Thanks to all of our veterans

[Gidget]

One more thing. This is a photo of HIS flag presented to me at his service. It is flying outside at the American Legion Hall in Destin! So any of you who might pass that way - say a little hello to my dad. He ALWAYS wanted to live here and I thought this was a great way for him to fly free on The Emerald Coast.

G

 

[Minnie]

To all the veterans, Thank You, your service is sincerely appreciated.

For those that would like to do more than just say Thanks, one the organizations we actively support is

www.SupportVeterans.org.

Contributing can actually save you money and help a worthy cause. In giving they are always sending us a gift, calendars, ink pens, greeting cards, organizers.

Things that I would normally go out and buy I now get by making a contribution.

And hopefully when I send a card with thier logo on the back it will encourage someone else to contribute.

Even if you do not wish to contribute but would like to mail a Christmas card to a veteran you can send them to:

801 Eighteenth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006

 

[Santiago]

One more thing. This is a photo of HIS flag presented to me at his service. It is flying outside at the American Legion Hall in Destin! So any of you who might pass that way - say a little hello to my dad. He ALWAYS wanted to live here and I thought this was a great way for him to fly free on The Emerald Coast.

G

Here's to your dad Gidget. You should be very proud of him.

 

[scooterbug44]

Thank you!

Many veterans are loath to talk about their service - ask them about it and specifically ask them what their best memory was. We tend to forget that there are some wonderful and amazing memories tied up in all of the stress, craziness, and horror of war.

My grandfathers didn't talk about their service to their kids, but their nosy granddaughter could get a little random info out of them! They were incredibly proud of their service and spend a great deal of time and money supporting their fellow servicemen, but didn't speak about it, so I spent years piecing things together.

Mama Scooterbug's dad was the only one of the boys from his area who survived their European tank service in WWII, and Grandpa Scooterbug got a last minute rescue mission so he wasn't at anchor in Pearl Harbor as scheduled. Decades later he was still haunted by that twist of fate.

 

[Gidget]

Many veterans are loath to talk about their service - ask them about it and specifically ask them what their best memory was. We tend to forget that there are some wonderful and amazing memories tied up in all of the stress, craziness, and horror of war.

My grandfathers didn't talk about their service to their kids, but their nosy granddaughter could get a little random info out of them! They were incredibly proud of their service and spend a great deal of time and money supporting their fellow servicemen, but didn't speak about it, so I spent years piecing things together.

Mama Scooterbug's dad was the only one of the boys from his area who survived their European tank service in WWII, and Grandpa Scooterbug got a last minute rescue mission so he wasn't at anchor in Pearl Harbor as scheduled. Decades later he was still haunted by that twist of fate.

Wow Scooterbug - what a story! I imagine he was haunted by that "twist of fate".

You are right - ask specifics. My dad didn't talk much either - I had to pry stories out of him when he was on the balcony looking at the beach with a Jack Daniels in one hand and a cigar in the other. I only wish I could ask more. I do know he hated beet greens as that is all he ate out of cans when in the Philippines. Sometimes, those little memories and stories are the most interesting. To this day I think of him when I see beets

Thanks for sharing.

G