tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post1715538008937281977..comments2023-11-28T06:37:38.749-08:00Comments on Randomly Generated: Thank You VeteransDoug Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492162192250783305noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post-89591258609552347922008-11-11T15:30:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:30:00.000-08:00Good post, Doug. I was exempt for Viet Nam as sol...Good post, Doug. I was exempt for Viet Nam as sole surviving son. My dad wanted me to go to West Point, as he was a military man (WWI). But I chose not to pursue this route...some regrets but not too many. Like you, I respect all those who have served, and hope everyone will actively support continued funding for the GI Bill, VA Health System and VHA Home Loan programs among just a few of the benefits our servicemen & women have earned. They deserve more than our gratitude...our freedom has a price.<BR/><BR/>EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post-29976453028074481252008-11-11T10:11:00.000-08:002008-11-11T10:11:00.000-08:00I very much enjoyed all of the sentiments in this ...I very much enjoyed all of the sentiments in this entry. An ex-boyfriend is in the military--he did ROTC in college and then was sent to Afghanistan and Iraq. Upon his return I visited him in Hawaii and he was highly disillusioned after the Iraq service (but not the Afghanistan service). He ultimately was re-deployed a couple of years ago and I haven't heard from him since. :-( My brother's best friend from high school was wounded in Afghanistan, returned, got married, now has a baby girl (at 22 years old) and is being re-deployed just before Christmas for another year. He is far more optimistic.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, although I for a moment considered ROTC myself, my feelings/experiences have been much like yours. I do very much appreciate those who have been/are willing to protect me as well...Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186763945615108010noreply@blogger.com