Men like these, doing the things I once did yet today. Men willing to sign that blank check.
November 20, 2017 at 1:00 am
Epador
Been there. Well drawn.
November 20, 2017 at 1:17 am
wermet
Thankful that Obama is gone and Hillary is not in charge.
Thankful for a patriotic president who honors God.
November 20, 2017 at 2:53 am
S'aaruuk
Abso-fu**in-lutely!!!
November 20, 2017 at 5:36 am
Bill M
I can second that!
November 20, 2017 at 2:41 pm
JackDeth 72
Hear Hear!
November 20, 2017 at 1:24 am
JackDeth 72
Nicely done, Chris:
Bringing back memories of long ago.
Rhine Main Flight Line: Zero Dark Thirty.
C-130D Model, T-56 Engine and Prop Change.
Thanksgiving, 1973.
RAF Mildenhall:
12 Hour Shifts. 5 On- 2 Off, Thanksgiving, Christmas, 1974. And New Years: 1975.
November 20, 2017 at 9:23 am
MasterDiver
When I was a young, single LT on Missile Combat crew, I usually offered to cover Holiday Alerts for the married crewmen (Yes, it was an ALL MALE force back then.)
Zar Belk!
November 20, 2017 at 11:34 am
Gee Miller
True grit…and a true heart.
November 20, 2017 at 2:26 pm
JackDeth 72
To quote a favorite line from ‘Apollo 13’:
“And you sir, are a steely eyed Missile Man.”
And were you assigned to any of the many silos around Little Rock, AFB and the Ouachita Mountains?
November 20, 2017 at 7:14 pm
MasterDiver
No, I was stationed at Minot AFB, 74-78. Some of our silos were so close to Canada you could spit over the border. However, our Squadron all decided to get mirrored sunglasses so we could all be “Steely-eyed SAC-Trained Killers”.
November 20, 2017 at 7:21 pm
JackDeth 72
“Well done, sir.”
From a Old School TAC Trained Killer.
November 20, 2017 at 1:25 am
JSStryker
I am thankful that men and women such as these stand in harm’s way so I can have a peaceful Thanksgiving.
November 20, 2017 at 1:56 am
JackDeth 72
To quote ‘Men In Black’:
“Your first, last and only defense against the scum of the universe.”
November 20, 2017 at 8:15 am
eon
“People sleep soundly in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
Thank you for your service, one and all.
sincerely,
eon
November 20, 2017 at 3:33 am
Ozymandius
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
November 20, 2017 at 1:51 am
Stephanie Osborn
Amen.
November 20, 2017 at 2:30 am
WayneM
Excellent, Chris! Well drawn!!
November 20, 2017 at 5:16 am
John T. Block
Indeed. Thank God America bas such men, and I thank all of you who’ve served…
November 20, 2017 at 6:17 am
Bill G
Thank you, Chris, for speaking for so many of us.
November 20, 2017 at 8:06 am
JTPatriot
I was in under Jimmy Carter, and I can tell you one thing for which they are thankful for, and that is that they now have a Commander-In-Chief who actually has a pair of balls. I was so happy when Reagan took over They must be happy that the Cocksucker-In-Chief is gone.
I don’t know, maybe it is time for one last Surge – kill every radical in sight, no prisoners – and then pack it up and come home.
November 20, 2017 at 9:13 am
JSStryker
Same JTP USN 1976-1982. Carter (a pox on his house).
Well, at RAF Mildenhall, you could always get a good breakfast at the Bird in Hand. I’m not normally into AF things, but that was the hardest working, under staffed, group of guys I have ever met. But, Alkhobar was far less civilized. Thanks guys. We all Appreciate you and what you are doing.
November 20, 2017 at 2:37 pm
JackDeth 72
Bird in Hand was good…. So was “The Hook & Bullet” (Fish and Gun Club).
Will also give a shout out to the Food Service Crews at Home Station or unexpected guests on TDY or TAD.
They understood what it was like to be working and away from home on the holidays. And always threw down to make the holiday meal special in variety of menu, size of portions and exceptional desserts!
