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Originally Posted by BigV
I would like to offer my sincere gratitude and thanks for the service of all the Veterans who read this. Your sacrifice for me, my family, and my country is not in vain. It is not unseen, unnoticed or unappreciated. You each gave so I could have, and I thank you. I offer you my sincere and profound thanks.
I only know of a few of you by name and I will mention them here. This forum is mostly anonymous, and so I know only a little about some of you. Certainly there are Veterans to whom I owe a debt but will not be named here, either through my forgetfulness or my ignorance. If you are not named for any reason, please feel free to identify yourself to me publicly or privately and I will add your name to this list. If you wish to accept my thanks, and the thanks of my family anonymously, that is your prerogative.
I send my thanks to:
My Dad, W
My Father in Law, F
My Uncle, G
My two Brothers, C and B
My cousin, S
Also to lookout123, Urbane Guerrilla, NICOTINEGUN, busterb. I know I'm omitting some names, but I am still thankful to you, even if you're a lurker and don't have a name here. You have a name in my heart and in the hearts of everyone I know. I thank you.
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Veteran's Day is here again.
As in years past, I have a debt of thanks I wish to pay. To the veterans in my family and my direct acquaintance:
My Dad, W
My Father in law, F
My Uncle, G
My brothers, C and B and S
My cousin, S
To my friends here in the cellar who have served:
lookout123
zippyt
Urbane Guerilla
busterb
TheMercenary
fargon
NoBoxes
capnhowdy
BigSarge
regular.joe
130load
I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country. Your work makes my way of life possible. Your defense of our country may sometimes seem like a thankless task. I thank you now.
Our world is full of dangers, made safer by your individual and collective efforts. I would not want your job, but I'm glad you're doing it. You may only hear from me once a year, but I sincerely hope I'm coming through loud and clear. It will be a Happy Veteran's Day for me if you know how much you're appreciated.
Thank you all.