Salute to all Vets

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 06:04 am

I just wanted to shout a BIG THANK YOU to all those men and women who have served their country and lived to tell about it. Today (Nov 11) is Veteran's Day in the usa, which is the reason for this post. From one vet to another, WELCOME HOME and I salute you. Salute!

Peace n Love.

TokeOnThat · Post by **TokeOnThat** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 10:42 am

Today is Armistice day in the UK.....90 years since the start of WW1

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

TokeOnThat · Post by **TokeOnThat** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 11:06 am

Just wanted to say...looked out of my office window when 2 minutes silence was observed...never seen so many peopl in London stood silent!!!

Well done London!!

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Tue 11th Nov 2008 01:25 pm

Heres to those with more bravery than i could i have, the sacrifices of those means we are in a position to debate the pros and cons of society and work towards social change as we see fit.

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 02:09 pm

Thanks vets!

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 04:49 pm

without our Vets this website may not even be here, semper fi and all that, the bravery of the armed forces is unimaginable to me.

TokeOnThat · Post by **TokeOnThat** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 05:10 pm

What gets me though...and i notice this on a daily basis in London...is how much of a lack of respect the younger generation give our elders.....not everyone...so please dont all think i'm stereotyping young people.....i just think now, if you were to be asked to go through what they did....with th resources they had......you would not last 5 secs!

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Tue 11th Nov 2008 05:18 pm

TokeOnThat wrote:What gets me though...and i notice this on a daily basis in London...is how much of a lack of respect the younger generation give our elders.....not everyone...so please dont all think i'm stereotyping young people.....i just think now, if you were to be asked to go through what they did....with th resources they had......you would not last 5 secs!

I think this is typical, not just the "current" younger generation. On a similar note, I read that youth violence was greater in the 1950s, but reporting of it has gone up exponentially.

islandgurl · Post by **islandgurl** » Sun 16th Nov 2008 09:34 pm

I couldn't agree more, y'all.

This thread was so nice, thank you once again, Puffin.