To all who have served, Thank you. I did not have the honor of serving, but my oldest brother did. He was in the Army for 22 years and retired in 2001.
He was in Desert Storm/Shield. When he was due to come home we waited for him at DFW Airport. We had our banners and flags and there were other families there, waiting for their son's and daughter's. When my brother walked off the plane into the terminal, there was another family there and a man, who was obviously a Vet, came up to my brother and said, "Congrat's! You made it back. You made it back." My brother said "Thanks," but he was tired from the flight and really didn't know what else to say. When my brother started to walk away, I turned to the man and asked him, "Did you serve in Vietnam?" He said, "Yeah. Yeah, I did." I then said to him, "Then it is 'we' who should be thanking you." I extended my hand to him and said, "Thank you." He stood there for a second and looked at me. Tears started to well up in his eyes. He said, "No one ever thanked me before." We shook hands and he smiled. He told me that he was waiting on his son. I told him, "Well, then, let him know that we thank him, as well." So, if you see a Vet, today, or any day, thank them for their sacrifice. It means a lot to them. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Todd Lemmiksoo <[email protected]>wrote: > Remember, Never forget! > > Kurt…..I'm not a Marine, Army, I fought along side the Marines in Vietnam. > Was their artillery support recon. > > Todd Lemmiksoo > Network Administrator > > All-Mode Communications, Inc. > 1725 Dryden Road > Freeville, New York 13068 > (607) 347-4164 x440 > 1-877-ALLMODE (toll free) > ***http://www.all-mode.com* <http://www.all-mode.com> > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
