Thank you, Mr Paul. That is what I was alluding to in my post , about welcoming our vets home. Those who, from a guilty conscience, complain about truly brave , astounding, real MEN , who did their best protecting their people , and each other .

My father wouldn’t allow anyone who insulted or disrespected any vet, especially Vietnam veterans, as company in his house , or as friends. If they insulted those men, they insulted him, too. He went through too much in WW2 , decorated seven times for fearless aid defending his mates in mid air battle, to tolerate those who didn’t even try to get a clue in appreciation of what soldiers endured in active service. Much less what they endure after they served, in civilian life.

In recent generations, strong masculine men, powerhouses that boys can look up to as role models, are as treasures that make society prosper. To me, there is nothing better than our brutally handsome vets , who at any moment , would still run to the aid of this country, protecting us from foreign and domestic enemies. I will always deeply respect and admire our veterans. And in turn , defend and love them , always.

What a privilege to grow up with such men , and to have them in one’s life , to cherish . They deserve all the best , in everything. They will protect us , even now , with their lives.

They deserve our protection in return. They surely have mine.

MF165 diesel.

There are a pile of every kind on here. Live with it , they will cause there own end .

Did the Irag and/or Afgan increase the safety of any average American in any way? Did nam stop the expansion of communism and make us safer?

Now they want another war....arabs, iranians or russians take your pick or whoever bites the bait first.

Dang, after this education I guess I better change my Rumble handle.

A guy can’t even take a shortcut these days without wandering off into unknowns.

Maybe they don’t have a clue Dirt, but isn’t that the point of some going so others don’t have to? Giving time out of their lives for others?

A military hero is a man or woman in a moment. It takes a lot of other people in untold capacities to prepare them for that moment and physically equip them for that moment. Many are the one.
Thank one thank all.

Years ago in my bear camp I had three guests in camp, two good friends who served together in Nam, the other unkown to the pair. Evenings around the campfire the two friends recounted how they were blown to pieces in different engagements. One was eviscerated by an explosion on a dyke and had to spend the entire night alone holding his innards up out of the dirt until morning light brought a chopper. He was under fire the entire time.
The other fellow had been in two explosions in country, both times with his experience he saw it coming and tried last second to push/save people out of the way. Second time he was hurt permanently and sent home. Both decorated.
The third fellow was their age, and a very successful business man. He had quietly listened until the second evening when he was asked if he was in the war. He softly said yes. He was even quieter when he said he served his time doing something in a rear support depot. The guy was almost choking with embarrassment saying that. One of the two who had been so severely wounded actually stood and shook the quiet guys hand and said “thanks for what you did for us in the field, you went where you were assigned and did what you had to do too”.

One of the few times smoke got in my eyes and caused me to walk away. So many lessons in those few humble words.

Osky

Amen!. The service member that served the Seals chow before the Bin Ladin raid are just as important as the guy that killed Osama!

5 pages. You all let that guy win.

I know my brother, who served in the Army, didnt care for it, as he signed up, had a job, didnt want any thanks for it. We talked about this a few deer seasons ago.

Amen Osky and Scout

As a navy veteran this is how I feel. I was young and had nothing better to do. Did the job I was hired to and for the most part had fun doing it.

Wait a minute I'm confused here a guy got band for saying he wanted israel defeated ? Why though?

Yes please!

New Holland 655E is what I identify with.

I'm inclined to agree, not all veterans are created equal. My father, all five of my older brothers and I "served" in the military. Every branch except the army. My job was basically 9:00 to 5:00 in peace time. My oldest brother flew just shy of 1,000 missions in Vietnam as a doorgunner on a Huey.

My reasons for joining the military weren't exactly altruistic. I needed a change of scenery and the military provided it. Beating your chest and mindlessly waving a flag doesn't necessarily make one more patriotic than the next but mindlessly degrading military service doesn't necessarily make an individual more insightful or enlightened. It's somewhere in between.

Be kind a silly to thank you for doing something i paid for and you enjoyed

BC made the anti Israel comment. I believe it was something like # something Israel, like #stopIsrael.

Well you can't say the same thing for veterans. They sign up and risk their life to protect and maintain the rights of self-righteous people like yourself, and happily do so. They don't expect anything from you.

Ol dad