Remembrance day here - Pace and Cap

Tim Y · 11-11-2008, 01:34 PM

http://www.virtualwall.org/df/FortuneRL01a.htm

Rodger Fortune, a good friend of mine who we used to call "The Cat" (we thought he had nine lives as he used to roll his cars all the time) never saw his 25th birthday as did 6 others in my high school class. Lives lost along with 58,000 other young people.

SO many came back in "soldier mode" never having the chance to return to civilized society and many went right into drugs and alcohol dying a slow death years after. John, a fellow I went to medical school with, died years later when a small bumper cruncher opened up an old subdural hematoma he suffered when his helicopter crahsed. He, at least, made it to 35 years of age.

Wonder what these people would say today? I have a good idea.

Vinnie · 11-11-2008, 02:49 PM

Tim:

That was a beautiful post! I want to wish all of our service men and women out there in all the world an Awesome Veterans Day!! "It is all about you folks"!

Semper Fidelis

All the BEST!

Vinnie

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Houndog · 11-12-2008, 03:20 AM

Tim good post. Remembering our Veterans who sacrificed so much makes my problems small in comparison. They deserve all the respect that we can give them.

kiltman · 11-12-2008, 04:13 PM

One thing to always remember that Freedom is not Free.

froggy · 11-12-2008, 08:02 PM

The unfortunate price of freedom is blood.

11-11-2008, 01:34 PM	#1
Tim Y turf historian Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,455	Remembrance day here http://www.virtualwall.org/df/FortuneRL01a.htm Rodger Fortune, a good friend of mine who we used to call "The Cat" (we thought he had nine lives as he used to roll his cars all the time) never saw his 25th birthday as did 6 others in my high school class. Lives lost along with 58,000 other young people. SO many came back in "soldier mode" never having the chance to return to civilized society and many went right into drugs and alcohol dying a slow death years after. John, a fellow I went to medical school with, died years later when a small bumper cruncher opened up an old subdural hematoma he suffered when his helicopter crahsed. He, at least, made it to 35 years of age. Wonder what these people would say today? I have a good idea.

11-11-2008, 02:49 PM	#2
Vinnie Grade 1 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 223	Remembrance Day Tim: That was a beautiful post! I want to wish all of our service men and women out there in all the world an Awesome Veterans Day!! "It is all about you folks"! Semper Fidelis All the BEST! Vinnie https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/holid...sp?isc=gdp1116

11-12-2008, 03:20 AM	#3
Houndog Grade 1 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,258	Remembrance Day Tim good post. Remembering our Veterans who sacrificed so much makes my problems small in comparison. They deserve all the respect that we can give them.

11-12-2008, 04:13 PM	#4
kiltman Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southeast Arizona Posts: 126	Veterans One thing to always remember that Freedom is not Free.

11-12-2008, 08:02 PM	#5
froggy Grade 1 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bullhead City Az Posts: 921	The unfortunate price of freedom is blood.