November 20, 2017 at 8:34 am
Alex J
I, for one, am grateful for those who serve our country’s flag. And to those who stand behind them. The wives, husbands and families of our Solders, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guards and especially the National Guards & Reserves.
November 20, 2017 at 8:39 am
Jim Smith
Nicely done, Chris. I have a certificate of appreciation from Pres. Richard M. Nixon. Spent Thanksgiving in 1968 and 1969 in Vietnam fighting the communist scum (and that job is never, ever done; generation after generation).
November 20, 2017 at 8:43 am
Deplorable B Woodman
To all my brothers-in-arms still at the front lines, Happy Thanksgiving to a’y’all. Even if it is an MRE or a Tray Rats. There are many back here still thinking of you. A place will be set for you at my table, in your honor. Just in case you can show up.
B Woodman
SSG (Ret)
(former) 31E30, Field Radio Repair
“You Can Talk About Us, But You Can’t Talk Without Us”
“Without Us, All You Got Is A 60 Ton Rolling Paperweight”
November 20, 2017 at 10:54 am
Ex-PH2
Hwy! Woodman! You left out US GIRLS!!! You turkey-butt!
Me – I’m just grateful to have a place in a truly free nation, best place in the world to be born.
November 20, 2017 at 10:41 pm
Deplorable B Woodman
Apologies, Ex, didn’t mean to exclude the Fairer Folk. I was reminiscing, and the units I was in were Signal and Signal Maintenance, in support of DATs (Dumb Ass Tankers), CDATs (Computerized DATs), Treadheads (tankers again), Arty (artillery), and Grunts (infantry). Very few, if any, women were in those types of units at that time.
And if you’re ever over in my neck of Utah, feel free to notify me, and we’ll set that extra place for you.
(Bows and kisses hand)
I don’t know how long you’ve been a lurker at DBD, but welcome, and feel free to comment often. Drag some of the other TAH people over here, we’ll have a party riot.
November 20, 2017 at 8:45 am
GRUNT GI
Love this.
Well done.
RED–Remember Everyone Deployed.
November 20, 2017 at 8:50 am
PaulS
ROE created by warriors, not PHQN Politicians.
Oh, and NAS Widbey pilots that have a little fun while training over Okanogan.
The real weenies are the idiots that got upset over this, they’re the ones who need a psych eval. Probably can’t even eat a banana, as it’s simply too disturbing.
November 20, 2017 at 7:34 pm
JackDeth 72
Right up there with a 1970s SR-71 pilot doing photo recon over China, Sakalhin Island and the North/South Korean DMZ and Border.
China launched a SAM Which the Black Bird easily outran while venting fuel to sky write “FU” in Morse Code as a backhanded salute.
Good Times…. Good Times.
November 20, 2017 at 8:51 am
nonncom
Best Thanksgiving I ever had was on the road on a runway at Corpus Christi NAS….had to work Thanksgiving day and the inspector left to have dinner with his family….when he returned he had a box with two plates of turkey and all the trimmings….my partner and I sat on the back of the truck and had the finest Thanksgiving dinner I can ever remember….Happy Thanksgiving to all, and thanks to the men and women of the services who provide the freedom to enjoy it….
November 20, 2017 at 9:35 am
MasterDiver
Had a great one out on missile alert back in ’76. We were down in the hole, expecting the usual Foil-Pack extrusions when the site cook called down and we opened the blast door for him to bring in real roast turkey with all the trimmings. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Line Swine Missile crews at Minot AFB. Remember: Missile Men have more thrust, keep it up longer, and spend more time in the hole than anyone else in the Air Force!
Zar Belk!
November 20, 2017 at 11:02 am
John D
Back atcha! I remember those Thanksgiving turkeys well! Which squadron?
John
November 20, 2017 at 7:18 pm
MasterDiver
742nd, but I pulled a lot of alerts at India and Juliet, as well as Mike and Lima (near beautiful downtown Bowbells!)
Zar Belk!
November 20, 2017 at 8:59 am
Chuck Pelto
RE: Thanksgiving
I’m thankful that we’re fighting on THEIR land and not on ours. That their fields, herds and homes are at risk. Not ours.
