Veterans day

[master terrence]

Veteran's day is tommorow or, since some people won't read this till tommorow, it is veterans day. Lets hope for the best for our troops in Iraq, and for the families who suffered and are suffering from the wars. Anyone got friends or family in service?

[Solid_Snake]

Amen to that.

[miko hanyou]

No but my mom told me that her uncle(my great uncle now)was in WW 2 but Sadly he was killed a few days before the war ended.I'm honoring him tomorrow,His name was Adolfo Rivera Oltiz.

[Batou]

Semper Fi.

[jedisolo]

My brother is helicopter pilot in the Navy.
-Andrew

[Solid_Snake]

Oh. I didnt notice the question in my first post... But I dont think anyone in my family line is in any milatary services. I was actually thinking about joining the other day...

[master terrence]

No one in my family is in the military, but many of my friends are in college now. Their the same age as those in the battle fields, and those who died.

quick note: Batou mentioned semper fi, it means semper fidelis. It is latin for fathiful to country to corps..etc. The motto of marines.

[CrossboneGundam]

The last time anyone in my direct line of descent was in the military was during the civil war. On the Union side, obviously. :naughty:

Anyway, "Semper Fi" is just the Marines' motto, isn't it? What about the army, navy, airforce, coast guard, national guard, etc.etc.etc.?

[master terrence]

dunno, they have motto's, but my friend wants to be a marine- thats why I know.

[Solid_Snake]

I thought the Airforce was "He who dares wins" Not sure if thats it or not.

EDIT: Nevermind. I think its the Navy Seals.

[Bernard_Monsha]

Semper Fi.

Semper Fi! Happy Birthday to all my fellow Marines! :birthday:

As for myself I will be at the VFW hall drinking beer and shooting pool tommorow.

[333jeffery]

Coast Guard's motto is "Semper Paratus". It means "always ready"....

[UberDirector]

The real service motos

Airforce: Golf Anyone?
Marines: How much beer fits in an AAV?
Army: You only think it tastes bad.
Navy: I get to chose from how many other men?
Cost Gaurd: We swear we are a service branch.

Stay safe out there guys and gals... I sure won't :)

[Little Relly]

*smiles* good one UD^^*pokes* and please stay safe
i got a cousin in the marines, he did two seperate tours in Iraq, but has been back in the US since june, and isn't going back anytime soon that we know of. but still, i wish i had tommorrow off of school so i could do something with him.
and my grandfather was in WWII, but he died 10 years ago, so i don't know much about what he did, although i do know he was supposed to go on D-Day but his orders got messed up and he went the day after or soon after instead.
and i've a friend that comes here that some of u may know that's in the army, i'm pretty sure he's done with training cause he's shipping out soon.

[{NG}Fidel]

I have many family members who were once in the military. ATM no one is in it for my family though. My uncle was a Marine, my Grand Father a Cuban Rebel During Castros Reign (It Counts to me). The ones on my Dads side I dont know too much about.
Also I just want to honor USMC[2H4U] Who has not posted on either this fourm or [H]ard OCP in a while. Where ever he is I am proud he is fighting for us.

[Dipset]

No, but I'm related to one of the "founding fathers."

[master terrence]

really? :blink: who?

[Midoriko87]

That's amazing Dipset. I've only traced my family back to my dad's great great grandmother who was half-Native American. My mom has no real history. I wonder if it would be possible to trace my family back even further. I mean, the old people in my family frighten me, and I don't think slaves really kept track of their family history after emancipation.

Anywho, nice thread master terrence. There are some people that never really think about Veterans Day. That's very admirable, people fighting for their country. Or, fighting for someone else's country. I'm very appreciative.

Family in the military? Um, I think my cousin joined the army (of course, who knows if he actually did). My dad may know of others, or my paternal Grandpa (too bad he scares me).

[MonkeyBoy0314]

All of my Grandpa's were in the service. I think it's great that they're proud of that fact, but I will never understand WHY they are proud of it.

[kittynboi]

I didn't even know it was veterans day until I went to pay the cars insurance and the office was closed because of it.

