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an odd moment when I got into the car at Wal-mart. it was 11:11 local
time. It made me think about the fact that 95 years ago on the 11th
hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month the world was finally at peace.
At the time the War to end all Wars was finally over, people thought
that the brutality and destruction that the world saw would be enough
that nobody would ever fight a war again. Unfortunately about 21 years
later an even bigger more destructive sequel was unleashed upon the
world that included unspeakable acts of horror that hopefully will never
be repeated. Thankfully the spirit of men who answered their country's
call who were willing to sacrifice everything for their country lives on
in the men and women who are still willing to answer the call to serve
and guard their country from all threats. They are why we celebrate
Veterans' Day/Armistice Day.
Thank you to everyone who served before me, with me, and those now serving.
an odd moment when I got into the car at Wal-mart. it was 11:11 local
time. It made me think about the fact that 95 years ago on the 11th
hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month the world was finally at peace.
At the time the War to end all Wars was finally over, people thought
that the brutality and destruction that the world saw would be enough
that nobody would ever fight a war again. Unfortunately about 21 years
later an even bigger more destructive sequel was unleashed upon the
world that included unspeakable acts of horror that hopefully will never
be repeated. Thankfully the spirit of men who answered their country's
call who were willing to sacrifice everything for their country lives on
in the men and women who are still willing to answer the call to serve
and guard their country from all threats. They are why we celebrate
Veterans' Day/Armistice Day.
Thank you to everyone who served before me, with me, and those now serving.
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You are right about these wars and how just because things appear peaceful, they can erupt at any moment. Because of that, I am doing all the catching up I can over the wars. I will go to the VA and speak with older Veterans and let them catch up on their service. So many of them just want to be heard especially as they approach the ends of their lives and subsequently we will lose many friends. I for one, will not. Good question/comment!!!
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Cpl Ray Fernandez
SSG Olson, I'd love to document their stories and personal histories so that long after the wars are over we still have the lessons of the cost of war. I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity to sail on the maiden West Pac of the USS Pearl Harbor in January 2000 (It was the first unit to deploy in the new Millennium). On the final leg we sailed from Pearl Harbor to Camp Pendleton/San Diego and we were fortunate to have survivors from the attack on Pearl Harbor with us. It was great to hear their personal stories. Luckily they were followed by a crew from National Geographic to document their experiences.
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