[Steppes] OT -- Thank A Veteran Not Just Today But Everyday

[alkudsi at aol.com]

Thank you Dietrich.

I'll join in this Veteran's Parade...here's to my father, who landed second wave, Omaha Beach on D-Day to direct traffic and to deal with booby traps, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, helped liberate Bergen-Belgan, and who served through the Potsdam Conference and the trials at Nurenburg. He turned around just a few years later to serve two tours in Korea. Thanks Dad, for 21 years of service, and rest in peace knowing that the Berlin Wall we watched being built has come down. Also, to dozens of my high school and college classmates who fought in Viet Nam -- I was there with you, supporting your efforts from within the U.S Air Force here stateside. Too many of you didn't come home, or came home so changed either physically or mentally that we hardly recognized you. Here's also to my friend Matt, still serving stateside after deployments to the Golan Heights, Bosnia, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and with two other U.N. peacekeeping tours.

Here's also to the countless civilians in multitudes of countries suffering strife in today's dangerous world, be it here at home or across the globe. Too many times war has come to your doorsteps and you have had to fight merely to survive. Not just the wars of guns and bombs, but the war of ignorance, poverty, and terrorism in all its forms. "They also fight who merely stand and wait."

Saqra


-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Dickey <dietrich.von.greyssen at gmail.com>
To: Steppes List <Steppes at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 7:50 am
Subject: [Steppes] OT -- Thank A Veteran Not Just Today But Everyday



I know this is off topic, but Today is Veteran's Day.

Because you have the freedom to read this, Thank a Veteran.
Because you have the freedom to respond to this without fear, thank a
Veteran.
Because of the sacrifice countless men and women have made, shedding blood,
sweat and tears so that YOU can live the life you lead today, thank a
Veteran.

I will start off.

To my wife's grandfather, a Master Sergeant in both the Marine Corps and
Army (yes you read that right), who fought in some of the worst fighting in
WWII in the Pacific Theater, Thank you.  We all love you and appreciate you
for what you did.
To Chris Fisher, aka Lord Falen Caimbeul, thank you my friend, for all that
you did when you served.

I know there are many others out there in the SCA who are Veterans.  Thank
them today...and thank them everyday.

Dietrich von Greyssen
mka Eric Dickey

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