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Post by The New Guy on Nov 11, 2009 3:06:05 GMT -5
I Was That Which Others Did Not Want To Be.
I Went Where Others Feared To Go,
And Did What Others Failed To Do.
I Asked Nothing From Those Who Gave Nothing,
And Reluctantly Accepted The Thought Of
Eternal Loneliness ...Should I Fail.
I Have Seen The Face Of Terror;
Felt The Stinging Cold Of Fear;
And Enjoyed The Sweet Taste Of A Moments Love.
I Have Cried, Pained, And Hoped ...
But Most Of All,
I Have Lived Times Others Would Say Were Best Forgotten.
At Least Someday I Will Be Able To Say
That I Was Proud Of
What I Was ... a soldier
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
and one last quote delivered by Col. Skip Garrett, 11th ADA BDE CDR, my commander at the time, on the evening of Feb 23, 1991:
"every war has it's heros but wars are not won by heros. they are won by everyday soldiers doing their everyday duty to the best of their ability. God bless us all and give us the strength to see this through."
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Post by subdjoe on Nov 11, 2009 10:32:00 GMT -5
Amen.
A few asides.
Why are there no, or almost no, rap, rock, or metal songs like these?
The Corps was formed on 10 November, the Central powers surrendered on 11 November. Coincidence? (didn't want to face a bunch of grumpy, hung over Teufelhundes?)
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Post by subdjoe on Nov 11, 2009 14:50:05 GMT -5
Here is a clip of a video made by one of our neighbors to the north. I think the guy is from Marin or Sonoma county.
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Post by Mink on Nov 11, 2009 21:08:35 GMT -5
Thank you to all veterans. Happy Veterans Day!!
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Post by capttankona on Nov 12, 2009 15:33:44 GMT -5
I proudly served for three years and three months of active duty in the United States Army. I was proud then, as I am now, to serve this nation. I appreciate the sincere thank yous I get as I am sure the soldiers appreciate the sincere thank yous I give to them each time I encounter one. Thank you Amercia, for giving me the chance to serve.
As for those who give an insincere and weak thank you, I don't want it. In fact, if you just ignore me and go on about your selfish life I would only say, "Oh Happy Day." And yes, this is directed to that one individual on this board.
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Post by The New Guy on Nov 13, 2009 1:09:14 GMT -5
well, i think applebee's had it's busiest day ever yesterday. hope you all got to take part. it made me feel good to know that there were actually that many vets here in our little area. we combat arms guys seem to always get the accolades but we should also be thankful for the support MOS's. it is said that for every combat arms soldier there are about 19 working in support of him - medical, personnel, finance, logistics, transportation, supply, etc. without them we front liners could not do the things we do/have done. i tip my hat to them all. on another note, i've always found it interesting to learn how many famous figures were vets. sure, we all know ed mcmahon, audie murphy, and elvis but there have been so many more. most came from an era when service held a higher honor than fame. many put their hollywood careers on hold to join the forces. unfortunately, today it's completely backwards. there are very few hollywood types under the age of 45 who are vets. www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/11/11/celebrity-veterans?test=faceswww.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1520231/posts |
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Post by The Big Dog on Nov 13, 2009 10:24:15 GMT -5
Longtime character actor Charles Durning went ashore in the first wave at Omaha Beach on D Day. Wounded in combat three different times during the European campaign, he was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts. Morgan Freeman served in the Air Force as a mechanic in the 1950's. Roy Scheider also served a hitch in the Air Force. Rod Steiger enlisted in the Navy at 16 and served on destroyers in combat in the Pacific Theater. |
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Post by subdjoe on Nov 13, 2009 10:54:28 GMT -5
About a year ago I was talking with a gentleman who served in WWII. I asked him which theater of operations, and he kind of sheepishly said that he spent all his time in the Pentagon doing logistics. I pointed out to him that without that support, that organization, it wouldn't matter how many men got to the battle zones. Without food, without, munitons, they would just be helpless targets unable to fight. He seemed kind of relieved that someone understood.
As an aside: Curd Gustav Andreas Gottlieb Franz Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982) was a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as Curt Jurgens.
Early life
Jürgens was born in the Munich neighbourhood of Solln, Bavaria, Germany. His father was a trader from Hamburg and his mother a French teacher. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp as a "political unreliable." Jürgens survived and after the war, became an Austrian citizen.
His American film debut was as the capitan of a German U-boat in "The Enemy Below."
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Post by The Big Dog on Nov 13, 2009 16:13:13 GMT -5
Armchair generals study tactics. Soldiers study logistics.
Well played, subdjoe.
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