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

[Eric Dickey]

Well said...

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:34 AM, <alkudsi at aol.com> wrote:

> 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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