[master terrence]

... but didn't you get the day off, or a chain mail or ... whatever -_-; thats why I made the thread anyways

[sailornyanko]

Happy vet's day those who are serving. I have had a few relatives (mostly from my dad's side) in the army. My dad and his two brothers were drafted to become soldiers for the Vietnam War though my dad luckily got away with just being a reserve and never went to any war (I think one of my uncles did fight in the War of Korea). My dad hated it and tried had to be lazy and skip classes. My grandfather from my dad's side was offered an office position in the US army during WWII, but he denied the offer because they weren't going to pay him the amount of cash he wanted. Had he accepted the job I wouldn't have been born. Heh.

I think I had an ancestor of German descent who was a Nazi. For some reason we have what I believe is a genuine Nazi soldier helmet in my house. My mom hates it and keeps it hidden inside of a closet; though maybe my dad just bought it in his youthful days of buying real war souveniers. He actually had at one time a sword with real human blood on it that my mom forced to throw way (awww... That sucks).

On my mom's side I have an uncle who's a real military buff. But since the only things the Mexican army do are: Teach elementary school knowledge to adults, go to parades on Sepetmber 16th and November 20th or help out victims in natural disasters he doesn't go to wars. He mostly camps in the jungles or the forests somewhere for the sheer fun of it instead of being cooped up inside of an office. For some time he served in South Korea doing office stuff but he hated it.

Not really anyone else from my mom's side who serve, though I've had a few ancestors with kids who married blood relatives who escaped by sheer luck the death penalty during the Spanish civil war. I think even my grandfather from my mom's side ran away from Spain because he feared for his life.

[Fuzzitsu]

Veteran's day is tommorow or, since some people won't read this till tommorow, it is veterans day. Lets hope for the best for our troops in Iraq, and for the families who suffered and are suffering from the wars. Anyone got friends or family in service?

Aha, so that's what people in the US call it, Veteran's day. How could I forget. Well up north we call it Remembrance Day, and it's a statutory holiday for us. I've gone to the cenotaph every year of my life I think. Although I always freeze, and feel like I'm going to fall over, we remember.
I go through about five poppies each year, since I always lose them. My grandfather was in WWII. But he came back.

[Tenou]

Aha, so that's what people in the US call it, Veteran's day. How could I forget. Well up north we call it Remembrance Day, and it's a statutory holiday for us. I've gone to the cenotaph every year of my life I think. Although I always freeze, and feel like I'm going to fall over, we remember.
I go through about five poppies each year, since I always lose them. My grandfather was in WWII. But he came back.

It's not a stat holiday. Not yet. Last year the veterans (and a lot of other people) made a big thing out of it not being a stat holiday, so it was supposed to become stat for this year, but since last November, I haven't heard a word about it, and this year it wasn't a stat holiday.

As for the poppies... it's a conspiracy. The veterans know that those little poppies don't stay, which requires the wearer to buy a new one every couple of hours. However, they will allow, for the nominal fee of $5, to get out of the cycle by providing a poppy pin.

[master terrence]

:lol: whats a poppy??

Hey fuzz, thats cool

[Tenou]

:lol: whats a poppy??

Hey fuzz, thats cool
A flower. You know, poppy seed bagles, opium. Little red flower.
Here's a pic of what Canadians wear over their heart:
http://instep.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/poppy.jpg

[master terrence]

what does it represent?

(all I get on google is recipies -_-; )

[Fuzzitsu]

A flower. You know, poppy seed bagles, opium. Little red flower.
Here's a pic of what Canadians wear over their heart:
http://instep.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/poppy.jpg

Yeah Tenou, it's a community thing, they don't really sell them in the US I think.

They really should just make it so they stay one, I lost like 5 this year.

But I'm pretty sure it is a stat holiday in Canada.

Information About Remembrance Day Holiday:
Remembrance Day - the day of poppies. For millions of Canadians the poppy has long been the flower of Remembrance. It originally was a reminder of the blood-red flower which grew in the fields where many Canadians died in a place called Flanders. It remains the flower of Remembrance. Remembrance Day is observed on November 11th and it is a statutory holiday throughout Canada. Songs are written for Remembrance Day like Well known "In Flanders Fieldsj" by John McCrae (Guelph, Canada). We will Remember Them.
Rememberance Day is celebrated in Australia as well with great pride.


It isn't a statutory holiday in Ontario. But everywhere else I believe.
It's a bit more of a to do for us up here MT.

[master terrence]

*bump*

Instead of making a new thread, might as well keep this one rolling.