And somehow, after 28 years in the infantry and never having to fire a shot in anger, I feel like I should be there instead of here. I feel like a retired Dalmatian, chained to the firehouse while the sirens light off and the truck charges out the door.
November 20, 2017 at 10:10 am
Chuck R.
SPEARHEAD Thanks from SFC(ret) 22 yrs. Desert Storm Vet. C co 122 MSB
November 20, 2017 at 10:30 am
Unca Walt
Clearly, Chris…
Your latest bell-ringing has resonated deeply into a whole bunch of us old GI’s. My family has always been volunteers, and the comments above have that golden thread of camaraderie and… that peculiar mutual warmth that is part of being a veteran.
Thanks for the old, and new, guys.
November 20, 2017 at 10:58 am
War Pig
Thank you, men and women of the US forces who so selflessly protect us.
From a former Marine (Vietnam) and a retired Army (last hurrah was Desert Storm) dogface.
November 20, 2017 at 10:58 am
Spin Drift
“From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V
November 20, 2017 at 10:46 pm
Deplorable B Woodman
Damned dust allergies, affecting my eyes. I haven’t been this mopey for a long time. For all its griefs and aggravations, DAMNED, I miss “the life”.
November 20, 2017 at 11:06 am
War Pig
And a special shout out to all the loved ones back at home, who suffer almost as much. It ain’t easy being a GI family. Children, parents, siblings deployed. Also, to the cops, firefighters and all others who must be prepared to risk life and limb to protect the American People.
Here’s the prayer we say every feast. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, all of them.
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank Thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless.
We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
We thank Thee for family and remember those who have none.
We thank Thee for safety and remember those both close to home and far afield who are protecting us from harm.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
That Thy gifts to us may be used for others.
Amen.
Wonder how many involved with the “celebrity” insanity took their turn on watch.
Was a time that many did the latter proudly and then went on to the former.
Old home boy (raised in Pahokee like me) was one of those and went to his reward yesterday. I didn’t know him as he had long since gone by my time, but I bought insurance from his cousin Frank Tillis, went to school with Frank Jr. and Tommy Tillis, and grew up around the corner from his aunt and Uncle Wiley who gave him his first guitar. A few years ago a few of my customers in Sebring discovered they were classmates, one was the former county appraiser and hosted the 50th class reunion at his ranch that Mel attended, the other a retired bank clerk from Bank of Pahokee which was the longest continuously operating bank in Palm Beach County until it gave up and closed like the rest of the formerly proud little town on Lake Okeechobee that now looks like a bombed-out Syrian village.
Don’t know what ever happened to people like Mel who were proud Americans first, and thankful for the opportunity that gave them to attain “celebrity” later, but they like all current and former service members deserve our thanks for putting everything at risk so that we can sit down with our family this Thursday, in spite of everything still the envy of freedom loving people everywhere. Prayers that our current “culture” and crop of “leaders” are not successful in destroying that.
November 20, 2017 at 11:52 am
Gee Miller
I am a never-served guy; been a few places on my own and ALWAYS had the most respect for those who put their ass on the line for others or for themselves to keep right from being wrong.
I was in Afghanistan in the ’70s, heard Nixon resign in Kabul on the BBC …I know the Taliban and how hard those Kush foothills can be.
To ALL a happy Thanksgiving; to those serving thank you for my awesome country and the history you are a major part of.
Gee M, the Not-A-Hippy.
Same to you, Chris.
November 20, 2017 at 12:33 pm
JJ
Too Tall said it best. Simple, powerful, patriotic. Bill Mauldin certainly is smiling down on you, Chris. Well done!
November 20, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Interventor
Thankful for such stepping up, as I stepped down.
November 20, 2017 at 1:08 pm
NotYetInACamp
Much.
And that there are those on the home front fighting the enemies within, and fighting those undermining us from the outside. And the many that have done / do both.
November 20, 2017 at 1:12 pm
gruundehn
I am thankful for the children (in comparison to me) who have stepped up to take my place and more. And I am thankful that they do not have to go through the abuse I got when coming home from SEA.
USAF 1967-87
Shot at March 1970
November 20, 2017 at 2:51 pm
Kafiroon
A great, heartfelt Thank You to all that have served.
