Veterans Day

I'd like to thank all those Americans who helped liberate Europe from the horrors of fascism. Without you good people Europe would be a Nazi concentration camp, or a Stalinist Gulag. I will never forget, and I put a flower at the "Unknown Soldier's" monument every year.
Thank you guys – I kiss you. 💋
helenS

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spjennifer · 61-69, T

As a Veteran myself and the Son and Grandson of Veterans who fought in WWI and WWII, we can all be thankful for those who fought oppression, no matter from which Country they were! We will remember them!

DogMan · 61-69, M

@spjennifer Same here, I never saw war while I was in, but my family members fought in the
Civil war, WW1, WWII, Vietnam, and Desert storm. I guess I was the lucky one. Kind of like
a fire fighter that trains for years, but never puts out a real fire.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@DogMan In my 35 years of Service, I didn't meet many men who wished for war, there were some, mostly in Afghanistan but they were rare. Service is Service, there is nothing wrong with never seeing war, it means we were doing our jobs correctly in helping to prevent it. My Grandfather served in WWI and WWII and my Father in WWII and Korea and I did Afghanistan, GW1 & 2, Bosnia and Somalia with about 18 deployments over the years between them. I was a Medic in GW1 and then became a Nurse and a PJ for the rest.

DogMan · 61-69, M

@spjennifer God Bless you. Thank you for your sacrifice. You should be very proud.

And then to come home and be a nurse. You are a true hero. Thank you from the
bottom of my heart.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@DogMan Well, I became a Nurse after GW 1 so I could join USAF and become a ParaRecue Jumper, which I was for about 25 years. Thank you 😊

DogMan · 61-69, M

@spjennifer Oh man! ParaRescue, the bad asses of the Air Force. We used to see them
training at Lackland, I think it was Lackland, 1977. I wish I would have known about them
before I went in.
I had a great job as a fighter crew chief, but your job would have been even more exciting.

spjennifer · 61-69, T

@DogMan Yes, that would have been BMT and the PJ Indoctrination course at Lackland, then about a year at Kirtland in NM for EMT and PJ Apprentice, then off to Moore for Airborne, Florida for Diving, Bragg for HALO and several others too. I avoided a lot of that as I was an SSG when I left the Army and was given same rank in USAF, It's a 2 year course in all with an 80% attrition rate. Dunno about "bad asses" but we did have some excitement at times, I loved doing it and still would be but it's job for younger men. I retired in 2015 as a CRO...