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Vietnam Veterans of Southern California would march in parades throughout the Los Angeles area. A majority of the members were Latino and very proud of their military service. When we marched in the East LA Christmas Parade the Latino crowd always cheered us and it felt great. A large percentage of the members were combat veterans who had been awarded the Purple Heart. One member had the Navy Cross.
Thank you to any of my followers who are veterans! UP 1943 departs Columbus, Nebraska in May 2021 after making a pickup in the yard.
Thank you to the veterans who have served and sacrificed for your fellow countrymen. My Great-Grandfather (Army), Grandfather (Navy), Father (Marines), my Brother-in-law (Navy) and my Father-in-Law (reserves) all served. I am grateful to those who are still serving our country and appreciate all of the sacrifices they are making.
11.11.07 is Veterans Day in the U.S. of A. and I would like to say thank you to all the veterans who have served. We Americans stand in the long tall prosperous shadow of the service of all our veterans who sacrificed and served our country. Thank You!!
British Aerospace Sea Harrier FA.2 XZ499/003 in 801 Naval Air Squadron markings at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. XZ499 was built in 1981 as an FRS.1 and served with 800 NAS in the Falklands, flying 38 sorties with one confirmed kill. She was converted to an FA.2 in 1997.
In memory of the men and women who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America. Thank you for your service!
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George Washington
Continental Army soldier
War of 1812 US Marine
Spanish American war "Rough rider"
WWI US Army
WWII US Marine
WWII US Army Ranger
WWII Airforce pilot Tuskegee Airman
Vietnam War US Marine
CIA Agent
Iraq-Afghanistan Conflict US Army Ranger
Vietnam war lasted for 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks & 1 day and only the 'Holy Ghost' knows how many countless lives were lost during that unfortunate, and many argued unnecessary period in memoriam. It was Forty-two years ago when the last napalm bomb was dropped in Hanoi and the last rifle was shot in Saigon.
Yet the ghastly ghosts of the war's past still continues to haunt and produce casualties to those who have witnessed their terror first-hand. .
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Rusty Cooper, a Vietnam #Veteran.
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A ratty NS SD70 leads 11K westbound toward Elkhart through the NYC era brackets at CD 309 west of Swanton.
Meet Lt. Phil Martinez, veteran of the Ice Planet wars, one of the characters of my next MOC. Now he\'s a security guard, hired by the space diner\'s owner after several attempted robberies.
He doesn\'t need to wear a helmet in outerspace because, well... you can see his face, marked by the wars.
For the background I tried for the first time DigiNik13's aluminium foil technique.
There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends.~~ Deepest thanks for all the Veterans, Active Duty Men and Women, their families! Today and always we give thanks! Happy Veterans Day 11-11-16
In a weird Veterans Day coincidence, CSX opted to put their Veterans Tribute Unit (#1776) on the point of M416 bound for Cumberland, Maryland. Seen here passing Point of Rocks, MD on 11 November 2025.
Being a Navy Veteran, it seemed like a good idea to go out and shoot this one for my first night photo in a couple of years.
Metra 120 the Honor Who Served Veterans unit shoves UP-N train #342 at the historic Kenilworth, IL CNW depot.
November 11 Is Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor all American veterans of war. On November 11, 1918, a cessation of hostilities, or armistice, between the Allied Powers and Germany took place. With this armistice, fighting during World War I ended, and the stage was set for a treaty to be signed formally ending the war. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. On the first anniversary of the armistice, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day as Armistice Day, and said, “To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations.” At this time celebrations were marked with parades and public meetings, as well as brief pauses in business at 11:00 AM, the time at which the armistice had taken place in 1918.
On June 4, 1926, Congress passed a concurrent resolution that requested that the President issue a proclamation for the day; it also called on officials to display the flag on government buildings, and invited the public “to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.”
On May 13, 1938, Armistice Day became a legal holiday, and was made “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace.” In 1945 veteran Raymond Weeks came up with the idea to expand the day to celebrate all veterans, not just those from World War I. US Representative Ed Rees later presented a bill for this change, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it, and it was approved on June 1, 1954. Eisenhower made the first proclamation for Veterans Day that year, saying, “Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”
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50 Days to go until the close of 2020.