Most have served under those that do not appreciate your sacrifice and I fear for those serving now without the best weapons that could be provided.
Thanks Chris and all my prayers for those still serving in any capacity.
November 20, 2017 at 3:03 pm
Kinnison
At our house on Thankgiving and Christmas we set an extra place setting, with a rose, a candle, lemon and salt on a small plate for the guys who never made it home.
November 20, 2017 at 6:00 pm
cz93x62
To expand upon Too Tall’s reference to Bill Mauldin…….he has been smiling since DBD came on stream.
November 20, 2017 at 9:38 pm
Sarthurk
My daughters husband is in Qatar. I wonder how safe that is ? He’s in a USAF location that is “pretty” safe? It bothers me to no end. Hopefully, he’ll back at “undisclosed” AFB in February.
I wish all US Military all over the world, a safe and comfortable
Thanksgiving.
November 21, 2017 at 1:59 pm
Rocky
Spent my first “over there” Thanksgiving in Thailand, ’69. Many more over the twenty years active duty, USAF. THANK YOU to all my brothers and sisters who have “taken my place on the wall”!! –Spooky 03
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Probably a Commander-in-Chief who will back them up.
Damn straight. I unfortunately have a military retirement “Certificate of Appreciation” sporting Lord Zero the Uber Stupid’s signature.
Regrettably, so do I.
And a Commission signed by Nixon!
Zar Belk!
Not sure what is on their list, but I know that they are on mine.
I second that.
Chris,
Simple, powerful, patriotic.
A classic.
Somewhere, Bill Mauldin is smiling.
Amen.
Men like these, doing the things I once did yet today. Men willing to sign that blank check.
Been there. Well drawn.
Thankful that Obama is gone and Hillary is not in charge.
Thankful for a patriotic president who honors God.
Abso-fu**in-lutely!!!
I can second that!
Hear Hear!
Nicely done, Chris:
Bringing back memories of long ago.
Rhine Main Flight Line: Zero Dark Thirty.
C-130D Model, T-56 Engine and Prop Change.
Thanksgiving, 1973.
RAF Mildenhall:
12 Hour Shifts. 5 On- 2 Off, Thanksgiving, Christmas, 1974. And New Years: 1975.
When I was a young, single LT on Missile Combat crew, I usually offered to cover Holiday Alerts for the married crewmen (Yes, it was an ALL MALE force back then.)
Zar Belk!
True grit…and a true heart.
To quote a favorite line from ‘Apollo 13’:
“And you sir, are a steely eyed Missile Man.”
And were you assigned to any of the many silos around Little Rock, AFB and the Ouachita Mountains?
No, I was stationed at Minot AFB, 74-78. Some of our silos were so close to Canada you could spit over the border. However, our Squadron all decided to get mirrored sunglasses so we could all be “Steely-eyed SAC-Trained Killers”.
“Well done, sir.”
From a Old School TAC Trained Killer.
I am thankful that men and women such as these stand in harm’s way so I can have a peaceful Thanksgiving.
To quote ‘Men In Black’:
“Your first, last and only defense against the scum of the universe.”
“People sleep soundly in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”
Thank you for your service, one and all.
sincerely,
eon
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Amen.
Excellent, Chris! Well drawn!!
Indeed. Thank God America bas such men, and I thank all of you who’ve served…
Thank you, Chris, for speaking for so many of us.
I was in under Jimmy Carter, and I can tell you one thing for which they are thankful for, and that is that they now have a Commander-In-Chief who actually has a pair of balls. I was so happy when Reagan took over They must be happy that the Cocksucker-In-Chief is gone.
I don’t know, maybe it is time for one last Surge – kill every radical in sight, no prisoners – and then pack it up and come home.
Same JTP USN 1976-1982. Carter (a pox on his house).
ZAR BELK!
Reply to Jack Deth 72.
Well, at RAF Mildenhall, you could always get a good breakfast at the Bird in Hand. I’m not normally into AF things, but that was the hardest working, under staffed, group of guys I have ever met. But, Alkhobar was far less civilized. Thanks guys. We all Appreciate you and what you are doing.
Bird in Hand was good…. So was “The Hook & Bullet” (Fish and Gun Club).
