Memorial Day

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Remember those who who gave it all while serving our country. We must never forget.

Edited May 25, 2015 by spookyturtle

[eieio 1,594]

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Thanks to all that have served and continue to do so.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Thanks to those who have served and down with the rich jerks who send soldiers to die to further their own interests. Ozzy had it right in war pigs.

[LibCampFireClub 635]

Such an arrogant and pompuous thank you is not a thank you at all. There are people you may not like and people you may not agree who protected you with their life. People who died with their dying breath so that you could sip on a hot drink and complain.

Such an arrogant and pompous thank you is not a thank you at all. There are people you may not like and people you may not agree who protected you with their life. People who died with their dying breath so that you could sip on a hot drink and complain.

[Not a Tailor 1,370]

Such an arrogant and pompuous thank you is not a thank you at all. There are people you may not like and people you may not agree who protected you with their life. People who died with their dying breath so that you could sip on a hot drink and complain.

My father is a soldier and I was an army brat. He worked primarily on peace keeping missions, such as the removal of Khmer rouge land mines in Cambodia. I thank him for his service and I thank every soldier. That being said, I wish that our leaders, the leaders of every nation, respected the sacrifices of soldiers enough to do everything in their power to make those sacrifices rare. Sadly, too many politicians use military personnel as pawns to further political agendas and not actually for the defence and protection of the nations these soldiers serve.

I wish that politicians respected military personnel and their families enough to do everything possible to a) avoid sending soldiers to fight, b) bring soldiers home as quickly as possible and c) take care of veterans when they come home. Sadly, too many western powers, especially the US, are failing at all three of those and I think it's disrespectful to veterans to forget that they have been used and abused by the government.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Such an arrogant and pompuous thank you is not a thank you at all. There are people you may not like and people you may not agree who protected you with their life. People who died with their dying breath so that you could sip on a hot drink and complain.

The President of the United States is represented by those who have served and died to protect our freedoms. The highest military office in the free world. And this is how you honor those men and women. By attacking someone who did nothing but say thank you. And consistently disrespecting the President.

It's a shame for someone who swears to love the country so much to have so that much hate in their heart.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

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[The Nature Boy 4,224]

The President of the United States is represented by those who have served and died to protect our freedoms. The highest military office in the free world. And this is how you honor those men and women. By attacking someone who did nothing but say thank you. And consistently disrespecting the President.

It's a shame for someone who swears to love the country so much to have so that much hate in their heart.

Translation ==If you disrespect Obama You Racist

[TBoneTX 45,288]

C'mon, folks. This isn't a holiday to argue about like this.

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

[Operator 1,927]

Everyone should make time to go to Arlington and pay their respects at the National Cemetery.

[Robby999 1,024]

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Translation ==If you disrespect Obama You Racist

At what point did I say anything about racism? I'm talking about the rule that EVERYONE who's served in the military knows. You don't disrespect the Commander in Chief.

And T-Bone is right, this is not the place to be talking about Obama. Spooky made this thread to honor those who served. Don't let that troll ruin it.

[Pooky 3,784]