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Veterans Day

Willets Point Nov 10 2005 01:57 PM

Good wishes for Veterans Day to MFS62 and all the many who have served in the armed forces.

MFS62 Nov 10 2005 02:17 PM

Thank you. Good memory. I'll salute the flag an extra time, just for you. Later

metirish Nov 10 2005 02:26 PM

Yes Good wishes, and thanks... is ABC going to show Saving Private Ryan this year?

Edgy DC Nov 10 2005 09:29 PM

I was asked in another thread if I remembered Roger Breshanan. Of course, I don't remember him, as his career ended in 1915. But thinking about that era, it occurs to me that this may be the last Veterans Day for American veterans of the Great War. With Dickshot's uncle passing this year, there can't be much more than 50 left.

cooby Nov 10 2005 09:53 PM

Thank you 62 and any other unknown-to-me veterans on this board. Thank you Dad, my uncles, my cousins, my next door neighbors and all the others who have been and are brave enough to serve. It is an honor to salute you.

ScarletKnight41 Nov 10 2005 11:52 PM

Happy Veterans Day to 62 and all other veterans out there!

SwitchHitter Nov 11 2005 07:44 AM

And happy veterans day to those who've served in Iraq. I don't support the war, but I do support y'all.

MFS62 Nov 11 2005 09:13 AM

Edgy DC wrote: I was asked in another thread if I remembered Roger Breshanan. Of course, I don't remember him, as his career ended in 1915. . And of course I knew that and was only joking. Later

Yancy Street Gang Nov 11 2005 09:16 AM

Edgy DC wrote: But thinking about that era, it occurs to me that this may be the last Veterans Day for American veterans of the Great War. With Dickshot's uncle passing this year, there can't be much more than 50 left. Wow. I guess any living World War I veteran would have to be at least 105 or so. I must have missed the thing about Johnny's uncle. I had no idea he had a living veteran of the first World War as an uncle.

sharpie Nov 11 2005 09:21 AM

Just in time, an article to satisfy Yancy: http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/11/vanishing.vets.ap/index.html

Yancy Street Gang Nov 11 2005 09:32 AM

Neat article. Thanks, sharpie.

seawolf17 Nov 11 2005 09:51 AM

Happy Day, Veterans!

Johnny Dickshot Nov 11 2005 10:44 AM

I'd like to wish all you veterans out there a happy birthday.

sharpie Nov 11 2005 11:54 AM

My best friend in grade school's birthday is Veteran's Day. Happy Birthday, Steven.

seawolf17 Nov 11 2005 11:55 AM

Hey, you can't spell "Veterans" without "Steven."

MFS62 Nov 11 2005 12:00 PM

Bob Murphy would have been very proud today. He used to call every opposing pitcher over 25 a veteran right hander or veteran lefthander. Later

KC Nov 11 2005 02:26 PM

I only know too "normal" veterans. 62 and the Big Boss here. All the other ones who were in 'nam or just pulled duty are fucking crackers. Glad to see you survived the service of our country both physically and mentally - and thank you for giving up some time of your life.

MFS62 Nov 11 2005 03:03 PM

KC wrote: I only know too "normal" veterans. 62 ... Glad to see you survived the service of our country both physically and mentally My family might dispute that,KC. :) But thanks. Later

KC Nov 11 2005 03:05 PM

I meant two, not too - I hate it when I let my egnorance show.

Willets Point Nov 11 2005 03:39 PM

According to that article there was still a Civil War vet alive until 1958 meaning he would have been able to see the start of the Civil Rights movement. Wow.

Frayed Knot Nov 11 2005 04:42 PM

I remember stories about that Civil War guy. By the time he died he was one of the (maybe THE) longest living American. Combine that with the fact that it was much easier to get into battle while underage back then - particularly as a Southerner which he was - and you had one long lasting CW vet. "it occurs to me that this may be the last Veterans Day for American veterans of the Great War. With Dickshot's uncle passing this year, there can't be much more than 50 left." The person in question there was not a WW1 vet. He was old but he wasn't that old.

Willets Point Nov 12 2005 02:08 AM

109-year old British WWI vet would like to join up again.

Edgy DC Nov 21 2005 01:10 PM

Last survivor of a Paul McCartney video passes.