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Location: Willows, CA | Wishing safe travels to everyone this holiday weekend. Thank a Vet or acting service person when you have the opportunity. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You bet I remember, this is a very special day to remember all the special men and women that serve our country so well  
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Location: NC | winwillows - 2015-05-23 12:54 PM
Wishing safe travels to everyone this holiday weekend. Thank a Vet or acting service person when you have the opportunity.
Actually this holiday has nothing to do with active duty or veterans. It always makes me uncomfortable when people thank me on Memorial Day. It's the one day a year meant for the ones who never made it home. The fallen. The ones we lost in combat and in training.
Memorial Day is NOT about the living. It's to honor the fallen. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | hlynn - 2015-05-23 1:04 PM winwillows - 2015-05-23 12:54 PM Wishing safe travels to everyone this holiday weekend. Thank a Vet or acting service person when you have the opportunity. Actually this holiday has nothing to do with active duty or veterans. It always makes me uncomfortable when people thank me on Memorial Day. It's the one day a year meant for the ones who never made it home. The fallen. The ones we lost in combat and in training. Memorial Day is NOT about the living. It's to honor the fallen.
What a shame that someone would "thank you" on Memorial Day for your service......."Most" people see it as a day to honor ALL servicemen....alive or dead....I know that my son, who just retired last year, certainly wouldn't have felt as you do.....
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Location: Kansas | ....and keep in your prayers two dozen U.S. veterans who are going to the Middle East to try to make a difference in the horrendous slaughter being incurred by ISIS on the people of Ramadi and Palmyra in Iraq. They want to fight and help but will have no backup from our military and can't even obtain weapons until they get there. God forbid they're captured but they're fully aware of the risks. |
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My thoughts too, I love and do honor all who have served, alive are dead I thank them all.....God Bless America and Thank you to all that is serving and has served in the past and I honor the dead... |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I feel like all the men and women serving and have served should have a hug and a big Thank you from all us FREE Americans.... |
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Memorial Day is for the ones we lost. Not the ones who are still here. It's the one day set aside to honor the ones who paid the ultimate price for freedom.
If that offends you, oh well.
Thanks but no thanks. Not a day to thank veterans or active duty. A day to remember the ones you cant thank in person anymore.
If you want to show thanks on Memorial Day, thank a Gold Star family.
Edited by hlynn 2015-05-23 4:42 PM
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Location: Willows, CA | I understand what the day is for. I just feel that it is also a nice reminder to thank those who have or are serving on our behalf. People are not doing enough of that. Not just an extra day to go to the lake. I didn't intend to do anything more than that. |
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Location: Arkansas | hlynn - 2015-05-23 1:04 PM
winwillows - 2015-05-23 12:54 PM
Wishing safe travels to everyone this holiday weekend. Thank a Vet or acting service person when you have the opportunity.
Actually this holiday has nothing to do with active duty or veterans. It always makes me uncomfortable when people thank me on Memorial Day. It's the one day a year meant for the ones who never made it home. The fallen. The ones we lost in combat and in training.
Memorial Day is NOT about the living. It's to honor the fallen.
Please don't be offended if we non-military thank you for your service on the wrong day---take it in the manner it was meant. Like Winn said, we don't do it enough these days. |
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Location: Florida.. | hlynn - 2015-05-23 5:21 PM Memorial Day is for the ones we lost. Not the ones who are still here. It's the one day set aside to honor the ones who paid the ultimate price for freedom. If that offends you, oh well. Thanks but no thanks. Not a day to thank veterans or active duty. A day to remember the ones you cant thank in person anymore. If you want to show thanks on Memorial Day, thank a Gold Star family.
Then I wont thank "YOU"
but we can Thank all the others today and any day.. we always remember the ones that never made it home.... maybe you should have just passed this thread on by. |
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