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hootinholler

(26,449 posts)
34. Thank you for the kind words, Der Fishie
Fri May 22, 2015, 12:57 PM
May 2015

Unfortunately this year whirled peas is too much to hope for.

Can I ask a Memorial Day favor? [View all] hootinholler May 2015 OP
I feel you HassleCat May 2015 #1
The day I enlisted, my grandfather pulled me aside Recursion May 2015 #14
Very important message, needs to be heard FlatBaroque May 2015 #2
Agree, and rec pintobean May 2015 #3
Hey Brother of the Fish hootinholler May 2015 #6
Thanks for giving us a ride all the time, squids... (nt) Recursion May 2015 #11
Anytime, Jarhead n/t hootinholler May 2015 #17
Thanks for carrying our bags for us. padfun May 2015 #22
And a twidget. pintobean May 2015 #13
Oh I shouldn't have assumed you're qualified hootinholler May 2015 #16
K & R on the OP ED Mbrow May 2015 #30
Data Systems Tech aboard the USS Eisenhower Half-Century Man May 2015 #20
Thanks for the reminder - it is easy to forget. el_bryanto May 2015 #4
Recommended! Cooley Hurd May 2015 #5
Your point is excellent. TNNurse May 2015 #7
Amen! LoisB May 2015 #53
A D-Day veteran taught me the same thing. Wilms May 2015 #8
Thank you. I try not to go off on people on facebook but it bugs me Recursion May 2015 #9
Thank you for caring about them fadedrose May 2015 #10
rec & kick MerryBlooms May 2015 #12
Honor the Fallen by demanding an end to senseless wars Martin Eden May 2015 #15
Yes, people do confuse Memorial day & Veterans day quite often. 7962 May 2015 #18
Stolen valor is bullshit, but its a bullshit thing to waste time and energy on pasto76 May 2015 #57
I hear you hootinholler May 2015 #59
Karma 7962 May 2015 #62
Its not "bullshit" its fraud. And people shouldnt get away with it. 7962 May 2015 #61
Thank you. I am guilty! oldandhappy May 2015 #19
Rec and kicked littlewolf May 2015 #21
Agreed. I also use it to honor my grandfather. We was a WWII vet who died on Memorial Day PeaceNikki May 2015 #23
So right that is why we have the ceremonies at the cemeteries. We also need to remember that jwirr May 2015 #24
Wonderful and informative post. BlueJazz May 2015 #25
I don't mind the confusion. Orsino May 2015 #26
Well said, hoot. smokey nj May 2015 #27
Thanks for the kind words. n/t hootinholler May 2015 #35
For me, especially those "on eternal patrol." JayhawkSD May 2015 #28
Memorial Day: " I see DEAD people." Smarmie Doofus May 2015 #29
And our sisters sarge43 May 2015 #31
I'll go one further. RoccoR5955 May 2015 #32
Excellent point. Octafish May 2015 #33
Thank you for the kind words, Der Fishie hootinholler May 2015 #34
K & R !!! WillyT May 2015 #36
I was prepared to hate this thread...but RIGHT ON!!!!!!! MADem May 2015 #37
Books, covers, eh? LOL hootinholler May 2015 #45
I agree that it's not just VA medical--they've got other issues of an institutional MADem May 2015 #47
My Brother in Law Died for a Lie in Vietnam in 1967 McKim May 2015 #38
Awesome post BrotherIvan May 2015 #39
Thanks for the excellent post. Well said. appalachiablue May 2015 #40
thank you hootinholler Skittles May 2015 #41
This is the anniversary of the failure to surface. hootinholler May 2015 #43
Thank you Thespian2 May 2015 #42
Thank you for pointing this out ailsagirl May 2015 #44
Thank you, hootinholler. Thanks for the reminder what Memorial Day is really about! sabrina 1 May 2015 #46
.... 840high May 2015 #48
K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #49
Good point. When do we honor the innocent civilians murdered by war? nt valerief May 2015 #50
Great question! hootinholler May 2015 #54
You put that very well, thanks Duckhunter935 May 2015 #51
Don't thank me, I got more out of my service than my country ever did tularetom May 2015 #52
All that may be asked of any service member sarge43 May 2015 #66
If only people stopped for a second bvf May 2015 #55
I wouldn't take it that way Mnpaul May 2015 #56
Great thread. lovemydog May 2015 #58
You made a good point. I will honor those fallen. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #60
"that from these honored dead we take increased devotion" MannyGoldstein May 2015 #63
Why yes, hoot Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #64
Good Reminder. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #65
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