Veterans Day, November 11th. Honor them with photos and clip art.

I tried to get into the Army Reserve back in the 1970s (when I was young and thin). I even took the ASVAB (I wonder if they still give that test). When I went to see the recruiter, he just shook his head after reviewing the ASVAB results. He said, "We like to see people that are good at one or two things, then we know what to do with them. You maxed every category, so we don't know what to do with you." I saved him that anguish, thanked him for his time and left the recruiting office.
 
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I get out the 48-star flag that my grandmother displayed every day my father was serving in WWII. it's too fragile to hang outside but I display it carefully in the window.
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I do the same with a flag I received at the time of my father's death -- who enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor and served in the Army Air Corps for the duration. I served in the Navy for five years during the Vietnam War -- something in retrospect I enjoyed, but can't be proud of. An ill conceived war.
 
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SILENZIO'...BEAUTIFUL AND HAUNTING

About six miles from Maastricht, in the Netherlands, lie buried 8,301 American soldiers who died in "Operation Market Garden" in the battles to liberate Holland in the fall/winter of 1944. Every one of the men buried in the cemetery, as well as those in the Canadian and British military cemeteries, has been adopted by a Dutch family who mind the grave, decorate it, and keep alive the memory of the soldier they have adopted. It is even the custom to keep a portrait of "their" soldier in a place of honor in their home.

Annually, on "Liberation Day," memorial services are held for "the men who died to liberate Holland." The day concludes with a concert. The final piece is always "Il Silenzio," a memorial piece commissioned by the Dutch and first played in 1965 on the 20th anniversary of Holland's liberation. It has been the concluding piece of the memorial concert ever since.

Last year the soloist was a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Melissa Venema, backed by André Rieu and his orchestra (the Royal Orchestra of the Netherlands). This beautiful concert piece is based upon the original version of taps and was composed by Italian composer Nino Rossi.

Wait until the last note is reached.

http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm
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I always think of my grandfather. He was amongst the first Americans to go to France in WWI. He went over in a company of about 100, he was one of only 2 survivors.

He almost never spoke of it, and never wanted anything to do with the American Legion, VFW or the like. The only time I remember him saying anything was one day when he and I were watching the news. It was a day the US marked some number of Vietnam deaths, don't remember something like 20,000, or maybe 30,000. He sadly said that he remembered one day when more than that died. Then he showed me his scars from mustard gas I think. Mostly under his arms.

I thank all our veterans, without you we would have a much diminished life!
 
As far back as I can remember, my family members served in the Military.
Father in the Navy during WWII, Hubby in the Army during VietNam, son in Air Force as Black Beret, grandson as Army National Guard, granddaughter in Florida National Guard.

So proud, I want to THANK and APPRECIATE all who served and continue to protect and defend our country.
 
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