This is Veteran's Day weekend in the US. We salute and honor those who are currently serving in our Armed Forces and those who have gone before them. It's a time to remember the sacrifice of veterans and their families. We fly the flag on our porch this weekend.
My husband and I are both United States Marine Corps veterans. He served 23 years, the first 10 as an enlisted man and the last 13 as an officer. I served 4 years as an officer. We met during officer training a long time ago. There are very few photos of us in uniform:
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The day I was commissioned a 2nd Lt in the USMC
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A few months later at our wedding, he is in his Dress Blues
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We loved our time in the Marines. It wasn't always easy, but we felt a part of something much greater than ourselves and are honored to have served our country in this way. We both feel a little odd, these many years later, when someone says "Thank you for your service". We didn't do it for the "thanks", it was our honor and our calling to serve. We would both do it again in a heartbeat, if we could be 21 years old again.
Semper Fi to all Marines everywhere and a salute to other Veterans today, and always.
Barbara
Beautiful post. My husband served 24 years in the USAF and my father served 22. I'm a military dependent through & through! All done as a privilege to serve our glorious country!!!
ReplyDeleteMay God continue to bless you both.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and lovely sentiment, thank you for serving (and sharing)!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to both of you on Veterans Day. Like you, we enjoyed our time in the Navy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your service to our Country !! You always impress me ... I did not know this.
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you and your husband for your service. I was not aware that you both served. Bless you both.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't do it for the thanks, but we are grateful, nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteYou're one of my favorite Marines; thank you for your service!! Semper Fortis! :)
ReplyDeleteRight back at you, Denise!
DeleteThank you for your service. Veteran’s Day is special because my son was in the Navy (nuclear propulsion on the Ronald Reagan) for 6 years, but even more special this year because my Mom’s brother is coming home.
DeleteHe was in South Korea in 1950, before there was a war. When the North attacked them, the war started. He’s been in Punchbowl Cemetery all these years, unidentified, until a couple of months ago.
A computer program was developed, specifically for 17 of the remains at that field, that full skeletons were recovered, and chest x rays existed that showed their clavicles. Clavicles are like fingerprints, everyone’s is unique. In the 50’s, chest x rays were taken when men enlisted because TB was common then.
The program could compare the bones to the x rays, and a positive identification was made! He is flying home in a few weeks and buried with military honors.
There are 3 siblings still living, and now this small hole in their hearts can find peace.
I am very proud to live in a country that tries to bring all their soldiers home.