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  • fixthecopier
    ALIEN OVERLORD

    2,500+ Posts
    • Apr 2008
    • 4714

    #1

    Please take a minute.

    Monday is Memorial Day in America...

    When working on base, every unit has pictures or markers of some kind to represent those who have fallen in combat. In a lot of places I see faces of young men, or boys that I remember talking to and showing something about a copier in the past, and now they are gone. Monday is Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember those people. At my first call yesterday, in Special Operations HQ, I walk past the memorial of names in a wall, sometimes seeing families there shedding tears over a father or brother or husband or son who will never come home. At the security desk where I wait for my escort, there is a large flat scene tv constantly showing the profiles of fallen soldiers. I see it every day and can never forget, so please take a minute to remember those who were willing to die for you. Soldiers don't make the politics, they just follow orders.
    The UK, Australia, Canada and Germany are heavily intertwined with American Ops, as are many other countries, and are considered brothers.So please remember brave people everywhere.
    Last edited by fixthecopier; 05-24-2013, 12:43 PM.
    The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking
  • fixthecopier
    ALIEN OVERLORD

    2,500+ Posts
    • Apr 2008
    • 4714

    #2
    Re: Please take a minute.

    Originally posted by HDSB
    Not just England, remember the whole UK is involved.
    Point taken, I see troops from many countries. Sometimes I count. The most I have seen in 1 day were people from 18 different countries. People willing to defend their countrymen and give their lives are to be respected, providing they are soldiers who have honer and morals.

    I have corrected my first post.
    The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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    • copiman
      Technician

      500+ Posts
      • Sep 2011
      • 861

      #3
      Re: Please take a minute.

      I live next to the largest military infantry base in the world, or at least thats what I'm told. We are thankful everyday.

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      • DWise
        Senior Tech

        500+ Posts
        • Apr 2010
        • 895

        #4
        Re: Please take a minute.

        Originally posted by fixthecopier
        Monday is Memorial Day in America...

        When working on base, every unit has pictures or markers of some kind to represent those who have fallen in combat. In a lot of places I see faces of young men, or boys that I remember talking to and showing something about a copier in the past, and now they are gone. Monday is Memorial Day, a day set aside to remember those people. At my first call yesterday, in Special Operations HQ, I walk past the memorial of names in a wall, sometimes seeing families there shedding tears over a father or brother or husband or son who will never come home. At the security desk where I wait for my escort, there is a large flat scene tv constantly showing the profiles of fallen soldiers. I see it every day and can never forget, so please take a minute to remember those who were willing to die for you. Soldiers don't make the politics, they just follow orders.
        The UK, Australia, Canada and Germany are heavily intertwined with American Ops, as are many other countries, and are considered brothers.So please remember brave people everywhere.

        Well said. I'm grateful for the ones who have pledged to serve our country and many have paid the ultimate sacrifice. No words can express what that means to me. Thank you and God bless to those who are serving now and have served in the past.
        Do for one what you wished you could do for everyone. - Andy Stanley

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        • HP:guy
          Trusted Tech

          250+ Posts
          • Feb 2013
          • 279

          #5
          Re: Please take a minute.

          I have many family members that served, and I continue to see them serve out of uniform.
          Speaks to the Quality of the individual

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