Veteran's Day (with a Buck angle for posting)

[Buckaholic]

As Rudderjt stated in another thread, "Happy Veteran's Day".

HYPERLINK http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

I do not claim to be a "Veteran"...(peace time Army) but I have nothing but respect for those that served, and serve, honorably.

My "memory" of Buck and the military is limited to the "hell hole" called "Little Viet Nam"...Fort Polk, Louisiana back in 1975.

Was there for Infantry School (11B). Coming back from Christmas, an MP "confiscated" my first, and at the time, only 110. I know he didn't put that well cared for pup in the bin.

Note: the included link was done by a 15 year old girl. Worth the five minutes to watch.

 

[wh4f]

Wow Goose,
great link. Tough to watch though

I would like to thank ANYONE who served, from all branches, for their service to this country.

Happy veterans day.

Buck content... My brother in law joined the marines this past summer, he didnt want a Buck knife... He's "office personnel"

 

[110 Dave]

goose, thank you for the link, i needed that...i am touched that a young girl put this together.. it is good ...
i fell better this weekend having watched it...again thanks for the email my friend..

i still remember signs at Great Lakes, Norfolk, Charleston -
"Dogs and sailors keep off the grass..."
i still have rough feelings of being spit on and cursed at on leaving base by anti war demonstrators during the 'Nam years and then watching the return of POW's and them being spit on ...
some how i don't think saying sorry is enught...
i remember not being able to get a job with the gray ID card and a DD214 that showed medical retirement and disability rating.
those memories have keep me angry for many years..and i think of those now that survived that will also have to take what they can get as
"it is jest good business" to get the best body and mind...
don't mater why it is not the best now..

i got so tired of the military not being remembered the rest of the year but..
but i think the Nation needs this one day... and why?

i worked at the VA hospital... i saw much that made me hurt in side and made me angry... i share with you guys here a few lines i wrote... it is copy righted so please respect me and don't copy and send it else ware... i tried to give it to the VA but they did not want it ... so i keep it and share with those i care of here.. no title ...jest raw feelings..


were now there is food on my shirt-
was once the blood of my best friend

were now i beg for your attention-
i once commanded legions to rest from theirs..

were now you must lead me to my room
i once lead men to wars horror and their death

I AM OF THE ONCE MANY!
i am now of the few...

I AM THE OLD WARRIOR!

AN THO BUT A SHADOW OF WHAT I ONCE WAS
I .. HAVE .. NOT .. YET .. FADED .. AWAY......

 

[Hawkeye5]

Thanks for shairing that with us Goose.Happy veteran's day
to all.
Hawkeye

 

[Tin Sue]

Well Goose, I served in the actual hell hole (i.e., the real Viet Nam) for exactly the required 365 days, and I carried a 110 every one of those days. It came in handy many, many times, but never, thankfully, as a weapon. I still have that knife and dug it out earlier today when this thread first began. It brings back many memories, but it is questionable how fond most of those are.

 

[johnwaynesandw]

I would like to Thank all the Vets out there for fighting for my freedom. THANK YOU, and may God bless you.



John

 

[110 Dave]

Well Goose, I served in the actual hell hole (i.e., the real Viet Nam) for exactly the required 365 days, and I carried a 110 every one of those days. It came in handy many, many times, but never, thankfully, as a weapon. I still have that knife and dug it out earlier today when this thread first began. It brings back many memories, but it is questionable how fond most of those are.

yes i also carred a 110 and some times a 124 for the time i was in... i still have the 124 and it also has memeories, but most all mine with it are good, the SP's got one 110 so i made sure i complyed with all request they and the marine guards made, a 110 jest seems to want to dissappear if you dont watch it closely!!
tin , i am d__ glad you made your 365! as a bubble head i was always east of the big muddy, some times to close to havana doing that submarine thing but that was long ago... tho i do miss that clear water!!

 

[Evil Eye Earl]

Thanks to all Veteran's,may God bless you all.

