tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post1345140254511601876..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The WallOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55941747012731726532013-08-20T04:20:24.529-07:002013-08-20T04:20:24.529-07:00I'm guessing that your son is an NCO. A damn f...I'm guessing that your son is an NCO. A damn fine one from the sounds of it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11515009615682971622013-08-20T04:18:53.918-07:002013-08-20T04:18:53.918-07:00Special indeed.Special indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42582185783668757392013-08-19T15:23:57.644-07:002013-08-19T15:23:57.644-07:00The Wall is something special to our generation. T...The Wall is something special to our generation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on it.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17321508252321952152013-08-19T11:47:17.635-07:002013-08-19T11:47:17.635-07:00You are right, of course, about a lot of civilians...You are right, of course, about a lot of civilians. The kid has a highly developed supercilious b.s. detector.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87985353153146532032013-08-18T16:41:10.583-07:002013-08-18T16:41:10.583-07:00I like your theory regarding the miserable people....I like your theory regarding the miserable people.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83735758013479549282013-08-18T16:40:11.277-07:002013-08-18T16:40:11.277-07:00The World War II memorial is impressive, almost ov...The World War II memorial is impressive, almost overwhelming.<br /><br />I hear ya on DC, the place <b>does</b> attract a-holes. I suppose it's the nature of the place.<br /><br />But the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, The Wall, The Korean War Memorial and now the WWII Memorial, the place is steeped in history. When I'm there, I can almost ignore the present, while listening to the echoes of the past.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7284277230932040102013-08-18T16:37:16.600-07:002013-08-18T16:37:16.600-07:00It's a peaceful place isn't it? The beer a...It's a peaceful place isn't it? The beer and the bar food, a worthy tribute in my book.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56505017100698714532013-08-18T16:36:12.252-07:002013-08-18T16:36:12.252-07:00I know what you mean. I truly do.
Had a chance to...I know what you mean. I truly do.<br /><br />Had a chance to talk with a Korean War vet. I told him that without the sacrifices he and his buddies made, my kids would not exist. He looked at me kind of odd, then I told him that my wife is Korean. Her family truly appreciated the sacrifices that generation made, the US literally saved them.<br /><br />I understand your son's bitterness too. Saying "thank you" isn't much. But consider this, maybe those civilians donate to care packages for the guys overseas. Everybody has a job, not everyone is cut out for the military life. But yeah, I understand exactly where he's coming from.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2330301415929673082013-08-18T16:31:53.453-07:002013-08-18T16:31:53.453-07:00In our Fourth of July parade, the Vietnam vets alw...In our Fourth of July parade, the Vietnam vets always get a standing ovation. They earned it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52720466108559101202013-08-18T16:30:59.835-07:002013-08-18T16:30:59.835-07:00Let's hope that doesn't happen. There'...Let's hope that doesn't happen. There's a lot of good kids coming up.<br /><br />I pray future generations are worthy of those who went before.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90548116858134644532013-08-18T16:07:18.740-07:002013-08-18T16:07:18.740-07:00While serving at the Five Sided Puzzle Palace (I r...While serving at the Five Sided Puzzle Palace (I refer to it as the Northern Virginia Penitentiary for Wayward Fighter Pilots), I used to run the loop from the building to the Lincoln Memorial down to the Jefferson and back across the river. I always walked the part by the Korean Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial. Didn't seem right to hurry by. Like you, I was just barely too young to serve there. Being an AF Brat, I was surprised and saddened by the number of names I recognized and remembered as guys that had served with my Dad or been trained by him.<br />Couldn't agree with Buck more. <i>"miserable weather and the slightly less miserable people "</i>. Some people were miserable because they were there and even more were there because they were miserable to begin with.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85659814188206635202013-08-18T14:13:57.712-07:002013-08-18T14:13:57.712-07:00I don't particularly love or even LIKE DeeSee ...I don't particularly love or even LIKE DeeSee coz I lived there for two and a half years... and I remember the miserable weather and the slightly less miserable people all TOO clearly. That said, DeeSee is a lot like that ol' saw about NYC: "Nice place to visit, wouldn't wanna live there." My sentiments, exactly.<br /><br />I'll be going into DeeSee later on this month and I'll visit The Wall again, in addition to the newly-added WWII memorial (newly added since I was last there). Duty and obligation.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70513777824630103422013-08-18T13:47:39.567-07:002013-08-18T13:47:39.567-07:00What is, is. Unless you are bent on revising histo...What is, is. Unless you are bent on revising history.<br />Me ... I went there when I was sent to Walter Reed for evaluation after my heart attack.<br />I'd snuck out of the hospital this one fine Sunday and took a taxi to the mall.<br />After walking through the memorial and finding the name of my friend, I did as you did ...<br />went and sat in the trees and fed the squirrels and thought some.<br />Then I went and had a beer ... and some decent bar food before returning to the hospital.snuffynyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843569994073955970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65790755312770428822013-08-18T13:29:38.161-07:002013-08-18T13:29:38.161-07:00To this day, I am filled with anger toward the buf...To this day, I am filled with anger toward the buffoons who sent our people off to war and didn't have the courage to support them. Just an escalation of what started in Korea. <br /><br />The Korean vets really got shafted.<br /><br />My active duty son always responds to any, "Thank you for your service", with a verbal, "Thank you", and a mental, "Fuck you", unless the speaker is prior military.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52378038371724895402013-08-18T12:40:07.165-07:002013-08-18T12:40:07.165-07:00Each year the local Viet Nam vets have a gathering...Each year the local Viet Nam vets have a gathering on a horse and cattle (and one buffalo) ranch next to the casino I work at. I make sure that I go up to them when they're inside tha casino and thank them for their service.SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54485786350352023032013-08-18T12:17:15.910-07:002013-08-18T12:17:15.910-07:00I was just a child during that conflict, rememberi...I was just a child during that conflict, remembering only bits as a cousin went off to serve. Yet, standing there in front of those names, etched in stone, I'm reminded of sacrifices every generation has made. When such time as there is a generation unwilling to make them, we are surely doomed.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.com