Thank You, Veterans

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:23 pm

Those who hold civilian postions as well
On of my neighbors is in the Nevada National Gaurd as a civilian
[img]www.firstblueangel.com/galleries/08_Blue_Ange...[img]

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:24 pm

I tried to post a picture of the Blue Angels flying over the flag but it did'nt work

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:46 pm

Is that it?

Trishntek · Post by **Trishntek** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:50 pm

My parents met while stationed in Hayward during WWII. He an ambulance driver and she a nurse, both in the Navy. Both my older brothers were Navy during Viet Nam. I drew a "three" during the last year of the draft in 1974 but was never selected. Everybody was coming home by then and it was pretty much an exercise to fulfill requirements.

I appreciate their service and admire everyone willing to serve in the military. Thanks to all who serve!

Wounded Warriors is another charitable organization I recommend. They not only help the wounded, but also their families.

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:53 pm

Mister Jellyfish Mister wrote:Thank you for your service, Veterans. And to all you DPW wannabe's: You didn't build the city, you laid cable and installed fencing. Go thank a veteran for protecting your right to join a cult, and stop acting like you deserve our reverence for drinking lots of PBR.

Um...two of my friends are in this 2nd photo and one of them passed away a year ago. RIP Tom Kennedy. :-(

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:55 pm

Gyre:
No! Thanks for trying though.
The one I tried posting was from google images. I typed Old Glory for images and found one but could'nt get post it. BBCode is on so I did something wrong. Oh well. *heavy sigh*
Still learning

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon May 31, 2010 3:59 pm

Send me a link, email, not pm, please.
I'll see what I can do.

EmilyD · Post by **EmilyD** » Mon May 31, 2010 4:06 pm

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon May 31, 2010 4:31 pm

Very touching picture there Emily

I read that Jim Nabors, of Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle USMC fame, does'nt like watching the introduction to Gomer Pyle USMC because alot of the fellows marching with him and Frank Sutton were legitamate marines and some did'nt come back from Vietnam

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon May 31, 2010 4:43 pm

JATO launch
I like this one.

Snowbirds

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Mon May 31, 2010 4:53 pm

THATS IT!
The fourth picture. The third picture is cool
Thanks again gyre.
Now if I can figure out what I'm not doing.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon May 31, 2010 9:38 pm

A lot of military pictures are blocked from being copied by location.

I right clicked on these pictures and a popup appeared saying I didn't have access.
Instead of clicking okay, I clicked the X and the window appeared to copy location.
Often you have to edit the jpg info when it appears broken, but that didn't work with the military stuff.
I got the 777 off a russian site.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 4:22 pm

just thought I'd bump this, for tomorrow,
with another big

....................................Thanks, Vets

bx1 · Post by **bx1** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:25 pm

ygmir wrote:just thought I'd bump this, for tomorrow,
with another big

....................................Thanks, Vets

You're welcome!

bx1 · Post by **bx1** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:28 pm

Babylon, Iraq - 2004 (my first tour):

(I'm the one kneeling on the far right)

Also, I love meeting/talking with fellow vets on the playa. We usually have an Army theme going on anyway with all of our camo netting at The BUSH, so please feel free and stop by. I'll hook you up with a beer.

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:57 pm

Let us not forget...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USMC!!!!

November 10, 2010

Semper Fi

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:32 am

THANK YOU GUYS AND GALS!!!!!!

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:56 pm

Just got back from lunch at Applebees with a couple buddies. Traded war stories over a free lunch and a couple beers. Good time.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:16 pm

My father's boot camp portrait from 1941.

Me!

MyLarry

Sail Man · Post by **Sail Man** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:38 pm

And once again Ygmir, your welcome

Gotta see if i can dig up some of me old pics from the day and digitize them. Though its safe to say I wasn't as hot looking as AmtiM

Post by **Eric** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:42 pm

Thanks to all the Vets, epecially mine:

My mom & dad- a nice Jewish boy from New York & a nice Christian girl from Pennsylvania who met in the Air Force in the 50's & both almost got disowned when they married (it just wasn't done outside your faith!). Dad served in Korea. Been married 54 years now.

My wife Heather, Army. She just got back from Iraq a few months ago.

Most of my uncles as well, and a couple cousins.

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:16 pm

We have Remembrance Day in Canada today and I attended a service, as I do every year. Laid a wreath for the fiance I had when I was 18 who died in a military training accident.

And I said a prayer of thanks for Caleb and other war time correspondents I've known who gave their all to tell the stories of the troops.

I like this picture of him.
http://tribes.tribe.net/ripshooter/phot ... e4174b4275

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:06 pm

This is my adoptive dad Col. James Henry Nix who passed away Sept. 12 of this year. Although I didn't have him as my dad for very long, he showed me what it was truly like to have a loving father and what it was like to be a loved daughter. This was a strong man in stature even with Myasthenia Gravis and Parkinson's disease. He was a man who dearly loved his large family. He lovingly accepted me into the arms of that family and I will forever be grateful. He was a quiet man of few words. He never talked about his time in the Korean or Viet Nam war because he chose to keep the tragedies to himself so the family wouldn't worry. He was highly decorated but a humble man.

He was also a rascal! He had a great sense of humor especially when he'd accidently knock me over with his motorized wheel chair while he was hitting warp speed throughout the house! He loved to garden and watch the wildlife come into the back yard. That included deer, squirrels, birds racoons, and the hawks that would land in the pine trees.

His wife Dottie *mom*, his beautiful bride of 49 years passed away last year after Thanksgiving. And dad missed her everyday of his life.

Dad loved his country and instilled this love in his family. I will miss this man...my dad, every day of my life.

Thank you dad for loving me. And thank you to all the veterans and active military, which includes my oldest son Austin. for serving our country!

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:08 pm

Crap..HOW do you get a photo from My Pictures to here. I forgot again And I've tried everything!! Hair pulling to assume shortly

bx1 · Post by **bx1** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:37 pm

maryanimal wrote:Crap..HOW do you get a photo from My Pictures to here. I forgot again And I've tried everything!! Hair pulling to assume shortly

:idea:If you have a location to the pic online (easiest place to upload is to your facebook then just copy the link from the picture), copy the link here. Highlight the link and hit the URL button above the post you are writing. It will put around your link. When it posts, it will show the picture.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:03 pm

Awesome!! Thanks Braden!!

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:20 pm

Well I tried but it didn't work.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:49 pm

Upload it to something like photobucket, copy the IMG tagged link and post that.

The URL thing doesn't work well for images here.

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:56 pm

Thanks for the idea about Facebook pictures. 1963 when my ship was in Bangkok.

bx1 · Post by **bx1** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:22 am

AntiM wrote:Upload it to something like photobucket, copy the IMG tagged link and post that.

The URL thing doesn't work well for images here.

Ug I'm sorry I was tired when I wrote that, I meant not

Thank You, Veterans

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