Nov 11, 2008 08:02 pm Exactly. Ditto from here as well. And with Tuna in it now it means all the more from here.
But indeed, you lifers like Geoff. Thanx a million.
On This U.S. Veterans Day
Posted on Nov 11, 2008 05:26 pm
dbmasters
Administrator Since: Apr 03, 2002
Just like to take a brief moment and thank all the vets of the US armed services, and all those serving right now at home and overseas.
We as Americans all owe a lot to ya, and sometimes it just isn't said enough.
So, hats off to ya.
Yeah, I'm lookin at you Geoff. :-)
[ Back to Top ]
Nov 11, 2008 08:02 pm Exactly. Ditto from here as well. And with Tuna in it now it means all the more from here.
But indeed, you lifers like Geoff. Thanx a million.
Nov 11, 2008 09:15 pm Word to the Vets.
Words from the 16th:
Quote:
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate - we can not consecrate - we can not hallow - this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Nov 12, 2008 04:47 am thanks alot guys. thanx to people like zek and the rest that did there part as well. It is a thankless job a lot of the time.
Nov 12, 2008 08:23 am damnit, I forgot about zek, sorry man, hats off to ya'll as well.
Geoff, ALL jobs are thankless most of the time...
Nov 12, 2008 10:32 am Don't forget Walt and myself. =) But, that was really nice of you dB.
Also, thanks for the quote Massive. Dam nice of you guys.
Nov 12, 2008 10:37 am ::sigh:: I suck, I keep forgetting people.
But hey, you know who you are, I thank you, my kids thank you...we all should.
Nov 12, 2008 02:31 pm And the new death metal guy here as well, DominionExodus. I've been checking his stuff out the mixing. He has a couple of video's of playing in his barracks, kinda cool really. He is a Marine by the way.
But indeed, thanx to all past, present and future.
Nov 12, 2008 07:43 pm I did mine in the Air Force,thanks for the thumbs up. And a high 5 to all the others out there.
Nov 13, 2008 06:13 am i would like it more if we thanked troops by celebrating how they are successfully doing what they enlisted to do: hurt bad guys.
thanks troops for being brave and hurting the bad guys.
doesn't that feel better than to focus too much on the sacrifice and loss aspects?
Nov 13, 2008 11:35 am (Raising a mug of coffee)
To hurting bad guys and breaking things & coming home in one piece. No other force on Earth can compare.
(clink!)
Nov 13, 2008 11:39 am here here and hazzah!
[quote]
Violence solves everything.
- Royce Gracie
[/quote]
Nov 13, 2008 12:39 pm Yeah, blowing stuff up was great! Nothing beats blowing up an entire grid square off the map. (A grid square is 1 kilometer by 1 kilometer.)
The Iraqies had their whole ammo dump in this one region. We came in and packed it with around 500 pounds of C4. The place exploded for over 6 hours.
That was fun!
Nov 13, 2008 12:40 pm By the way dB. Are you a Mason now?
Whats up with the new avatar?
Nov 13, 2008 02:40 pm I have a cool "gang sign" I should show you some time... Word to the Masons.
Nov 13, 2008 02:45 pm I was in Civil Air Patrol doesn't that count?
Just kidding. I couldn't even march without either getting left and right mixed up or marching into the guy in front of my when I wasn't paying attention and didn't hear the "halt" command. Our squad was akin to Bill Murray's squad in Stripes. Only younger and dumber.
I think that America is safer since I chose the career path of a computer geek instead of an enlisted man.
Here's a belated cheers to all those HRCers who do or have served our country.
Nov 13, 2008 02:47 pm har, MassiveMaster be a funny guy. :-)
...beyond grips, tokens, symbolism and allegory and all that, the Masons and their appendent bodies (Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shriners, etc) do a lot of good in the world. I'm proud to be a small part of it.
Anyway, back on topic...vets, you guys rock.
Nov 13, 2008 05:53 pm I personally don't take the Civil Air Patrol lightly. I have seen them make some serious contributions.
Nov 13, 2008 06:06 pm Sweet, 500 lbs. of C4 would be a big bang!
Tuna still hasn't commented on how White Sands went.
Nov 13, 2008 09:49 pm I called my grandpa. Pretty sad when the guy has over 30 extended family but only one of them calls him to say happy veteran's day.
He was an Army scout in WWII.
Nov 13, 2008 11:22 pm Noize, Tuna would have died and gone to heaven. We had to stay until all of the explosions where done. Then go in and make sure all was destroyed. Not the fun part.
Hey dB, I found a rock. But, it wasn't perfect. But it was beautiful. And then it spoke, and said, but who will give shelter to a poor widows son? =p
Nov 14, 2008 12:55 am Quote:
har, MassiveMaster be a funny guy. :-)
No - Seriously!
Long story short -- I get called on frequently to do FOH at a local performing arts facility for their "higher caliber" events - The tech crew there is pretty tight-knit and we joke around a lot. Some phony "flashes" (etc., etc.) to keep the visiting crews on their toes.
Once I made a two-handed flash and said "WORD..." to one of the gals and then brought my hands together and it looked freakishly like a Masonic symbol - So, I added "To the Freemasons!" -- And it's been a staple ever since.
Nov 14, 2008 09:29 pm Rob.
Ya, he would have. It sounds like they are going to give him a permanent profile as both his knees have small stress fractures and he will have to do a 2.5 mile walk to pass the PT this time. He says the walk at bliss is harder then the 2 mile run was at Lost in the Woods.
I'm gonna post his email addy in talking smack later tonight or tomorrow. I'll put up his new mailing addy as well. Just got it a week ago and been slacking on getting it up.
|
Related Forum Topics: |
If you would like to participate in the forum discussions, feel free to register for your free membership.