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Veterans Day...

Good episode this week of inside college basketball. They had a great segment on the naval academy and the interaction of other college teams when visiting.
Thank you for your service.
 
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I served in the Army Quartermaster Corp in peacetime (1961-63). and was a draftee to boot, so I'm a little hesitant to consider myself a veteran. But I stand up at any affair honoring those who have served, and I would never have guessed , back then in Nuremberg, counting the days, devouring the UConn basketball clippings sent from home, how proud I would be sixty years later recalling that service.

A lot of the guys I served with went on to Vietnam, including then-Captain Arthur Gregg, who later became the first black Lt. General in the U.S. Army, and after whom Fort Lee, VA was just last year renamed Fort Gregg-Adams. General Gregg was the classiest individual I ever met -- a soldier, a gentleman and a friend to every enlisted man. He died in August at age 96.
 
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Today is a day of gratitude and is very humbling. Not about me but about the men and women who have served our country. Many of you. Was raised by two vets-Marine pilot and Navy nurse. Uncle buried in Normandy-Died from injuries on a Navy minesweeper prior to D-Day. Sweeping the German mines temporarily preventing the landing of Omaha Beach. B-I-L was a Naval Academy grad. LT Col. USMC .Flew A-4s/Harriers. Recently deceased.His college roommate(and Best Man) at the Naval Academy is a retired LT. General USMC who was the Program lead F- 35 JSF Program. And other stories about family members who served- too many to mention.

Thank you for your service. You are not forgotten.
 
Thank you for the opportunity to serve.
This is such a honorable reply when thanking a uniformed military man or woman. The pride in what they do comes across beyond the verbal thank you or paying for their morning coffee. Thank you vets!!!!!!
 
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