Nov 11 Veterans Day

george daniel

My daughter texted me this morning "Happy veterans Day,thank you Dad,"
, so from an old Nam' vet,,To all members of our armed forces,thank you for what you do,your sacrifices,your bravery,, I salute you,
God Bless you



Thank you

bobman1235

You all deserve much more than a single day of thanks.



"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." - George Orwell


"We're gathered today, just as we have gathered before, to remember those who served, those who fought, those still missing, and those who gave their last full measure of devotion for our country... One of those who fell wrote, shortly before his death, these words: 'Take what they have left and what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own. And take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind.' Well, today, Veterans Day, as we do every year, we take that moment to embrace the gentle heroes of Vietnam and of all our wars. We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that sacrifice if it were demanded of them in the line of duty, though it never was. Most of all, we remember the devotion and gallantry with which all of them ennobled their nation as they became champions of a noble cause... Our liberties, our values, all for which America stands is safe today because brave men and women have been ready to face the fire at freedom's front. And we thank God for them." - Ronald Reagan

treitz3

Thanks to all that have sacrificed their lives for the freedom and security of our country.

Kex

I never cease to be amazed when Veteran's Day comes around. The anniversary of the Armistice that ended the First World War. It's just amazing to me what the World has been through, and how many lost their lives in two World Wars, and all the other conflicts since then. Incredible sacrifice, and an important day that is not always recognized for how important it really is ...

NotaSuv

I had the pleasure of working with this wonderful young man in Texas....enlisted to better his life and make a better future for his future wife and his child.....still brings tears to my eyes whenever posting in his memory..you will never be forgotten Robbie...................

Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. Frantz

19, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Germany; killed June 17, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was on guard duty when a local resident threw a grenade over the wall. Frantz died of his injuries.



San Antonio soldier killed in Iraq grenade attack

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — From Operation Iraqi Freedom, a Central Texas soldier told of his nights spent in the charred remains of one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces and days spent guarding the Central Bank of Baghdad.

To Robert L. Frantz’s family, it appeared the 19-year-old high school dropout with a 2-year-old daughter and plans to marry had matured quickly since joining the Army and then going overseas for the war in Iraq.

“He wanted his daughter to be proud of him,’’ said his stepfather, Vincent Smith, a Lackland Air Force Base firefighter. “He grew into a man strictly overnight, by joining the Army. He was a little scared, but excited. He knew he was going to do good things.’’

But Frantz died June 17 as a result of a grenade attack the previous night, according to Phil Reidinger, a spokesman for Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.

Frantz, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, was hit with shrapnel while he was standing guard duty. An unknown assailant threw the grenade over a wall in the Iraqi capital.

For the San Antonio native who joined the Army 10 months ago and his family, “this was supposed to be a happy week’’ on the heels of the Spurs’ NBA championship, said Frantz’s mother, Kim Smith.

Instead, the family spent the day coping with the death of Frantz, an Army private first class.

“We thought the war was over,’’ his mother told the San Antonio Express-News. “I told him, ‘Be careful. Watch your back.’ But I had no thoughts that there would be this.’’

Frantz was about 4 when his father died. His family moved a short time later from Michigan to San Antonio, where he attended elementary and middle school. He attended Marshall High School, then withdrew and earned a General Educational Development diploma.

Later while waiting tables at an International House of Pancakes, Frantz met the woman he would eventually makes plans with to marry, Ana Perez.

His daughter, Shannon, 2, is in the custody of her mother, who lives in San Antonio and has remained close to Frantz’s family.

Frantz also had a 22-year-old sister, Heather Frantz, and a stepsister, stepbrother and a 3-year-old brother, who is too young to understand the tragedy.

“He’s been telling us, ‘Don’t be sad, Robby’s coming home,’ ” Vincent Smith said.

Died:
June 17, 2003

HB27

george daniel wrote: »

My daughter texted me this morning "Happy veterans Day,thank you Dad,"
, so from an old Nam' vet,,To all members of our armed forces,thank you for what you do,your sacrifices,your bravery,, I salute you,
God Bless you



Thank you

Got a call from my daughter this morning telling me "thank you on Veterans Day".
I emailed both my sons serving in Iraq "Happy Veterans Day" a few minutes later.
From another old 'Nam Vet': "Thank you to all Vets and serving military personnel today, everyday, and always. POW/MIA always in our hearts and never forgotten".
USMC
Semper Fi
Harry

shadowofnight

God bless them all....we all get to live the lifestyles we do because of their sacrifices.

Last year, I was able to take my dad on the flight he always wanted to on a B17 Bomber while in the service ( He got to work on the planes , but never got the chance to fly in one ). You cant imagine how proud I felt taking him on that flight.

I cant even imagine how scared the youngsters were during the bombing raids in WWII....when you are inside that plane you literally can push a sharp stick through the skin of that aircraft...vet's deserve our gratitude...and then some more.

In my 44 years of life, I had never seen that face on my dad as he was holding the 50 caliber machine gun while we were in flight....always so serious.

engtaz

No words can say my gratitude for those who serve and and have served this great country.

God Bless and Thanks,

engtaz

PolkThug

Thank you all

jflail2

I'd like to mention/say thanks to my father, who served 22 years in the AF, including 2 tours during Vietnam; my grandfather, who signed up for the Navy at the age of 16 and fought all the way across the Pacific to Japan as a 20mm gunner on various ships in WWII; and to my cousin who was one of the 1st Marines on the ground when we invaded Afghanistan.

All served proudly, and all made it out alive. None of them expect thanks of any kind, they all have the same sentiment ("we were just doing what had to be done".)

God bless my family service members, and all those who have helped to keep us safe and free by serving in our Armed Forces.

Thank you all.

George Grand

I would trade all my 8,500 hours in the tanker for one hour in a B-17. A "G" model just like your dad got to ride in.

dkg999

A big Thank You to all who served, and all who are currently serving. Too many people in this day take for granted what it has taken, and continues to take, to defend and preserve what we have as citizens of this great nation.

Last weekend I attended the "8 November" services with a friend who was a chopper pilot flying with my cousin on that fateful day in Vietnam.

jflail2

Since we can't edit posts, my cousin in Afghanistan, serving his country. God bless them all:

hearingimpared

Thanks and God bless you to all the vets out there.

dorokusai

Vets are cool and so am I

Fireman32

Thanks to all the Vets out there.