[Alice Catherine]

My grandfather was in Korea shortly after marrying my grandma. (She was 14; he was 18.)

[Haro!]

My grandfather was in Korea shortly after marrying my grandma. (She was 14; he was 18.)
Does that mean that when we get married I'll have to go to war too?

Anyway, I recently found out my grandfather from my dad's side was in World War II.

[master terrence]

My friend actually told me today that his Grandfather was in WWII. He's got genuine german pistols that he lifted from dead people. The coolest thing he has is:

A picture of Benito Mussolini haning in a town square by a hook or something like that. It is an authentic photograph, pretty crazy.

[RPGQueen]

in Canada we have remeberence day, which is similar to veterns day. We will be celibrating it on the 11th. In France there is a huge Canadian war memorial just outside a twon names arrias, in a place called Vimy. I got to see it this year and would recommend seeing it to everyone. It's amazing. My great grandfather fought in WWI so it is really important to me to celibrate.

[Alice Catherine]

Does that mean that when we get married I'll have to go to war too?


One more year, buddy, one more year.
I kinda feel sorry for my grandpa, though. Not as many people remember Korea as they do Vietnam or WWII. I actually didn't even know about it until I asked him whether he were in WWII. He was too young at the time.

[Solid_Snake]

Does that mean that when we get married I'll have to go to war too?

Please don't ruin Offtopic with your pedophilic dreams KTHX.

[Soluzar]

Please don't ruin Offtopic with your pedophilic dreams KTHX.

!!!!!

:lol:

One more year, buddy, one more year
Don't encourage him, he's bad enough already! ;)

I hope for Haro!'s sake that you end up being a 40-year-old man pretending to be a 13-year-old girl on the internet...that would be XD!

[UberDirector]

Thread life year two!

Can you believe those nuts in the five sided funny farm are still letting me fly their equipment around?

Bernard, you best get down to that hall again.

[Suiko Eiji]

Happy Veteran's Day to all of the members of AN who have served or are currently serving.

Currently, I have two friends serving in the Air Force (though, not stationed anywhere "dangerous"), a couple friends in the Air National Guard, one in the Navy, an old aquaintance from High School in the Marine Corps, one of my bosses is retired from the Navy, and my best friend served in the Army with the 82nd Airborne (2 tours, one in Afghanistan and one in Iraq). Once I finished school, I myself have considered applying for the Air Force (or a three-letter agency, but those are still civie services).

Members of my family have been involved in a number of conflicts since the very beginning of our Republic. I've had members (of one fashion or another) serve in the Revolution, Civil War, 1. World War, 2. World War, Korea and Vietnam. In fact, I think Veteran's Day will be a little sadder for me this year because my mom's dad passed away this year and the Korean War gets the short end of the stick as far as rememberances go.


Aha, so that's what people in the US call it, Veteran's day. How could I forget. Well up north we call it Remembrance Day, and it's a statutory holiday for us. I've gone to the cenotaph every year of my life I think. Although I always freeze, and feel like I'm going to fall over, we remember.
I go through about five poppies each year, since I always lose them. My grandfather was in WWII. But he came back.

Actually, in the US, it was known as Armistice Day (which the UK calls it and a lot of the commonwealth are split between Armistice and Rememberance) to commemorate the end of the Great War (1. World War for the history-illiterate) but after the 2. World War, it was changed to Veteran's Day to celebrate all veterans of all service. Much the same way that our Memorial Day/Decoration Day was originally for soldiers of the Union (USA) who died during the Civil War but after the 1. World War it was extended to the fallen of all wars.

[Evil_Koala]

Thank you Soldiers. Thank you Veterans. God Bless you.

[Soluzar]

You know, I didn't make an on-topic comment in my last post, and I'm sorry about that. Of course I am grateful to all the veterans of the wars which have ensured our freedom, and there should perhaps be a little more recognition of what they have done for us. I don't think that vets always get quite enough support when they return from a lifetime of fighting for their country.

None of my own family have ever served, though. They were always in the kind of an insdustry where you'd rather have them stay there, making things than fighting. The steel industry is just as essential to war as any soldier.

[Sendo Takeshi]

My grandfather was in Korea shortly after marrying my grandma. (She was 14; he was 18.)



He likes them young, eh? ;)

[Alice Catherine]

^I guess so. I guess her parents made her because he was going off to war or something...