 

[bucksway]

All day today I thought about what it really means to be a vet.......... I was just a kid when I joined the Navy..At the time it was all about adventure! But now its just a quiet kind of pride that I was a part of something bigger and better, Even with all the "Mistakes" our countrys leaders have made......The Brotherhood of Arms...I am Blessed.. C M USN Ret.100%SC Disabled

 

[Stainz]

Well, the only time I carried a weapon/firearm in the USN, it was a 1911 - and I was POOW, SP, or a 'guard' for a payroll detail. I didn't own a Buck of any kind then. I did volunteer for the brown water navy when I made E5 - but they wanted me to 'ship over'... due to all of the 'benefits'. Another 3-4 years was too much - I still feel guilty, although by the time I would have gotten out of the required schools, the Swifts, etc, had been Vietnamized. I spent 3 yr 9 mos 3 days wearing bell-bottoms ('69-'72), but who was counting. I was honored to serve my country - but I don't feel I am a Veteran... I'll reserve that title for those who really went in harm's way to defend us all. Thank you Veterans for everything!

Stainz

 

[110 Dave]

Well...but who was counting. I was honored to serve my country - but I don't feel I am a Veteran... I'll reserve that title for those who really went in harm's way to defend us all. Thank you Veterans for everything!
Stainz

ya know stainz , i did not feel like a "veteran" when i got out... some times still don't and i carry the canoe club card today.. some times i only think it belongs to those worse off then me... like because i still have 4 limbs i don't qualifity...

as to harms way - ALL that served were subject to be in harms way and being hurt at any time...
even if not in a "combat zone" or on "hazardous duity"...

that you were there and willing to counts as time served, contract keep and some thing Honorable to be proud of...
you were there while i was still paying for my first car -
so i was safe from all war threat at that time... as i am safe now- so i say -
to all - before me - with me - after me
"thank you vet !"

 

[Buckaholic]

Well Dave...as I stated in the post that started this thread, like Stainz, I don't call myself a "Vet".

But, you are welcome for me saving your from that Idi Amin Dada.
We went on alert for something going on in Uganda. We were called back from our weekend pass. About a half dozen from my platoon failed to show up for formation.

But I was there for roll call and then proceeded to "hazardous duty" by eating SOS at the chow hall.

Click the pic:

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[Slufstuff]

I think every person that served honorably, should be proud to be called a Veteran. My distinction is between Veterans and Combat Veterans. I did not serve in combat, having been in the Air Force for an 8 year stretch during the end of the Cold War, when there were not many combat zones. But I was in a combat unit with a wartime tasking in Europe if the Russkies had decided to flood through the Fulda Gap. In that event, I think my life expectancy would have been pretty low.

 

[ohen cepel]

Yes, it's good to be remembered in a positive light for a few days out of the year.

I'm set to deploy this winter and will take the 110 damascus that I got from Dave with me when I go.

Thanks to all who served, you did much more than many others. You were there and were a deterrent against those who would have done us harm.

 

[110 Dave]

Well Dave... I was there for roll call and then proceeded to "hazardous duty" by eating SOS at the chow hall.

man on man the only one that makes SOS as good as the navy is my wife!!!:thumbup:
i jest love the stuff!!!...
yep ya needs that bg42 on that there stoffers!
why i dont think i would call it sos at all!
as to me it is immation or artifichal sos!
yumm yumm nothing like some good home made from scratch SOS like the navy or my wife can make!!!

 

[Buckaholic]

man on man the only one that makes SOS as good as the navy is my wife!!!:thumbup:
i jest love the stuff!!!...
yep ya needs that bg42 on that there stoffers!
why i dont think i would call it sos at all!
as to me it is immation or artifichal sos!
yumm yumm nothing like some good home made from scratch SOS like the navy or my wife can make!!!

Decaf...
Mrs Goose made SOS for me once. It was indeed better than the stuff from the freezer section. I should ask her to make it again sometime.

Hey, how about a "SOS Cook Off" contest some time? LOL.

