A lot of unburned off energy on this group.

It's real easy...just like this.

Can you cite any references for your stupid claims?


LOL

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It is absolutely incredible to me that a three line, heartfelt post
expressing appreciation for military veterans can be turned into the
normal, whiny sewage this group turns out.

How?

How could some of you hijack a three sentence thread and turn it into
a pedantic, snotty diatribe on your personal off topic opinions? WTF
is the matter with you guys?

All of us owe a great debt to those who have served and are serving.
All of us. Every single one.

To turn this thread into anything but an expression of that thought is
petty and enormously selfish. Shame on some of you. So damn little
is done these days to show how much we care about our veterans,
especially those in need.

Shame on you.

As a small bit of show of my appreciation for a job well done, I will
be serving the soldiers and their families dinner on Sunday at Brook
Army Medical Center at the Intrepid facility. Their Veteran's Day
dinner is held this weekend so that their families can be off work and
school to come visit them in the hospital.

http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/About-IFHF.aspx

With the time and energy spent here with pedantic squabbling and wry
political observations, why not REALLY give **** and do something
besides talk about it? The link above has a button for anyone wanting
to donate.

Time around the brave soldiers at the center that have been brutally
maimed is profoundly humbling. To see their struggle towards recovery
will bring you to tears. Only one of my friends can take an evening
of it, and it is gut wrenching. To have them **thank me** for
volunteering makes me really, completely uncomfortable. It's just a
few days of coordination and on evening on my part. For them? These
guys are "catastrophically" wounded. Their lives are starting over.

But on the other hand, an afternoon and evening with them can be
rewarding as hell. I am pleased to be able to help where I can. I
will also be on a fact finding mission Sunday to see if how many want
a good cigar for the courtyard outside to smoke during Sunday night
football. Cigars always seem to cheer these guys up, even though 99%
of them never really smoke them.

Those guys are what the day is about. You guys can take any thread
you want to twist into a political rant or a pulpit to for your
opinions Let this thread be.

I would personally like to extend my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to
all that have served and are serving.

Robert