To All Our Vets...

[MDO]

I tank advantage of the Veteran's discount all the time. Lowe's saved me on a new gas range.

My chosen HD dealer gives Vets 10% off parts & labor. The Service Manager is a Veteran and is a good guy. I have 5 dealers in a 35 mile area & interviewed them when choosing a dealer for any warranty work, as I bought my trike in California & rode back to St. Louis.

I enjoy service like that.

 

[Retired Army]

Firearms have been sold in select post and base exchanges for at least 30 years. Currently firearms and ammunition are sold at 20 AAFES locations. Tax free.

 

[MDO]

Cabela's also gives Vets discount & they finally started doing it for online orders if you sign up.

 

[1dn5up]

And be PROUD of both

 

[ISP-FL]

It seems there has been some talk and a little publicity about vets being able to obtain an I.D. card plus qualifying for PX privileges. Does anyone have an update of either one of these issues?

A local airline (Allegiant) has announced that Veterans and their spouses can check a couple bags for free when flying with them. I'm sure they have some sort of procedure to show you quality but it probably involves a copy of your DD214 at least.

Sure would be great to have that I.D.

 

[peteg59]

Just renewed my drivers license last month, & there's a new icon on it that shows me as a military veteran. I've had Veteran plates on my DD for many years, and had to produce my DD214 to get the plates initially, so I was already "in the system" so to speak.

I suspect as "Real ID" makes its way across the country, most if not all states will include this identifier on their new issued drivers licenses as well?

 

[Peter A.]

Vet ID.

Just renewed my drivers license last month, & there's a new icon on it that shows me as a military veteran. I've had Veteran plates on my DD for many years, and had to produce my DD214 to get the plates initially, so I was already "in the system" so

I suspect as "Real ID" makes its way across the country,

Ccamost if not all states will include this identifier on their new issued drivers licenses as well?

California has had it avail on your license for awhile-I did not want to pay the fee for a renewal so I'm waiting until mine expires and then have it put on.

 

[bikerbillone]

The 'new' veterans ID card, or number amounted a special pass code for special online privileges at the on line 'PX' did not work out very well, not sure it's still up and running. I signed up early, it all amounted to nothing, I think you could order some clothes on line or something like that, it was very limited. I disregarded the thing, seemed to me to be a lot of trouble for nothing.

 

[Motorcycle Mike]

Georgia does not charge vet's for a DL and used to put VET in the box for fee. About 10 years ago they started putting 0 in the fee box and started printing veteran across the bottom.

I've received many 10% discounts just by showing my licence.

I've heard of but never looked into the PX privileges.

 

[Keith G]

I was fascinated by airplanes since childhood so when I got my draft papers in 1965 I enlisted in the USAF and got my choice to work on airborne Radar and Navigation systems. After tech school I was assigned KC-135 refueling tankers in Ohio. I volunteered for Vietnam with my buddy but was sent to Utapao Thailand where I worked on KC-135s and B-52Ds, I had a younger brother in Vietnam at the same time. I again volunteered and was sent to Okinawa for psych and survival training and put on flying status. I was ordered to fly often to Vietnam on Tankers to support all the Fighter jets assisting the "boots on the ground troops". I share most of the same medals, VCM VSM Vietnam medal of Gallantry w/Palm leaf, and ribbons for serving in a combat theater. I used to be a member of the AL but quit, it was just another name for a bar. Once I was told that I was not a Real Vietnam vet because I didn't put my boots on the ground in-country, my reply was I, while in Thailand, volunteered to fly every day needed in support of ground troops and my brother there, I went gladly and proudly, then added that also some of our bomber pilots, Thailand fighter pilots and Navy pilots (McCain) never had "boots-on-the-ground" until shot down and were killed or captured. Most guys I worked with just wanted to do their time stay safe and go home, they did not to go flying around in a war zone in a giant flying gas can, so yes I consider myself a Vietnam Veteran and will proudly display my VN decals!

 

[paws]

I was fascinated by airplanes since childhood so when I got my draft papers in 1965 I enlisted in the USAF and got my choice to work on airborne Radar and Navigation systems. After tech school I was assigned KC-135 refueling tankers in Ohio. I volunteered for Vietnam with my buddy but was sent to Utapao Thailand where I worked on KC-135s and B-52Ds, I had a younger brother in Vietnam at the same time. I again volunteered and was sent to Okinawa for psych and survival training and put on flying status. I was ordered to fly often to Vietnam on Tankers to support all the Fighter jets assisting the "boots on the ground troops". I share most of the same medals, VCM VSM Vietnam medal of Gallantry w/Palm leaf, and ribbons for serving in a combat theater. I used to be a member of the AL but quit, it was just another name for a bar. Once I was told that I was not a Real Vietnam vet because I didn't put my boots on the ground in-country, my reply was I, while in Thailand, volunteered to fly every day needed in support of ground troops and my brother there, I went gladly and proudly, then added that also some of our bomber pilots, Thailand fighter pilots and Navy pilots (McCain) never had "boots-on-the-ground" until shot down and were killed or captured. Most guys I worked with just wanted to do their time stay safe and go home, they did not to go flying around in a war zone in a giant flying gas can, so yes I consider myself a Vietnam Veteran and will proudly display my VN decals!