Will also give a shout out to the Food Service Crews at Home Station or unexpected guests on TDY or TAD.
They understood what it was like to be working and away from home on the holidays. And always threw down to make the holiday meal special in variety of menu, size of portions and exceptional desserts!
I, for one, am grateful for those who serve our country’s flag. And to those who stand behind them. The wives, husbands and families of our Solders, Sailors, Marines, Coast Guards and especially the National Guards & Reserves.
Nicely done, Chris. I have a certificate of appreciation from Pres. Richard M. Nixon. Spent Thanksgiving in 1968 and 1969 in Vietnam fighting the communist scum (and that job is never, ever done; generation after generation).
To all my brothers-in-arms still at the front lines, Happy Thanksgiving to a’y’all. Even if it is an MRE or a Tray Rats. There are many back here still thinking of you. A place will be set for you at my table, in your honor. Just in case you can show up.
B Woodman
SSG (Ret)
(former) 31E30, Field Radio Repair
“You Can Talk About Us, But You Can’t Talk Without Us”
“Without Us, All You Got Is A 60 Ton Rolling Paperweight”
Hwy! Woodman! You left out US GIRLS!!! You turkey-butt!
Me – I’m just grateful to have a place in a truly free nation, best place in the world to be born.
Apologies, Ex, didn’t mean to exclude the Fairer Folk. I was reminiscing, and the units I was in were Signal and Signal Maintenance, in support of DATs (Dumb Ass Tankers), CDATs (Computerized DATs), Treadheads (tankers again), Arty (artillery), and Grunts (infantry). Very few, if any, women were in those types of units at that time.
And if you’re ever over in my neck of Utah, feel free to notify me, and we’ll set that extra place for you.
(Bows and kisses hand)
I don’t know how long you’ve been a lurker at DBD, but welcome, and feel free to comment often. Drag some of the other TAH people over here, we’ll have a party riot.
Love this.
Well done.
RED–Remember Everyone Deployed.
ROE created by warriors, not PHQN Politicians.
Oh, and NAS Widbey pilots that have a little fun while training over Okanogan.
http://www.krem.com/mobile/article/news/local/okanogan-county/graphic-navy-admits-to-being-involved-in-obscene-skydrawings-spotted-in-okanogan-co/293-492496113
The real weenies are the idiots that got upset over this, they’re the ones who need a psych eval. Probably can’t even eat a banana, as it’s simply too disturbing.
Right up there with a 1970s SR-71 pilot doing photo recon over China, Sakalhin Island and the North/South Korean DMZ and Border.
China launched a SAM Which the Black Bird easily outran while venting fuel to sky write “FU” in Morse Code as a backhanded salute.
Good Times…. Good Times.
Best Thanksgiving I ever had was on the road on a runway at Corpus Christi NAS….had to work Thanksgiving day and the inspector left to have dinner with his family….when he returned he had a box with two plates of turkey and all the trimmings….my partner and I sat on the back of the truck and had the finest Thanksgiving dinner I can ever remember….Happy Thanksgiving to all, and thanks to the men and women of the services who provide the freedom to enjoy it….
Had a great one out on missile alert back in ’76. We were down in the hole, expecting the usual Foil-Pack extrusions when the site cook called down and we opened the blast door for him to bring in real roast turkey with all the trimmings. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Line Swine Missile crews at Minot AFB. Remember: Missile Men have more thrust, keep it up longer, and spend more time in the hole than anyone else in the Air Force!
Zar Belk!
Back atcha! I remember those Thanksgiving turkeys well! Which squadron?
John
742nd, but I pulled a lot of alerts at India and Juliet, as well as Mike and Lima (near beautiful downtown Bowbells!)
Zar Belk!
RE: Thanksgiving
I’m thankful that we’re fighting on THEIR land and not on ours. That their fields, herds and homes are at risk. Not ours.
And somehow, after 28 years in the infantry and never having to fire a shot in anger, I feel like I should be there instead of here. I feel like a retired Dalmatian, chained to the firehouse while the sirens light off and the truck charges out the door.
