy shit, I’ll just flip ya a wink and say “Let’s keep this party rollin’ for a 227th year!”
Tripler
One sappy-assed, flag-wavin’, red-blooded American.
As the son of a man who got called up and went to Vietnam, I also want to thank him and everyone in the service for what they do. (I told him this earlier today.)
Those who serve in combat do the unthinkable,and I thank them profoundly. I am convinced (to misquote P. J. O’Rourke) that the U.S. armed forces do more to prevent war than all the “Visualize World Peace” bumper stickers in the world.
And those who work at the local board of health, the Post Office, the Works and Sanitation Department, the Highway Department, and every other government office in the country: Thank you. Your jobs are invaluable but they go largely unseen, as their function is to smooth the way for the rest of us to live our lives as free of hinderment as possible. When you’re doing your jobs well, it means we never see you. And I almost never see you; you’re doing great.
Thanks, America, for clearing out a space of sanity that allows me to live this terrific life.
I can’t believe I missed this thread all of yesterday.
But I’ll chime in now and add my thanks to all those who serve our country – and therefore, serve me – and whose efforts keep this a free and independent nation.
I’m a bit conflicted, because I missed this thread yesterday for a picnic/pool party/fireworks display (in honor of our Independance, of course).:smack:
In addition to expressing my gratitude to those who served (see above posters) and those currently serving (see also the above posters), I would also like to thank:
My little brother (former active duty, former reservist, now National Guard) for dropping everything on the evening of September 11, 2001 to go to NYC and spend the next three months guarding the Midtown Tunnel between Queens and Manhattan. Also, for volunteering (with the rest of his unit) to go wherever in the world they had to to aid the effort. Also, for changing his MOS and spending four months at Fort Knox learning to be an Armor officer, because he figured our country might just need more tankers in the days to come.
My Dad, who served his time in the early sixties as an artillery officer. They almost sent him to Vietnam as an advisor, but decided to keep him here to train forward observers. I really glad the Army decided to keep him in the States, by the way. I can’t imagine growing up without him.
Both my grandfathers (4A), for giving up their lives to spend WWII at the Bath Iron Works, building destroyers for the Navy.
From the other side, thanks for thinking about us. There is nothing like the feeling that comes with an unsolicited “thank you” from a citizen of this great country. As corny as it sounds, it really does make us (or at least me) feel like it’s all worth while.