You are indeed a Vietnam Veteran and thank you sir for your service!

 

[rhino 2]

I was fascinated by airplanes since childhood so when I got my draft papers in 1965 I enlisted in the USAF and got my choice to work on airborne Radar and Navigation systems. After tech school I was assigned KC-135 refueling tankers in Ohio. I volunteered for Vietnam with my buddy but was sent to Utapao Thailand where I worked on KC-135s and B-52Ds, I had a younger brother in Vietnam at the same time. I again volunteered and was sent to Okinawa for psych and survival training and put on flying status. I was ordered to fly often to Vietnam on Tankers to support all the Fighter jets assisting the "boots on the ground troops". I share most of the same medals, VCM VSM Vietnam medal of Gallantry w/Palm leaf, and ribbons for serving in a combat theater. I used to be a member of the AL but quit, it was just another name for a bar. Once I was told that I was not a Real Vietnam vet because I didn't put my boots on the ground in-country, my reply was I, while in Thailand, volunteered to fly every day needed in support of ground troops and my brother there, I went gladly and proudly, then added that also some of our bomber pilots, Thailand fighter pilots and Navy pilots (McCain) never had "boots-on-the-ground" until shot down and were killed or captured. Most guys I worked with just wanted to do their time stay safe and go home, they did not to go flying around in a war zone in a giant flying gas can, so yes I consider myself a Vietnam Veteran and will proudly display my VN decals!

Boots on the ground to me anyway, Also means over the ground, In a county near the ground, On a Ship near the ground...You are a Nam Vet....I was there and very grateful to those guys over my head, And off shore, Was an RTO, And it was nice to have that support ....Just a prick 25 call away...

[Nam 66]

 

[eighty80]

+1 on the support Rhino2.

Now that it has been brought up, I remember the first time I witnessed F4's. We (buds) heard on the air that a air strike was coming in. We knew where it was going to strike but didn't know which way they were coming in from. Well they (2) came in from behind us very low. Scared the chit out of us. Very silent in front of a jet but not behind.

Watched another air strike with 2 phantoms an a spotter bronco. Very precise.

Also watched F4's take off side by side at Da Nang air base.

Also saw Puff the magic dragon fire air strike at night. Awesome!! Sure glad we owned the air!!

Humped the prick 25 when on patrol.

Thank's for the memory's and welcome home Rhino2.

 

[rhino 2]

+1 on the support Rhino2.

Now that it has been brought up, I remember the first time I witnessed F4's. We (buds) heard on the air that a air strike was coming in. We knew where it was going to strike but didn't know which way they were coming in from. Well they (2) came in from behind us very low. Scared the chit out of us. Very silent in front of a jet but not behind.

Watched another air strike with 2 phantoms an a spotter bronco. Very precise.

Also watched F4's take off side by side at Da Nang air base.

Also saw Puff the magic dragon fire air strike at night. Awesome!! Sure glad we owned the air!!

Humped the prick 25 when on patrol.

Thank's for the memory's and welcome home Rhino2.

Thanks back to you...:wave4:Twice we had B 52's drop their load at night in front and made deep water holes...We dug in and didn't hear a thing till the whole world started shaking..

And the napalm runs you didn't hear the jets [I think they were F105's ?] till they did the loop and were going back...

 

[desertclassic]

I was fascinated by airplanes since childhood so when I got my draft papers in 1965 I enlisted in the USAF and got my choice to work on airborne Radar and Navigation systems. After tech school I was assigned KC-135 refueling tankers in Ohio. I volunteered for Vietnam with my buddy but was sent to Utapao Thailand where I worked on KC-135s and B-52Ds, I had a younger brother in Vietnam at the same time. I again volunteered and was sent to Okinawa for psych and survival training and put on flying status. I was ordered to fly often to Vietnam on Tankers to support all the Fighter jets assisting the "boots on the ground troops". I share most of the same medals, VCM VSM Vietnam medal of Gallantry w/Palm leaf, and ribbons for serving in a combat theater. I used to be a member of the AL but quit, it was just another name for a bar. Once I was told that I was not a Real Vietnam vet because I didn't put my boots on the ground in-country, my reply was I, while in Thailand, volunteered to fly every day needed in support of ground troops and my brother there, I went gladly and proudly, then added that also some of our bomber pilots, Thailand fighter pilots and Navy pilots (McCain) never had "boots-on-the-ground" until shot down and were killed or captured. Most guys I worked with just wanted to do their time stay safe and go home, they did not to go flying around in a war zone in a giant flying gas can, so yes I consider myself a Vietnam Veteran and will proudly display my VN decals!

