Backatcha Brother!! From 20' up in a treestand in Northwestern Maine.
Semper Fi.
Also, Happy Veterans Day to you and all the other Nits that served. Thank You for your sacrifice,your bravery, and the example you set. In short, thank you for your service.
That is all, smoke 'em if ya got 'em.
One more thing, I'll watch the video when I get back home!!
Darn nice video BT, thanks for sharing it. That hit home on many different levels.
lol 20 feet up?? My doc lectures me every time I get close to a ladder. Ok, well, she says "Don't do anything stupid! The local rehab is full of men with head injuries, that thought they should climb a ladder." I guess li'l ol' ladies don't climb ladders, that, or they don't do stupid stuff.
Yes, Sir! And a Happy Veteran's day to you and all the rest of the gang!
@been-there-ii:
With all due respect BT you do have somewhat of a checkered past with tractor buckets and ladders.
That was pretty awesome! Much respect for our leatherneck Brothers!! Happy Birthday Marines.
Tsuga, BTII et al,
If it wasn't for you guys paving the way I and so many others would not have been able to have the privilege and honor to serve and have the careers that we were so blessed to have!
I have a hard time saying happy veterans day, so I will say I hope all you veterans as well as all others have a meaningful day tomorrow! I'll be going out to our local cemetery tomorrow to place flags on veterans graves with some of my shipmates as our show of respect and gratitude.
Semper Fi & Non sibi sed patriae
Maybe it's a Navy thing, but I too am not comfortable saying "Happy Veterans Day". Wish the best to all fellow Vets on this day for reflection, memories and pride in our service to the good old U S of A! May God keep her the land that we love.
@rip: I hear ya. Probably a poor choice of words on my part. I can't take hearing "Happy Memorial Day". Lost too many good boys to be happy about that day.
Bob, I understand what you're saying. My thoughts are Veteran's Day is remembering what Vets have given us, the living, for which we are happy.
Memorial Day on the other hand, is for remembering those men and women that served, who are no longer with us on this earth.
Tsuga Well, yeah, there are a few incidences, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, ladder or not! As for checkered stuff, that Mackenzie Child place is just down the road form here.
Tsuga, believe it or not, I've actually heard a moron say "Happy Pearl Harbor Day", WTF! Thankfully I haven't heard "Happy 911".... yet!
In this day and age, nothing surprises me anymore.
Anyway, thanks to all Veterans, today and every day.
Bob, I understand what you're saying. My thoughts are Veteran's Day is remembering what Vets have given us, the living, for which we are happy.
Memorial Day on the other hand, is for remembering those men and women that served, who are no longer with us on this earth.
Tsuga Well, yeah, there are a few incidences, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, ladder or not! As for checkered stuff, that Mackenzie Child place is just down the road form here.
I always thought Memorial day was for honoring all the soldiers who gave their lives in service, while veterans day was for honoring ALL veterans both deceased and alive.
The distinction to me was
Memorial day: Died while serving
Veterans day: All vets both alive and passed
I think some are under the assumption that Memorial day is for those dead, and veterans day is for those alive. Just saying it's a bit different from that and I see on my Facebook a lot of people don't understand it. One person posted "why do presidents go to Arlington on Vets Day? It's about honoring those still alive" I corrected them.
@roaminglion as a vet, and someone who has lost quite a few close friends in the line of duty over my career, I tend to think about them more so than the living. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. Just my personal thing I guess. Neither holiday is a happy holiday for me personally. But that is me, to each their own.
I just want to say thank you to all our veterans y’all are all heroes!
@roaminglion as a vet, and someone who has lost quite a few close friends in the line of duty over my career, I tend to think about them more so than the living. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. Just my personal thing I guess. Neither holiday is a happy holiday for me personally. But that is me, to each their own.
Of course! I think that's why on both days we honor those who have passed on. I was just saying there are some people who don't understand because the think Veterans day is only about living vets. They have a false assumption because of Memorial Day, so I try to simply let them know that Vets day is about honoring every vet... not just the living.
As for Memorial Day, yeah I think it is totally normal and proper to remember all service members who have past.
FYI, I didn't know until recently that Veterans Day came from Armistice Day. We renamed it, just like the UK and their commonwealth states call it Remembrance Day.
@roaminglion yep 100% correct.
- Veterans Day occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I, known as Armistice Day.
That was pretty awesome! Much respect for our leatherneck Brothers!! Happy Birthday Marines.