SPEARHEAD Thanks from SFC(ret) 22 yrs. Desert Storm Vet. C co 122 MSB
Clearly, Chris…
Your latest bell-ringing has resonated deeply into a whole bunch of us old GI’s. My family has always been volunteers, and the comments above have that golden thread of camaraderie and… that peculiar mutual warmth that is part of being a veteran.
Thanks for the old, and new, guys.
Thank you, men and women of the US forces who so selflessly protect us.
From a former Marine (Vietnam) and a retired Army (last hurrah was Desert Storm) dogface.
“From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V
Damned dust allergies, affecting my eyes. I haven’t been this mopey for a long time. For all its griefs and aggravations, DAMNED, I miss “the life”.
And a special shout out to all the loved ones back at home, who suffer almost as much. It ain’t easy being a GI family. Children, parents, siblings deployed. Also, to the cops, firefighters and all others who must be prepared to risk life and limb to protect the American People.
Here’s the prayer we say every feast. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, all of them.
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank Thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless.
We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
We thank Thee for family and remember those who have none.
We thank Thee for safety and remember those both close to home and far afield who are protecting us from harm.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
That Thy gifts to us may be used for others.
Amen.
Wonder how many involved with the “celebrity” insanity took their turn on watch.
Was a time that many did the latter proudly and then went on to the former.
Old home boy (raised in Pahokee like me) was one of those and went to his reward yesterday. I didn’t know him as he had long since gone by my time, but I bought insurance from his cousin Frank Tillis, went to school with Frank Jr. and Tommy Tillis, and grew up around the corner from his aunt and Uncle Wiley who gave him his first guitar. A few years ago a few of my customers in Sebring discovered they were classmates, one was the former county appraiser and hosted the 50th class reunion at his ranch that Mel attended, the other a retired bank clerk from Bank of Pahokee which was the longest continuously operating bank in Palm Beach County until it gave up and closed like the rest of the formerly proud little town on Lake Okeechobee that now looks like a bombed-out Syrian village.
Don’t know what ever happened to people like Mel who were proud Americans first, and thankful for the opportunity that gave them to attain “celebrity” later, but they like all current and former service members deserve our thanks for putting everything at risk so that we can sit down with our family this Thursday, in spite of everything still the envy of freedom loving people everywhere. Prayers that our current “culture” and crop of “leaders” are not successful in destroying that.
I am a never-served guy; been a few places on my own and ALWAYS had the most respect for those who put their ass on the line for others or for themselves to keep right from being wrong.
I was in Afghanistan in the ’70s, heard Nixon resign in Kabul on the BBC …I know the Taliban and how hard those Kush foothills can be.
To ALL a happy Thanksgiving; to those serving thank you for my awesome country and the history you are a major part of.
Gee M, the Not-A-Hippy.
Same to you, Chris.
Too Tall said it best. Simple, powerful, patriotic. Bill Mauldin certainly is smiling down on you, Chris. Well done!
Thankful for such stepping up, as I stepped down.
Much.
And that there are those on the home front fighting the enemies within, and fighting those undermining us from the outside. And the many that have done / do both.
I am thankful for the children (in comparison to me) who have stepped up to take my place and more. And I am thankful that they do not have to go through the abuse I got when coming home from SEA.
USAF 1967-87
Shot at March 1970
A great, heartfelt Thank You to all that have served.
Most have served under those that do not appreciate your sacrifice and I fear for those serving now without the best weapons that could be provided.
Thanks Chris and all my prayers for those still serving in any capacity.
At our house on Thankgiving and Christmas we set an extra place setting, with a rose, a candle, lemon and salt on a small plate for the guys who never made it home.
To expand upon Too Tall’s reference to Bill Mauldin…….he has been smiling since DBD came on stream.
My daughters husband is in Qatar. I wonder how safe that is ? He’s in a USAF location that is “pretty” safe? It bothers me to no end. Hopefully, he’ll back at “undisclosed” AFB in February.
I wish all US Military all over the world, a safe and comfortable
Thanksgiving.
Spent my first “over there” Thanksgiving in Thailand, ’69. Many more over the twenty years active duty, USAF. THANK YOU to all my brothers and sisters who have “taken my place on the wall”!! –Spooky 03