Tag: veteran
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October 05, 2007 06:27 PM EDT --
My husband, Bruce, served his country in Vietnam in 1968-69. He returned to a country which was ashamed of him and disgraced.. He carried this shame and disgrace with him until the Gulf War Veterans . . . more
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April 21, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
The campaign to become the presidential nominee for each party, especially for the Democrats, has been the most interesting in decades. Which presidential candidate, do you think, will be the most supportive . . . more
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July 18, 2008 09:15 PM EDT --
PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq , giving his life to save his fellow SEALs.
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September 02, 2007 07:54 PM EDT --
A Veteran---whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve---is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount . . . more
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June 08, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
Not long ago, a Veteran's Memorial was built in Bakersfield on Truxtun Ave right across the street from the library and by the Train Station.
This is the full view:
On the other side is . . . more
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November 11, 2007 05:24 PM EST --
A couple of years ago, my dad emailed me a link to a story about a book that had recently been published called "Vietnam Graffiti: Messages from a Forgotten Troopship" by Art and . . . more
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November 11, 2007 09:56 AM EST --
The Veteran
Baby boy
you look like your grandfather, now
When he was the young soldier
Smiling bravely
almost a grimace
Fatigued . . . more
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June 27, 2007 07:31 PM EDT --
Life started out simply enough for a child born in 1918.
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July 04, 2007 09:15 AM EDT --
Hello Gather Friend, Today I am going to talk about a very dark secret that I have been hiding from my family, friends, and myself. Two years . . . more
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October 21, 2007 09:18 PM EDT --
A United States Marine was attending some college courses between
assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member . . . more
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May 07, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
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July 07, 2008 03:24 PM EDT --
Thieves Target Paralyzed Colorado Veteran The Keils Suffer A Setback On 4th Of July
PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) -
What kind of person steals from a quadriplegic veteran on the fourth of July?
That's . . . more
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October 11, 2007 10:46 PM EDT --
The Ha Ha – An Audio Book Review
When I have tried recorded books in the past, I was disappointed, and thought that something was lost when not reading the written words myself. The reader, for . . . more
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July 27, 2007 07:27 PM EDT --
Thank You
Have you stopped to thank a veteran today?
For the price of freedom they had to pay?
Did you gaze into those distant eyes?
Did you see the ghosts he can't deny?
Did you think . . . more
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August 21, 2007 11:16 AM EDT --
Sometimes my friends send me the most wonderful e-mails! This is one such.
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote . . . more
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February 11, 2007 12:36 PM EST --
He was 17 when he enlisted, so eager to serve his country that he had his father sign him into the army. It was 1967, and there was no doubt that he would be shipped off to Vietnam. . . . more
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July 13, 2007 05:05 PM EDT --
The "A Hero In My Life" contest in veterans.gather.com generated close to 100 superb entries about heroes from all walks of life. After the Gather community narrowed down their favorite top ten . . . more
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May 08, 2008 04:21 PM EDT --
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - In one corner an aggressive panhandler. In the other a disabled, wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran who turned out not to be the underdog.
When the two met up five days ago in . . . more
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May 26, 2008 02:08 AM EDT --
I've lost brothers and sisters, grandpas back many generations. I've lost friends and teachers and dreamers.
Their wisdom is lost to me. As is their humor, even the silly jokes . . . more
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September 07, 2008 11:10 AM EDT --
Vietnam Vet Strangles Rabid Bobcat
Dale Rippy says he was acting on instinct when a rabid 25-pound bobcat attacked him on his porch in Wesley Chapel, a central Florida suburb. . . . more
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