Tsuga, BTII et al,
If it wasn't for you guys paving the way I and so many others would not have been able to have the privilege and honor to serve and have the careers that we were so blessed to have!
I have a hard time saying happy veterans day, so I will say I hope all you veterans as well as all others have a meaningful day tomorrow! I'll be going out to our local cemetery tomorrow to place flags on veterans graves with some of my shipmates as our show of respect and gratitude.
Semper Fi & Non sibi sed patriae
Thanks for the kind sentiments brother. Remember, we're all one team!!!
I just want to say thank you to all our veterans y’all are all heroes!
Cant speak for all the vets but I'm not a hero SPF, but thanks for the compliment. Something one of my fellow marines said in the video " You find out what you've got when you need it" really struck a chord with me.
That pretty much summed up my tour in Nam. I dont look at myself as a hero more like a survivor.
BTW...has anyone heard from MB and Navyjag??
I just want to say thank you to all our veterans y’all are all heroes!
Cant speak for all the vets but I'm not a hero SPF, but thanks for the compliment. Something one of my fellow marines said in the video " You find out what you've got when you need it" really struck a chord with me.
That pretty much summed up my tour in Nam. I dont look at myself as a hero more like a survivor.
BTW...has anyone heard from MB and Navyjag??
Two purple hearts and a Bronze Star doesnt exactly make you a wussy Grandfather. Glad I got your blood in me!!
@tsuga Navy here and not PSU. Nam era. Bravo Zulu ( Naval "well done") to all Marines. My father landed on the "little island" shown at the beginning of the video in the second wave. He survived. My uncle also landed. They were the ones who directed me to the Navy vs. the Marines. My ship was part of an amphibious group so we carried Marines. It was "interesting". I guide for a disabled vets bow hunt and have spent time in blinds for hours with many Marines. As you all know and as I do the public has no real idea.
I was thinking about this yesterday, not sure why after all these years but thought you guys would find it interesting. There was a kid in my High School class, we were acquaintances and friendly but not exactly friends... However, I met his grandfather once and shook his hand. Didn't really realize it at the time, but he was Captain Robert Alvin Lewis. If that name isn't familiar to you, he was the co-pilot of the Enola Gay on August 6, 1945.
@tsuga Navy here and not PSU. Nam era. Bravo Zulu ( Naval "well done") to all Marines. My father landed on the "little island" shown at the beginning of the video in the second wave. He survived. My uncle also landed. They were the ones who directed me to the Navy vs. the Marines. My ship was part of an amphibious group so we carried Marines. It was "interesting". I guide for a disabled vets bow hunt and have spent time in blinds for hours with many Marines. As you all know and as I do the public has no real idea.
WTL2: I got in country in December of '67. Found myself in some place called Hue just as Tet hit a few weeks later. I grew up pretty darn fast...let me tell ya.
Where do you guide?? PA?? Pretty cool that you do that. Yeah, you're right, the public has no idea and I suppose its better that way. Thanks for your service and for God's sake, dont be a stranger on here
@thepakid:
Your Grandmother is the tough one. Be thankful you have Her genes.
@tsuga whoa,,, you were part of the battle of Hue? You got there right before it kicked off! That was viewed as one of major battles in the war. I've read books about that. Holy F Tsuga! Yea, you are a fricken hero!!!
@navylion: I thought you knew that?? Remember back when our buddy MB asked me a question about Hue and the forum "Know it all" had a hissy fit about it??
Anyway, Hue was no picnic but a least we knew where the VC were. Once we got thru that and were reassigned to the bush; we never knew where the enemy was. To me, that was more stressful than Hue. I chewed a hell of a lot of dirt in both places. Earned my PH and BS in Hue. Had shrapnel removed from my shoulder a few winters back that was in there since Hue. No wonder that damn thing hurt so much thru the years!! Hue was just utter chaos day in and day out. Trying to re-take the city one house one street at a time turned into one big cluster F***. We had one guy in our Platoon whose last name was Smith. Talked a good game but everytime there was a firefight, he'd crap his pants. Thus, we nicknamed him "Sh*tty Smitty". Dont know if you remember Wolfy that came on here from time to time or not but he was pinned down in a large concrete conduit for several hours. Spent the night there with the VC trying to flank us so they could get to him. We fought like hell to keep that marine safe, the next morning we got reinforced and drove them back long enough to get Wolfy out. He suffered for the rest of his life from that.
Anyway, enough of that. Thanks for the kind words.