Display proudly. A lot of Vietnam veterans are fast to pass judgement we all had a job and it took all of us to do the mission. I say WELCOME HOME BROTHER. SALUTE

 

[Keith G]

In July 1969 I was entering a building on base when a fully loaded and fueled B-52, 124 500lb bombs exploded off the end of the runway on takeoff. Windows blew out, concrete block walls cracked and doors split and I have severe hearing loss especially in my right ear, it was like a major earth quake with lots of carnage and damage all around. I can't describe the loudness! I still have bomb shrapnel from the cleanup. You can read about it here http://users.acninc.net/padipaul/pnl016_10_06/ROF.htm

 

[Keith G]

Display proudly. A lot of Vietnam veterans are fast to pass judgement we all had a job and it took all of us to do the mission. I say WELCOME HOME BROTHER. SALUTE

Thank you Sir

 

[Keith G]

Display proudly. A lot of Vietnam veterans are fast to pass judgement we all had a job and it took all of us to do the mission. I say WELCOME HOME BROTHER. SALUTE

Thank you Sir Return salute!​

 

[Keith G]

You are indeed a Vietnam Veteran and thank you sir for your service!

Thank you Sir​

 

[Keith G]

Thank you Sir​

Display proudly. A lot of Vietnam veterans are fast to pass judgement we all had a job and it took all of us to do the mission. I say WELCOME HOME BROTHER. SALUTE

Thank you Sir​

Return salute

 

[Sully]

Take A Knee



Written by Ted Nugent

Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won't be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so just wait your turn. Take your cleats and socks off to get a real experience.

Then take a knee.

Then, take a knee on the beach in Normandy where man after American man stormed the beach, even as the one in front of him was shot to pieces .... the very sea stained with American blood. The only blockers most had were the dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire.

Take a knee in the sweat soaked jungles of Vietnam . From Khe Sanh to Saigon ... anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles. There was no playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they represented. When they came home, they were protested as well, and spit on for reasons only cowards know.

Take another knee in the blood drenched sands of Fallujah in 110 degree heat .. Wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress. Your number won't be printed on it unless your number is up! You'll need to stay hydrated but there won't be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You're on your own.

There are a lot of places to take a knee where Americans have given their lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought as a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who bled for the very freedoms you have That's what the red stripes mean. It represents the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your liberty.

While you're on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of ground taken .. but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering forests and bitter cold mountains .. every inch marked by an American life lost serving that flag you protest.

No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans ... just American men and women ... delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us ... blazing a path so you would have the right to "take a knee." You haven't any inkling of what it took to get you where you are ... but your "protest" is duly noted. Not only is it disgraceful to a nation of real heroes, it serves the purpose of pointing to your ingratitude for those who chose to defend you under that banner that will still wave long after your jersey is retired.

If you really feel the need to take a knee, come with me to church on Sunday and we'll both kneel before Almighty God. We'll thank Him for preserving this country for as long as He has. We'll beg forgiveness for our ingratitude for all He has provided us. We'll appeal to Him for understanding and wisdom. We'll pray for liberty and justice for all...because He is the one who provides those things. But there will be no protest. There will only be gratitude for His provision and a plea for His continued grace and mercy on the land of the free and the home of the brave. It goes like this .. GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!

 

[peteg59]

There should be no national flag on display, or national anthem played at any NFL game going forward.

But that won't happen, unfortunately...

 

[Retired Army]

Many protest, but few leave.

 

[2006gold]

I will gladly take a knee if, and only if, it honors those that have served before, along with, and after me. Otherwise, I will stand tall and salute.

 

[Sully]

 

[MikeyTX]

:yahoo:..........................:clap:

 

[tfdeputydawg]

Turner and Fonda divorced in 2001:Shrug:

Probably not a true story but, sure wish it was

 

[1dn5up]

Don’t know how she could even live with herself. Does the term “ We Will Never Forget” ring a bell b**ch ?

 

[rhino 2]

Turner and Fonda divorced in 2001:Shrug:

Probably not a true story but, sure wish it was

I agree, I don't believe that story one bit...It seems like ''EVERY'' Group comes up with stories ...To suit its means....IE, Preaching to it's Choir.....