Originally Posted By avromark May you honour your vets this Remembrance Day (Also Poppy Day / Armistice Day depending on country) On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month it is common for those in commonwealth countries to reflect in 2 minutes of silence. Bugle calls commonly used include: Last Post, Rouse and Reveille. Wear your poppies with pride. In Flanders Field In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Written by Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae on May 3, 1915.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj This is my favorite Veteran's Day anecdote: Here is a bit of history I bet you didn't know...... Dialog From a Tonight Show ... Johnny Carson ... His guest was Lee Marvin. Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people are unaware that you were a Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima ... and that during the course of that action you earned the Navy Cross and were severely wounded." And you know how Lee was ... "Yeah, yeah ... I got shot square in the ass and they gave me the cross for securing a hot spot about halfway up Suribachi ... Bad thing about getting shot up on a mountain is guys gettin' shot hauling you down. But Johnny at Iwo Jima I served under the bravest man I ever knew ... We both got the Cross the same day but what he did for his Cross made mine look cheap in comparison. The dumb bastard actually stood up on Red Beach and directed his troops to move forward and get the hell off the beach. That Sergeant and I have been life long friends." "When they brought me off Suribachi we passed the Sergeant and he lit a smoke and passed it to me lying on my belly on the litter ... "Where'd they get you Lee?"... "Well, Bob ... if you make it home before me, tell Mom to sell the outhouse."....." Johnny, I'm not lying...Sergeant Keeshan was the bravest man I ever Knew... ...Sergeant Bob Keeshan ... You and the world only know him as Captain Kangaroo.........
Originally Posted By DVC_dad WOW! Now that is cool. I have always felt a great indebtedness to our WWII vets and ofcourse the others as well. I recently read Greatest Generation by Brokaw it was great.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad WOW! Now that is cool. I have always felt a great indebtedness to our WWII vets and ofcourse the others as well. I recently read Greatest Generation by Brokaw it was great.
Originally Posted By officerminnie Sorry to rain on this topic, but if you go to truthorfiction.com, you will read that the Lee Marvin/Bob Keeshan story is not true. Nevertheless, there are many heroes who fought for our country I am proud to salute on this day and every day, including my dad, who was a WWII fighter pilot.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Ha Ha! I was duped! I should know better than to believe any e-mails forwarded by my mother! LOL
