Happy Veteran's Day

[Guinevere]

Thank you to everyone who has served, and their families, especially my Dad, my uncles, and my handsome swede.

[Beer Sponge]

Thanks to all who have served and are serving. Thanks for everything.

[Lord Jim]

[TPFKA@W]

My husband is a Vietnam era Airforce Vet. I am happy he never actually had to go there. It was all a huge waste of Men and resources. You would think we would not repeat that yet....

[Crackpot]

"Happy" doesn't seem to do the day justice

[Big RR]

Oh, we've repeated many times and will continue to do so. But today is not the day to debate the policies, it's the day to stand in solidarity with those who sacrificed the most for those policies. As I recall saying in the 60s, we're not against the soldiers, we're against the war. And I can't imagine anyone being more against the futility of war than those who have to fight it.

And being that it's also Armistice Day, let us recall the sacrifices of WW1, as well.

So thanks to all our veterans for their sacrifices, with a fervent hope that one day war will cease and be will be a thing of the past.

[Guinevere]

I don't know about you CP, but I'm happy the folks we honor today -- especially my vets -- made it back. So yes, I think of it as a happy day.

[Crackpot]

Not all make it back whole

[oldr_n_wsr]

I missed this thread yesterday.
Thank you to all who served.

[Econoline]

I missed this thread yesterday.
Thank you* to all who served.

Ditto.

* ...except for Dave (dgs49) of course...

[Gob]

We visited the Cenotaph on 11/11/13, very moving.

To see the old soldiers certainly made it real and moving.

[Lord Jim]

Speaking of old soldiers...

Obama pays tribute to a 107-year-old WW2 veteran who credits his longevity to a spoonful of whiskey in his coffee and a dozen cigars a day

President Barack Obama on Monday paid an emotional tribute to those who have served in the nation's military, including one of the country's oldest veterans, 107-year-old Richard Overton.

'This is the life of one American veteran, living proud and strong in the land he helped keep free,' Obama said during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery where he also laid a wreath.

Overton was among those in the audience for the outdoor ceremony on a crisp, sun-splashed Veterans Day. Earlier on, Overton and other veterans attended a breakfast at the White House.



Overton, of East Austin, Texas, is believed to be the oldest known U.S veteran of World War Two, according to USA Today. His appearance was the highlight of the ceremony and the proud veteran received a standing ovation from the crowd.

Overton credits longevity to two habits - 'a tablespoon' of whiskey in his coffee every morning and smoking a dozen cigars a day.

Though widowed 22 years ago he still lives in the house he built in Texas after the end of the war.

Overton was in his 30s when he volunteered in 1942 and saw action in the Pacific with the Army's 188th Aviation Engineer Battalion. Obama elaborated on Overton's proud record to the crowd. 'He was there at Pearl Harbor when the battleships were still smoldering. He was there at Okinawa. He was there at Iwo Jima.'

The president added that Overton still rakes his own lawn and drives ladies in his neighborhood to church every Sunday.

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Guy still smokes, drinks, and drives at 107....

That's my kinda dude