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SLIPSLID-N-AWAY · RV-Dreams Family Member

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Ckerr · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you to all you veterans and those currently serving our country! Your contribution in truly priceless.

TxYellowRose · RV-Dreams Family Member

When I see someone with a cap on emblazoned with "Vietnam Veteran," a bumper sticker on their vehicle or some other indication that they have served, I try to make a point of thanking them for their service.

Even though I can't see your caps out there on the forum, thank you for your service. I appreciate your service and sacrifice in keeping us safe here at home.

Peace, strength, love and light,
Betty

-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Thursday 11th of November 2010 07:59:25 AM

Jake62 · RV-Dreams Family Member

God Bless our past, present, & future Veterans for their service to this great country of ours. Thru their sacrifice we are allowed to pursue freedom! I'm blessed to have served.

Go Army!

SLIPSLID-N-AWAY · RV-Dreams Family Member

A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . And colleges

Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren,
a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten.
On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room
they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms.. Cothren, where're our desks?'

She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me
how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'

They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'

'No,' she said.

'Maybe it's our behavior.'

She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period,
third period. Still no desks in the classroom.

By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher
who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the
puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless
classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day
no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done
to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily
found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of
her classroom and opened it.

Twenty-seven (27) War Veterans, all in uniforms,
walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk.
The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall...
By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in
place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks
had been earned..

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks.
These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens.
They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'

By the way, this is a true story.

Please consider passing this along so others won't forget
that the freedoms we have in this great country
were earned by War Veterans.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

I was reading a forum thread on another, different type of forum. One called Oklahoma Shooters Association, involved with weapons and shooting.

One of the participants put up a topic that caught my eye. I'll share it with you.

Happy Veterans day to the ones who "Didn't do anything"

Today is Veteran's day. We set this day aside to remember the men who have served in our Armed forces. Memorial day is set aside to honor those who have fallen, but this day is for the living. We often think of the men who did unbelievable things. Things that are "Above and beyond the call of duty". These men are heroes, we should never forget the things they did. The sacrifices they made, and still are making should never be far from our memory.

I hope to honor a different group of veterans on this veterans day though. I want to honor those who when asked, would say "I didn't really do anything" The pilots who flew fighters or bombers during World War Two were men of great courage, but their courage would have done little good without men on the ground dedicated to the service, maintenance and repair of the aircraft. Often aircraft would return from a raid, shot up and in need of hours of repair. The men would work through the night to get the craft ready for missions by the next morning. We see men stream off of landing ships, hitting the beach and enduring withering fire, but what of the courage of the men who drove the llanding craft? Making trip after trip, taking waves of fighting men to the beach, and taking the wounded from the beach and getting them to the hospital ships. They would go days without sleep, ferrying men and supplies to the beach. What a waste the courage of the fighting men would have been without the ammunition and supplies delivered by the tireless workers and drivers of the landing ships. How many wounded would have died if they had not been dilligent to get them to the hospital ships as fast as possible?

No matter when or where they served, if they did their job, and did it properly they deserve all the gratitude we can muster. The soldiers in harms way are incredible men of valor, but if a radio operator fails to properly relay coordinates then the artillery fire that those soldiers need to survive might not hit the enemy. Or even worse, it might hit the good guys. Or what about the men high overhead, riding along completely safe in the cabin of a B1B Lancer. When the call for air support comes in, one wrong number in the coordinates programmed into a JDAM and the 1,000 pound bomb will not destroy the enemy strong hold, but will cause massive casualties among friendly forces.

The next time you talk to someone who served, and they tell you they "Didn't do anything" shake their hand. It doesn't matter whether they were the cook on a Submarine, an infantry man who never fired his weapon, a National Gaurdsmen who never deployed, a Navy seaman who spent his time in service as a steward, or a Marine who spent his time training others. The bottom line to it is they enlisted in the service of their country. They could have been sent anywhere and asked to do anything. Many of them do jobs that they could do in the civilian world for twice the amount of money they make while serving.

On this Veteran's day shed a tear for the ones who aren't here to celebrate, give honor to the ones who walked into harm's way and by the grace of God made it back. Never forget though, behind each fighting man is chain of support and service people doing the best they can to ensure he has what he needs to win the day. They also deserve our deepest gratitude.

I would like to finish this with a quote from an unknown source. Many of you may have already read or heard this before. Sorry if it is a repeat, but it still is pertinent.

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."

God bless all those that have served, whether Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, or Navy. It has been my honor and privelege to have been a comrade in arms (or not in arms) to such as you.

