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Happy Veterans Day!

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On behalf of the staff here at DP, I'd like to thank everyone who has ever worn the uniform and served their country. It's a tremendous sacrifice that one makes when they decide to serve in the military and I'm truly grateful for those who make that choice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
 
We should thank all those who served and remember those who passed each and every day.
 
Than you for your post. When I was young, we still referred to 11NOV as Armistice Day. I was fortunate a few years ago to be able to travel to Europe. One of the stops was the US Military Cemetary @ Romagne, France. Frank Luke, a US Air Corp ace is buried there. Luke was a boyhood hero of mine. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker was more famous as he survived the war and went on to a distinguished career. As we toured the cemetary I noted that some of the dates of death were 11NOV18 and a few even more than a few days later. News of the end of hostilities, on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month did not travel as fast as it does today. Always think of the unfortunate soldier that loses his life after the war is over......................


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Hear, hear!
 
On behalf of the staff here at DP, I'd like to thank everyone who has ever worn the uniform and served their country. It's a tremendous sacrifice that one makes when they decide to serve in the military and I'm truly grateful for those who make that choice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for your service as well Red. It's unfortunate it was the Navy, but hey, squidly's are just as important as us candy asses! ;)
 
On behalf of the staff here at DP, I'd like to thank everyone who has ever worn the uniform and served their country. It's a tremendous sacrifice that one makes when they decide to serve in the military and I'm truly grateful for those who make that choice. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Thank you for not limiting this to the US. In the Royal Navy we fought the cold war alongside our US allies and were proud to do so. Going back in time every one of the Americans I first saw in England was wearing uniform, how happy we were to see them. Seventy years has not dimmed my gratitude and my respect.

No Veterans Day here in Sweden. Wouldn't be much point as the last time Sweden engaged in war, hot or cold, was about 210 years ago.
 
Thank you for not limiting this to the US. In the Royal Navy we fought the cold war alongside our US allies and were proud to do so. Going back in time every one of the Americans I first saw in England was wearing uniform, how happy we were to see them. Seventy years has not dimmed my gratitude and my respect.

No Veterans Day here in Sweden. Wouldn't be much point as the last time Sweden engaged in war, hot or cold, was about 210 years ago.

8,000 Swedes volunteered for the Finland army. They deserve recognition.
 
8,000 Swedes volunteered for the Finland army. They deserve recognition.

Good point. 8,260 Swedish civilian volunteers actually went to Finland. Of whom 33 were kia, 50 wounded. In addition there were 130 cases of frostbite. These figures suggest they saw relatively little action.

Do the 315 Swedes who volunteered for the German SS also deserve recognition? In their minds they were defending Sweden from Communism. 40 were killed fighting in Russia.
 
Good point. 8,260 Swedish civilian volunteers actually went to Finland. Of whom 33 were kia, 50 wounded. In addition there were 130 cases of frostbite. These figures suggest they saw relatively little action.

Do the 315 Swedes who volunteered for the German SS also deserve recognition? In their minds they were defending Sweden from Communism. 40 were killed fighting in Russia.

Why are you pointing out the 315? America had 35,000 German Bund sympathizers during the war and were parading the streets on NYC.

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The 8,000 Swedes deserve recognition for their efforts on each and every Veterans day.
 
Why are you pointing out the 315? America had 35,000 German Bund sympathizers during the war and were parading the streets on NYC.

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The 8,000 Swedes deserve recognition for their efforts on each and every Veterans day.

Were there any Americans in the Waffen SS or other parts of the German forces? I've never heard of any.
 
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