There Once Was A Crooked Man... God Love Him.

[whitebriar]

those men will always have my undying respect and admiration--just imagine what would have been without them--

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>>portascat wrote::Told me (16 year old) son to ALWAYS give the old timers a healthy dose of respect. Told him that slow moving old man up there might have run up the beach at Normandy, busted tanks in a P-47, made 12 hour flights over Europe, or flamed Japanese out of caves. He might deserve his chance to take his time doing something>>

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man, it don't get no straighter than that--

 

[jbmills]

Those are the men i grew up emulating, my grandfathers and father included. Men were men in their days and they paved the way for guys like me. I get to interact with them often and am always thankful for the opportunity.

 

[matchstickman]

My grandfather fought in WW2 and I have two uncles that fought in Vietnam. None of them smoked a pipe, and none of them are crotchety, but even given what they have done for this country, they are some of the nicest, most caring, charming, and charismatic people on this planet. God love them for what they have done and who they are today. :worship: :crying: