Veterans’ Day 2004
Nov. 6th, 2004 10:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
puppetmakerI have a number of uncles who fought in various wars. A couple in World War II and a few in the Korean Conflict. They have told me a little of what happened to them during that time. They all expressed a gladness that they came home in one piece considering how some of their comrades returned.
My father was too young for both WWII and the Korean Conflict having been born during the depression. By the time the Vietnam War draft started, my father was working on his graduate degree in physics so he had a college deferment, as I understand it. He was also over the draft age by that point I believe but I am a bit fuzzy on the whole thing.
I barely remember the Vietnam War on the news when I was small. I do remember the pull out for some strange reason. I also remember in the late 70s and early 80s when the Vietnam War was reexamined and the soldiers were given a better welcome home than they received when they first came home.
The Gulf War was more of a blink for me. I can remember friends and loved ones of friends having to go. Just as suddenly they were back but not all of them. For the current situation I have a number of friends who have children in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike the Vietnam War were letters could take a while to travel back, the news from the front is more instant with blogs and e-mails from the front.
I support our troops. I support the men and women who are fighting the war. I don’t support the reasons for the war but I can be very supportive of the people who have been told to do a job by their government.
Today is Veterans Day. Today we remember all those who did come back from defending their country or from situations where their government asked them to serve. If you know a vet, say thank you. And to any vets reading this, I say “Thank you. Thank you for your service for this country.”
I am grateful to all the men and women who have fought in War and served in Peace.
My father was too young for both WWII and the Korean Conflict having been born during the depression. By the time the Vietnam War draft started, my father was working on his graduate degree in physics so he had a college deferment, as I understand it. He was also over the draft age by that point I believe but I am a bit fuzzy on the whole thing.
I barely remember the Vietnam War on the news when I was small. I do remember the pull out for some strange reason. I also remember in the late 70s and early 80s when the Vietnam War was reexamined and the soldiers were given a better welcome home than they received when they first came home.
The Gulf War was more of a blink for me. I can remember friends and loved ones of friends having to go. Just as suddenly they were back but not all of them. For the current situation I have a number of friends who have children in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unlike the Vietnam War were letters could take a while to travel back, the news from the front is more instant with blogs and e-mails from the front.
I support our troops. I support the men and women who are fighting the war. I don’t support the reasons for the war but I can be very supportive of the people who have been told to do a job by their government.
Today is Veterans Day. Today we remember all those who did come back from defending their country or from situations where their government asked them to serve. If you know a vet, say thank you. And to any vets reading this, I say “Thank you. Thank you for your service for this country.”
I am grateful to all the men and women who have fought in War and served in Peace.