You are right in that the Stouffer's shouldn't be called "SOS". Guess that's why it is marketed as "creamed chipped beef - tender strips of dried beef in a seasoned creamy sauce"...sounds delicious
I buy it only when it is on sale. There is usually 4-6 boxes in my freezer at any given time...along with a brick of Scrapple

Note that the BG-42 in the pic is th "Golden Eye" (brass pivot). I think that was the last thing I used it for before I put it in the oddity/prized 110 display case.

 

[Mike Kerins]

I was honored to serve my country - but I don't feel I am a Veteran... I'll reserve that title for those who really went in harm's way to defend us all. Thank you Veterans for everything! Stainz

Stainz,
We all signed on knowing there was a chance we would be called to go into harms way. Do not let the fact that you were not asked diminish the value of your service to your country and the fact that you were willing to go. I spent 22 years in the "canoe club" and, while I went to Vietnam and served in the gulf of Tonkin providing gunfire support to the guys in country, I never had bullets flying overhead. I would have jumped at the chance to go as I imagine would you. Thank you for your service and happy veterans day (belated) I salute you.

Mike Kerins
LCDR, USN (ret)

 

[Buckaholic]

Stainz,
We all signed on knowing there was a chance we would be called to go into harms way. Do not let the fact that you were not asked diminish the value of your service to your country and the fact that you were willing to go. I spent 22 years in the "canoe club" and, while I went to Vietnam and served in the gulf of Tonkin providing gunfire support to the guys in country, I never had bullets flying overhead. I would have jumped at the chance to go as I imagine would you. Thank you for your service and happy veterans day (belated) I salute you.

Mike Kerins
LCDR, USN (ret)

Hi Mike...

I was just thinking about you the other day when I was reading the recent 112 threads.
Hope all is well my Magsaysay Drive Brother.
(for those that don't know, Magsaysay was the main street of bars outside of Subic Bay. As depicted in the opening scene from "An Officer and a Gentleman". I lived off base near there for 6 months and many here have spent an evening or two there too http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1135315311030737448MhMuMq)

Love and Respect, Sir,
Goose.
Specialist, Buck Patrol 2007

 

[WilltheBarb]

I have a question for all you southern gentlemen. Nov 11, your Veterans Day, is in Canada called Remembrance Day. I don’t think the name is that important. The sentiment is the same. We take an opportunity to commemorate fallen heroes and thank all who serve. In Canada starting from about mid October people start wearing plastic poppies, sold by the Legion, in their lapel. By Nov 11 most people are wearing a poppy. Is this just done here or do you do something similar in the U.S.? We ware a poppy because of a poem that likens poppies to grave stones, row on row. I think this is the only thing, besides the Stanley Cup of course, that the whole country gets lock stepped into. It's a very special day.

 

[110 Dave]

I have a question for all you southern gentlemen. Nov 11, your Veterans Day, is in Canada called Remembrance Day. I don’t think the name is that important. The sentiment is the same. We take an opportunity to commemorate fallen heroes and thank all who serve. In Canada starting from about mid October people start wearing plastic poppies, sold by the Legion, in their lapel. By Nov 11 most people are wearing a poppy. Is this just done here or do you do something similar in the U.S.? We ware a poppy because of a poem that likens poppies to grave stones, row on row. I think this is the only thing, besides the Stanley Cup of course, that the whole country gets lock stepped into. It's a very special day.

we have the poppies on memorial day ... as a kid i recall seeing them a lot..
as i have gotten older i dont... i miss them...
to me veterans day is a time to remember thoes not yet faded away...
memorial day thoes that have passed on ...
and the wall so the names are there for all to know the names of thoes gone on...
it is so personal ... name after name after name that your eyes will see and each name is so much more personal then a stone from a distance...
you can touch the wall ...
feel its cold stone and be warmed by it...
every war and every country needs a wall to go to ...
a place to touch the name and through it the person ...
and through their memory ... your own soul...