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Written by John McDevitt
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 It seemed like it took forever to get there. The Japanese wouldn't let us off the plane when we refueled in Tokyo. That was after a more than 10 hour flight from the States. After another 5 hours or so (43 plus years is a long time to remember details) we landed at Clark AFB in the Philippines, then another 4 or 5 hours to VietNam.
I was glad to be on the ground, but scared to death because I had just arrived at Ton Son Nhut Air Base in the middle of a war. I was assigned to the 6250th Air Police Squadron at Ton Son Nhut. Our job was to secure the air base and what was the busiest airport in the world at the time. I suppose you could call us REMF. Ask a GI or vet what that means. I always thought of our outfit as the infantry of the Air Force.
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Written by Administrator
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 Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Veterans Day is a day to honor our veterans. To all the Veterans of the United States of America, we here at My Knowledge Network say Thank You.
Thank you for defending this country and her people. Thank you for staring into the face of death, defiant and steadfast. Thank you.
Thank you for giving up time with your families, at your jobs, to go and fight for the freedoms we all enjoy. We the people are forever in your debt.
To those who didn't come home, whose wives and families never saw alive again, we say thank you. You paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. You paid it with your blood and your life. To you, and your families, We Say Thank You, though such thanks could never be adequate.
Thank You, Veterans, for your service, for your sacrifice and for your honor.
Thank you.
Photo credit: pfflyer from morguefile.com
A soldier stands guard at the tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary.
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Written by Tina Hartley
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 Veterans Day has undergone many changes over the decades since its inception. Technically, the first 'Veterans Day' in the United States was November 11, 1954. However, the observance of this day began many years before under a different name, and for a slightly different purpose. On the 11th hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month of 1918, an armistice, or ceasefire was observed between the Allied Nations and Germany.
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