Thank you Veterans!!!

[caseysmom]

I don't understand it either Gini, thankfully my father never got mean, that is one thing that can happen with alzheimers. I remember at the beginning him saying "what the hell is happening to me" that was really sad.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

My step mom put my dad in a nursing home that was supposed to be secure. He managed to get out - twice! Once he just walked onto the elevator with a group of visitors. He was wearing street clothes and they just thought he was a visitor too.

The second time, he got out because he had watched the staff punch in the code that opened the door to the stair way. It was our zip code. Well, he wasn't as dumb as they though. He just punched the number in and got out. He managed to walk several miles to the motel where my step mom worked. She was sure surprised to find him in the lobby waiting for her!!!

Bless his heart; he had made it half way home!!!

One of the hardest things for him was having to stop driving. He loved cars and was the best shade tree mechanic I've ever seen. He always asked where my car was parked. I kept my keys safely in my pocket just in case.

I really miss him on Memorial Weekend. We always watched the Indy 500 together. Even when he was in the nursing home, I would go watch it with him. I don't think he realized which race it was by then but he still loved watching the cars.

[dab_20]

Great thread! THANK YOU to all the Veterans

I'd also like to thank my brother who served in Iraq three times.

[Corinna]

Thank you to all those vets and families missing them not home becouse of being deploed. I had an cousin in the army but I can't find the picture right now. He develped MS after his serving in the first gulf war. Mom has been working with him in the aqua therapy to get him walking again. Thanks James!!

[smokey the elder]

Many thanks to all the veterans, past, present and future, and looking forward to a day where they will not be needed.

[slick]

I've been looking at this thread for a couple days now trying to come up with the right words to say. Today is Memorial Day for you folks and I see that many of you have had family members connected to the service in one way or another.

Apparently one of my distant relatives was in the Boer War, but that's all I know. Don't know who it was and Mom can't remember. No other family members have been involved. When I read stories and think about what it must be like to have family abroad, it bring shivers to my spine.

I first want to say how much I admire those who have chosen to go overseas and I thank you for giving me the freedom that I have. To those family members left behind, I can only image how it must be for you.

Even though it is a workday for me, I will take time out to pause, remember, and give thanks.

[Pam]

Thank you MOFF for starting this. So many people look at Memorial Day as just a day off. It is so much more. So many have given so much. My hubby was in the USAF during Vietnam and my brother was also in the USAF during the Korean War. Thank God both are fine and here today. So many families have lost loved ones and I cannot even begin to know how that feels. For those who have served and gone on to their heavenly rewards, to those who have served and are still with us, and even for those yet to serve, I am in awe of your decision to do your part to keep our nation safe and will be grateful always.

[RICHARD]

There is a wonderful documentary about the soldiers who care for the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier.......

It's a tribute to the men who become members of that detail.

It's an incredible story about men who attempt to join that detail.

It's far beyond duty.....


The TOTUKS is guarded 24/7 by this detail.....

When a storm threatened the area and they asked that detail to stand down because of the weather, the soldiers complained and kept watch over the memorial....