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Unwavering gratitude.
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sometimes it helps to put a a couple names to a story. Here are 2 sentries I will be toasting...
egilbe
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Sacrifice for others always brings tears to my eyes. This was no exceptionsometimes it helps to put a a couple names to a story. Here are 2 sentries I will be toasting...
God Bless
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Could not read that without crying.
Just couldn't.
Just couldn't.
IdahoRanger
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I fly the flag proudly for those who have given their lives so that I can. God bless all who have sacrificed for us.
Megawatt
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My mom worn combat boots. 8 yrs in the women’s army corps and then another 15 in the Army reserve.
My dad wore combat boots. 27 years of US Army service.
I wore combat boots from 85-90 in the US Army.
Yes, this weekend is special. And I get to call mom and say hello sargeant first class Salazar.
My dad wore combat boots. 27 years of US Army service.
I wore combat boots from 85-90 in the US Army.
Yes, this weekend is special. And I get to call mom and say hello sargeant first class Salazar.
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Like a lot of you guys here I served, I was a 'cold war kid' that enlisted at 19 as an SP in active duty USAF. It was a pivotal time in my life because before that point I came from a bad family situation and would have been accurately described as an angry at-risk youth.
My personal mentor Lt. Col. Murray helped me grow the F-up. He was a B-17/B-29 pilot during WW2 in the European Theater. I met him just before I turned 17, he a a tough SOB at about 5' tall and was fearless as well as direct. I worked for him and his son at a Goodyear shop they owned and although he's been gone since '94 I think about the impact he made on my life often and find a way nearly every week to share some story about him.
He only gave me one heart-felt complement, I was stationed at SAC Command, Offutt AFB. During Korea he was still in as a reserve officer training bomber pilots out of that very base. He's was passing through Omaha, coming from a war buddies funeral and stopped by to see me. I was on duty in the 3906th special security squadron/elite guard. I was surprised when SCC called me on the radio and said some feisty old colonel was here to see me. I went up to building 500's reception area and there he was giving the Ssgt on that post some attitude for calling him 'old'...
He was only there for about 20 minutes and at the end he shook my hand and with the other on my shoulder pulled me into a half man-hug and said 'I'm proud of you...' It really meant something because his usual way of showing affection was some witty/snarky remark or to curse you out.
I'm a pretty hard-boiled guy and almost got a bit choked up, he turned and smiled and said 'get back to f-n work!' then punched me in the arm..gotta admit for an old guy he tagged me pretty good, but I did not let on to that!
Anyways that's my Memorial Day story.
Here are a few pics that I'd like to share the keep me in touch with peoples real loss..
My personal mentor Lt. Col. Murray helped me grow the F-up. He was a B-17/B-29 pilot during WW2 in the European Theater. I met him just before I turned 17, he a a tough SOB at about 5' tall and was fearless as well as direct. I worked for him and his son at a Goodyear shop they owned and although he's been gone since '94 I think about the impact he made on my life often and find a way nearly every week to share some story about him.
He only gave me one heart-felt complement, I was stationed at SAC Command, Offutt AFB. During Korea he was still in as a reserve officer training bomber pilots out of that very base. He's was passing through Omaha, coming from a war buddies funeral and stopped by to see me. I was on duty in the 3906th special security squadron/elite guard. I was surprised when SCC called me on the radio and said some feisty old colonel was here to see me. I went up to building 500's reception area and there he was giving the Ssgt on that post some attitude for calling him 'old'...
He was only there for about 20 minutes and at the end he shook my hand and with the other on my shoulder pulled me into a half man-hug and said 'I'm proud of you...' It really meant something because his usual way of showing affection was some witty/snarky remark or to curse you out.
I'm a pretty hard-boiled guy and almost got a bit choked up, he turned and smiled and said 'get back to f-n work!' then punched me in the arm..gotta admit for an old guy he tagged me pretty good, but I did not let on to that!
Anyways that's my Memorial Day story.
Here are a few pics that I'd like to share the keep me in touch with peoples real loss..
Bob902
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That hits the old feels pretty hardsometimes it helps to put a a couple names to a story. Here are 2 sentries I will be toasting...
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