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**Official Veterans Day Appreciation Thread** (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=217836)

raybec 4

11-10-2009 04:17 PM

Every year at this time and around Memorial Day I get a little weepy. I lost some good friends in the Middle East, they deserve everyones thanks as do all of my fellow vets who made it back.....Scouts Out!

38yrsfan

11-10-2009 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demonpenz (Post 6248909)

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...rican-soldier/

pictures from enlistment on to basic and into iraq

Man, that brought back memories ................

raybec 4

11-10-2009 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 38yrsfan (Post 6251918)

Man, that brought back memories ................

Boy to a man, it happened pretty close to that way for me too.

Oregon chief

11-10-2009 05:12 PM

Thanks for posting. The home depot one will be a big help for me right now. I just bought a house using the VA home loan and I need blinds. This country and our people really do a good job with helping out Vets.

Thanks again!

MahiMike

11-10-2009 06:04 PM

Question on this. Why is it in the middle of the week and not on a Monday? Is this something new?

BigRedChief

11-10-2009 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MahiMike (Post 6252122)

Question on this. Why is it in the middle of the week and not on a Monday? Is this something new?

It's always on November 11th.

Mr. Kotter

11-10-2009 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 6252572)

It's always on November 11th.

It's absolutely assinine, though, that they insist on it being on the precise date....and not a Monday in conjunction with a long weekend, like other national holidays.

:shake:

pr_capone

11-10-2009 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter (Post 6252625)

It's absolutely assinine, though, that they insist on it being on the precise date....and not a Monday in conjunction with a long weekend, like other national holidays.

:shake:

I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it.

Its like getting 2 fridays for me this week.

Nice break mid week... my students were stressing me out a bit. lol

P.S. Thank you fellow Vets / Active Duty

BigRedChief

11-10-2009 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter (Post 6252625)

It's absolutely assinine, though, that they insist on it being on the precise date....and not a Monday in conjunction with a long weekend, like other national holidays.

:shake:

Novemember 11th is the day the armistice was signed that ended World War 1.

Mr. Kotter

11-10-2009 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 6252639)

Novemember 11th is the day the armistice was signed that ended World War 1.

:rolleyes:

Duh.....

It's still assinine.

Mr. Kotter

11-10-2009 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MahiMike (Post 6252122)

Question on this. Why is it in the middle of the week and not on a Monday? Is this something new?

Page 9 http://www.senate.gov/reference/reso...l_Holidays.pdf

Congress designated Veterans Day to be one of five holidays that would henceforth be celebrated on a Monday and changed the date of the holiday from November 11 to the fourth Monday in October.25 Congress returned Veterans Day to its original November 11 date in 1975, after it became apparent that “veterans’ organizations opposed the change, and 46 states either never changed the original observation date or returned the official observance to November 11.”26

joesomebody

11-11-2009 01:42 AM

Happy Veteran's day guys. Mizzou is giving me and my fellow Veteran students a free meal with the football and basketball team at their student athlete facilities, with a tour of the facilities to follow. Pretty cool in my opinion, regardless of what you non Mizzou fans think :)

Probably going to Applebees for lunch. I'm a sucker for free food, what can I say. God bless all of you, and enjoy your day fellow vets.

JohninGpt

11-11-2009 07:01 AM

Happy Veterans day brothers and sisters.
I'm about to go a "Bring your veteran to breakfast" thing at my son's elementary school.

DeezNutz

11-11-2009 07:05 AM

Happy Veterans Day, all.

Thank you for your service.

Saulbadguy

11-11-2009 07:14 AM

I appreciate Veterans Day. I don't have to work. Why the hell am I up so early?

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