<VV> Gordonsville VA Veterans' Day parade

[Michael Kovacs]

 To all our Vets........THANKS FOR THE SERVICE...WE DID WHAT WE HAD TO .


Chris,
You bet we do. Veteran's Day is to honor all who have served. Parades, 
ceremonies. Many restaurants offer special deals on meals. I'll be taking a 
friend of mine, a wounded 101st Airborne Captain, with me for one of these 
deals. She is a qualified (14 jumps) paratrooper combat nurse badly injured in 
Iraq while on patrol with her soldiers. Honorable discharge after 10 years in 
the Army.

 She will never completely recover from her wounds and still has very bad dreams 
of her experience. She now lives with us, as my wife and I can help at least one 
veteran who almost gave it all.

 PS today is the US Marines birthday (1775)



 MIKE KOVACS EX USAF Crew Chief





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From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com>
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Sent: Thu, November 10, 2011 7:30:16 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Gordonsville VA Veterans' Day parade




In Canberra Australia, it is just past 11 am on Friday 11/11/11.  We have just 
observed on the radio the (British) tradition of the reading of the Ode to the 
Fallen followed by the Last Post and a minute's silence for Armistice Day (the 
official end of WW1 - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh 
month).  Many wear a red poppy for remembrance.  The Prime Minister lays a 
wreath at the War Memorial here in Canberra.  Do you observe Armistice (aka 
Remembrance) Day in the USA?  Is the veterans' parade in honour of the same 
thing?

Chris Gallagher
Canberra Australia
1964 Monzacoupé

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We sure do!  It's called Veterans Day....  All wars, any who have served in the 
Military at any time..


  Sorta Dilutes the focus... in my opinion...  should only be veterans of 
combat.


We also have Memorial Day in May... where we honor all who have fallen, and Red 
Poppies abound...


Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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