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milestogo

(22,331 posts)
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:24 AM Nov 11

It's Veterans Day. Veterans, Thank you for your service.

Last edited Tue Nov 11, 2025, 09:18 AM - Edit history (1)

Thank you for your service.

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It's Veterans Day. Veterans, Thank you for your service. (Original Post) milestogo Nov 11 OP
Highly recommended democrank Nov 11 #1
As a Veteran Coldwater Nov 11 #2
Meanwhile, the news hosts on BBC News wear the poppy Ilsa Nov 11 #4
Veterans, thank you for your service and devotion. Ilsa Nov 11 #3
Thank you Clouds Passing Nov 11 #5
Checking in on this Veterans Day. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #6
Ran a MC Birthday thread in The Lounge yesterday... Wounded Bear Nov 11 #8
Back Atcha Devil Dog. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 11 #9
Thanks for noticing... Wounded Bear Nov 11 #7
Thank you. Timeflyer Nov 11 #10
USN 1980-1985, two West Pacs Shellback Squid Nov 11 #11
Thank you and bless you all. Totally Tunsie Nov 11 #12
Coastie here A 50th anniversary of sorts today. usonian Nov 11 #13
Thank You Men and Women of the Armed Forces! electric_blue68 Nov 11 #14
For those in peril on the sea... pecosbob Nov 11 #15
USS Navy. Persian Gulf, Iranian Hostage Crisis (1980-1981) denbot Nov 11 #16
Thank you MustLoveBeagles Nov 11 #17

Coldwater

(731 posts)
2. As a Veteran
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 08:38 AM
Nov 11

Thank God Bone Spurs proposal to renaming Veterans Day “Victory Day for World War I" was met with so much opposition from Active-Duty military personnel, veterans, veteran's groups, and widows of veterans, that he closed his trap and hasn't mentioned it again.

Ilsa

(63,697 posts)
4. Meanwhile, the news hosts on BBC News wear the poppy
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 10:05 AM
Nov 11

(paper or enamel pins) on their lapels every day of November.

usonian

(22,900 posts)
13. Coastie here A 50th anniversary of sorts today.
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 12:15 PM
Nov 11

11-11-71 to 11-11-75. 50th anniversary of stowing the bell bottoms. I went to work in aerospace afterwards.





I had an easier time than others, and I salute their bravery.

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