Jake62 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Terry and Jo wrote:

I was reading a forum thread on another, different type of forum. One called Oklahoma Shooters Association, involved with weapons and shooting.

One of the participants put up a topic that caught my eye. I'll share it with you.

Happy Veterans day to the ones who "Didn't do anything"
Today is Veteran's day. We set this day aside to remember the men who have served in our Armed forces. Memorial day is set aside to honor those who have fallen, but this day is for the living. We often think of the men who did unbelievable things. Things that are "Above and beyond the call of duty". These men are heroes, we should never forget the things they did. The sacrifices they made, and still are making should never be far from our memory.

I hope to honor a different group of veterans on this veterans day though. I want to honor those who when asked, would say "I didn't really do anything" The pilots who flew fighters or bombers during World War Two were men of great courage, but their courage would have done little good without men on the ground dedicated to the service, maintenance and repair of the aircraft. Often aircraft would return from a raid, shot up and in need of hours of repair. The men would work through the night to get the craft ready for missions by the next morning. We see men stream off of landing ships, hitting the beach and enduring withering fire, but what of the courage of the men who drove the llanding craft? Making trip after trip, taking waves of fighting men to the beach, and taking the wounded from the beach and getting them to the hospital ships. They would go days without sleep, ferrying men and supplies to the beach. What a waste the courage of the fighting men would have been without the ammunition and supplies delivered by the tireless workers and drivers of the landing ships. How many wounded would have died if they had not been dilligent to get them to the hospital ships as fast as possible?

No matter when or where they served, if they did their job, and did it properly they deserve all the gratitude we can muster. The soldiers in harms way are incredible men of valor, but if a radio operator fails to properly relay coordinates then the artillery fire that those soldiers need to survive might not hit the enemy. Or even worse, it might hit the good guys. Or what about the men high overhead, riding along completely safe in the cabin of a B1B Lancer. When the call for air support comes in, one wrong number in the coordinates programmed into a JDAM and the 1,000 pound bomb will not destroy the enemy strong hold, but will cause massive casualties among friendly forces.

The next time you talk to someone who served, and they tell you they "Didn't do anything" shake their hand. It doesn't matter whether they were the cook on a Submarine, an infantry man who never fired his weapon, a National Gaurdsmen who never deployed, a Navy seaman who spent his time in service as a steward, or a Marine who spent his time training others. The bottom line to it is they enlisted in the service of their country. They could have been sent anywhere and asked to do anything. Many of them do jobs that they could do in the civilian world for twice the amount of money they make while serving.

On this Veteran's day shed a tear for the ones who aren't here to celebrate, give honor to the ones who walked into harm's way and by the grace of God made it back. Never forget though, behind each fighting man is chain of support and service people doing the best they can to ensure he has what he needs to win the day. They also deserve our deepest gratitude.

I would like to finish this with a quote from an unknown source. Many of you may have already read or heard this before. Sorry if it is a repeat, but it still is pertinent.

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."

God bless all those that have served, whether Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, or Navy. It has been my honor and privelege to have been a comrade in arms (or not in arms) to such as you.

Amen Brother!

Howard · Host

I just want to echo what everyone has said here. We have so many veterans that are part of the RV-Dreams Family and there are many more that we hear from every day.

So, to all of you out there who are serving or have served in any capacity, and to the families of veterans that have passed on, Thank You!

And, if for a moment, you can close your eyes and imagine us standing in front of you with tears of gratitude in our eyes, please accept this firm, virtual handshake and, if you will allow, a giant virtual hug for the freedom you have provided.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

My deepest apologies to the one group that I kind of left out of the mix that deserve THANKS as well. Please forgive me of the oversight.

The unsung heroes of the military are the families of those that served or are serving. The hardships and uncertainties they experience cannot be repaid nor compensated for.

Thank you, Families.

Terry

TXRVr · RV-Dreams Family Member

SLIPSLID-N-AWAY wrote:

A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . And colleges

Very poignant. Thanks for sharing that.
I spent 30+ years in the military during which time I participated in two real combat zones. Participation wasn't a choice and real means where bullets flew. I've had many people such as yourself thank me with sincerity for that service. My reply was always a heart felt, "no, I thank you." You see, our troops would do the job with or without your support and understanding because they represent all that is honorable about America. But because of your generous and loving support, they are extremely proud to serve. There is little that makes up for any military member being seperated from loved ones and being put in harms way. But I will assure you that their confidence is boosted a little by knowing that you care and support them. Keep it up, and thank you again.

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

AND A Bigger Thank You for Thanking US!
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

HAPPY TRAILS!!!!!
PIEERE