[at-l] Veteran'sDay

[camojack at comcast.net (camojack@comcast.net)]

"It is not only those who actually serve in the military that pay a price 
for freedom. Although military service was not the subject of his poem, 
John Milton's line 'They also serve who only stand and wait' applies to the 
families of those who serve."

You're quite correct on that score...consequently, I always remember the families of our troops as well.
-"Camo" (E-4, retired)


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> At 09:23 PM 11/13/2005 -0500, Jim and/or Ginny Owen wrote: 
> >Jim Bullard wrote: 
> >>You know, all this gratitude to those of us who lived through our military 
> >>experience, in particular myself, makes me a bit uncomfortable. I can't 
> >>speak for others but I just did what I though I should, I did what seemed 
> >>like the right thing to do at the time, and that doesn't require gratitude 
> >>in my book but in this morning's paper I saw this 
> >>. 
> > 
> >I saw that this morning - it's the message that I was raised with. And 
> >that I still believe. 
> > 
> >There's a quote that applies here - 
> > 
> >>People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men 
> >>stand ready to do violence on their behalf. 
> > ---- George Orwell 
> > 
> >That is why you either volunteered for service - or were asked to serve. 
> >It is reason enough for those people who sleep peacefully to thank you for 
> >your service. And for you to accept it. Because you, for whatever time, 
> >performing whatever duties were necessary, were one of those who stood 
> >between them and those who would destroy them, their families and their 
> >country. 
> 
> Jim O refers to those who sleep peacefully but my thoughts also go to those 
> who do not sleep peacefully. Two years before I enlisted my father died. 
> Two months before I enlisted my older brother was drafted. My enlistment 
> left my mother with only my younger sister (5 years younger) at home with 
> no husband and 2 sons in potential jeopardy (1964). 
> 
> Many years later in a phone conversation with my then elderly mother I 
> recalled that when I told her at age 19 I was enlisting she did not object 
> and asked if it had been emotionally difficult to refrain from saying 
> anything. After a long moment of silence she admitted that it was. 
> 
> It is not only those who actually serve in the military that pay a price 
> for freedom. Although military service was not the subject of his poem, 
> John Milton's line "They also serve who only stand and wait" applies to the 
> families of those who serve. 
> 
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From: Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)
Date: Mon Nov 14 00:31:55 2005
Subject: [at-l] Bearfoot's Book -  Chase & Miss Gorp?  
Message-ID: <19a.4130a273.30a98846@aol.com>

In a message dated 11/13/2005 7:03:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
russ_a_drake@yahoo.com writes:

> I have been reading it and in it the author speaks of "Chase" and "Miss 
> Gorp".   I'm wondering if that is our Chase and Miss Gorp? 
> 

LOL...  It would have to be, but what did it say about Chase and Mrs Gorp???? 
 : )

Sly