Memorial Day

[drsam]

Brothers, remember the reason we have this holiday.

 

[pstlpkr]

 

[bentmike]

Nice post drsam!

 

[bigmike]

"And I'm proud to be an American,

where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died,

who gave that right to me". -Lee Greenwood

 

[grizzly86]

A huge Thank You to all the men and women who served/serve this country.

 

[viceroy]

HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY

AN AMERICAN SOLDIER

KNOWN BUT TO GOD
I'll be lighting one up for those who never came home.

 

[baronsamedi]

Indeed. I will dedicate a smoke when I'm alone in the O Club Monday night

 

[spartan]

If only I had some American Patriot from Sterling Tobacco. That stuff is amazing.
Happy Memorial Weekend to all.
And thank you all that served this great screwed up country of ours. ::

 

[jcsoldit]

My thanks to those who have or are serving their country, whether here in the United States or elsewhere.

 

[martiniman]

Thank you and God bless all our armed service men and women............

 

[lordnoble]

Thank you to all who have who have offered their time, energy and lives in the name of my freedoms. On Monday, I'll be smoking some Sterling Freedom Blend in my new MM Diplomat apple in honor of you.
-Jason

 

[bobby46]

Well, here it is another Memorial Day,and another excuse for me to be grumpy. All up and down my street, mine is always the only flag waving outside. Although I don't expect neighbors to join the handful of ceremony attendees, at least they could put out a flag before heading out to the beach. I know I still carry some survivor guilt from 42 years ago, which is prompting this annual disappointment. One year a local merchant planted tiny flags on every lawn in town. Nobody since took the hint. I guess around here you have to be a vet or directly connected to a service-person to have any realization. I thank this forum for giving me the opportunity to finally vent this hot-button.

 

[bigmike]

If it makes you feel better, a local realtor in my area stuck small American Flags by each driveway in my neighborhood.
Makes me feel better about flying my personal flag at half staff until noon as is appropiate.

 

[docrx]

Thank You Dad for your service.I miss you. 2 Bronze and 1 Silver medals.Served in the Phillipines.Rejected 2 Purple Hearts because he didn't want to alarm HIS father. Captain in the Infantry,Cannon Co.,US Army. Today would have been his 90th Birthday.

 

[cajunguy]

My stepson serves. My father served. I lost a cousin I'll never know to Vietnam. Honor them all.

 

[chuck71]

To all of my brothers in arms take a moment and remember we all served with someone who did not make it home.

To all who did not serve please give the veterans of this great nation the respect we deserve for our sacrifices.

To the rest of america who is out at the mall please feel free to shut up until you have the intestinal fortitude to walk a mile in a veterans shoes.

Thank you all who gave up a part of thier life for freedom because freedom is not free.

82nd Airborne ALL THE WAY

 

[silvercloud]

Gentlemen,
A special day indeed. My personal Thank You to all who have viewed this thread and posted. Please, if you

have a moment, go to my web site and click on "Lucas V. Starcevich", and read about our son Lucas, who gave his

life in service to this country.
starcevich.org
Thank you.

 

[waznyf]

I'd like to thank all that have served for our country. Whether you lost your life or made it home, you made a difference.

My heart goes out to all of the families that have a relative in the service or have lost one in it.

All but two of my uncles and my grandpa were in the military for WWII and Vietnam. I also have a couple cousins serving right now.

Although the military was not my call, I have the utmost respect for those who do fight for our freedom.

God bless America and tonight I will smoke a pipe for all of those who have served this great country!

 

[maduroman]

spent sat placing flags on vet's graves. was kinda funny seeing us old farts hobling through the cemetary...
as far as flags go, the little pissant town i live in puts up close to 3,000 full sized flags for every holliday. they line the main north/south and east/west drags.