05-25-2009, 11:42 AM
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Flemington
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Jersey
Posts: 11,438
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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
Loving thoughts and prayers today for the families of those who paid the ultimate price, to those who served because it was honorable and their duty, to those who were forced to go to places they feared, to those who did not return, and to those who did but who came back broken in some way... mising limbs or having witnessed unspeakable acts, those whose lives were forever changed and who became outcasts. The heroes, the forgotten, the still-missing in action.
So many of them were children. It doesn't matter if it was World War I or the Gulf War. So many who were 18 and hadn't yet experienced things that most of us have and do without so much as a second thought.
Even though this day has become synonymous with sales at the mall I think most of us understand that that's not what it's about at all.
Thank you for serving. Whether or not we agree(d) with the policies or the war(s) we appreciate all of you and your families.
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