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1. #101
   On November 11th, 2008 at 3:57 pm, Leatherneck said:

   Don’t forget all you Vets how to BZO your weapon, and line of fire. A Commie is about to be sworn in on something.

   Over

2. #102
   On November 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pm, Flyoverman said:

   On November 11th, 2008 at 3:32 pm, WarEagle82 said:
   Flyoverman,

   When I was a kid my stepfather was assigned to V Corps, US Army Europe which was headquartered in Frankfurt, West Germany. The motto of V Corps is “It shall be done!”

   Give my regards to your stepfather. After Active Duty was in a USAR unit CAPSTONED to V Corps and went there 5 times from 1984 – 1991. Went to the Abrams building, Kibbs Kaserne, etc. in Frankfurt and Heidelberg. Mostly, I was at Weisbaden Air Base.

   I saw the evil across the IGB. Your stepfather was in a great unit. I like the “It Has been Done.” APPROPRIATE.

   OBTW, I often ask people how and why V Corps and VII Corps came and were in Europe. People have no clue when and why. Very interesting.

3. #103
   On November 11th, 2008 at 4:01 pm, wighttrasch said:

   Mr. Buckles (WWI veteran)is a fellow Missourian, and born not far from another famous Missourian–Gen. John J. ‘Black Jack’ Pershing (who is from Laclede, Mo.).

4. #104
   On November 11th, 2008 at 4:08 pm, WarEagle82 said:

   I guess most people don’t remember that V Corps came ashore at Omaha Beach and VII Corps came ashor at Utah Beach at Zero Dark Thirty Hours on 6 June 1944.

   I have met a few of the men you came ashore that day by plane and by LCI. These men risked it all and we owe them more than we will ever know.

5. #105
   On November 11th, 2008 at 4:13 pm, wighttrasch said:

   test >:(

6. #106
   On November 11th, 2008 at 5:04 pm, Flyoverman said:

   I have met a few of the men you came ashore that day by plane and by LCI. These men risked it all and we owe them more than we will ever know.

   Well said War Eagle.

7. #107
   On November 11th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, imjustsaying said:

   May God bless you all. Thank you for your service.

8. #108
   On November 11th, 2008 at 5:34 pm, lonewolf said:

   Between Korea and VietNam, I spent a hitch in NAC Engineers Office,Frankfort, West Germany.

   I had the unique “honor” of turning the first spade of dirt for Rhein/Main Airport, having been dispatched early in the day with an entrenching tool to prepare the ground for the ceremonial turning of the ground with chrome plated shovels by dignitaries, including General “Nuts” McAullife.

9. #109
   On November 11th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, Flyoverman said:

   lonewolf,

   So much for any glory on that mission.

10. #110
    On November 11th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    I entered Europe and left through Rhein Main AFB. As a kid I used to camp near the main runway. It was part of an old Luftwaffe base.

    One day I was running around the woods and noticed all these holes in the ground. There were big craters everywhere as far my eyes could see. Suddenly I realized these holes were the bomb craters from WW2 caused by the Air Corps bombing the German air base. It made an impression on me.

    Rhein Main AFB is gone now. The tower is gone and all the space has been turned over to the Frankfurt Airport. Europe is safe because of American veterans! Thanks!

    On November 11th, 2008 at 5:34 pm, lonewolf said:
    Between Korea and VietNam, I spent a hitch in NAC Engineers Office,Frankfort, West Germany.

    I had the unique “honor” of turning the first spade of dirt for Rhein/Main Airport, having been dispatched early in the day with an entrenching tool to prepare the ground for the ceremonial turning of the ground with chrome plated shovels by dignitaries, including General “Nuts” McAullife.

11. #111
    On November 11th, 2008 at 5:57 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    from one vet to the others..thanks for all you’ve done in the past and what you will do in the future….your sacrifices can never be adequately repaid….

12. #112
    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:05 pm, Lindsay said:

    This says it all (thanks to brother, Larry for the video link).

13. #113
    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:08 pm, Lindsay said:

    Sorry about the link. To see, go to Youtube and search for:
    THE WAR | American Anthem by Norah Jones | PBS

14. #114
    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:23 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Leatheneck-
    “Doc’s” got his 9mm and its laser sight is zeroed in at 40′.

    So to my fellow Squids, Jar Heads, Grunts, Puddle Pirates and Zoomies take care and enjoy the day.

    GSP

15. #115
    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm, MtsEdge said:

    What a great photo with this article. Brings tears to my eyes.

    Thank you to all veterans, past and present. Your sacrifice means more than perhaps you will ever know. To our bravest and finest, Godspeed.

16. #116
    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:37 pm, Flyoverman said:

    One day I was running around the woods and noticed all these holes in the ground. There were big craters everywhere as far my eyes could see. Suddenly I realized these holes were the bomb craters from WW2 caused by the Air Corps bombing the German air base. It made an impression on me.

    WarEagle82,

    I knew one of the guys who put them there. He bombed Frankfurt twice.

17. #117
    On November 11th, 2008 at 7:45 pm, travlinman said:

    May God Bless all of our veterans and our active duty troops in every branch of the United States Armed Services. Thank you for your service. This old boy is eternally grateful.

18. #118
    On November 11th, 2008 at 8:57 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Well, let him know he pretty well bracketed the target! I just hope he wasn’t aiming for the IG Farben Building!

    On November 11th, 2008 at 6:37 pm, Flyoverman said:

    One day I was running around the woods and noticed all these holes in the ground. There were big craters everywhere as far my eyes could see. Suddenly I realized these holes were the bomb craters from WW2 caused by the Air Corps bombing the German air base. It made an impression on me.

    WarEagle82,

    I knew one of the guys who put them there. He bombed Frankfurt twice.

19. #119
    On November 11th, 2008 at 9:54 pm, Mark said:

    On November 11th, 2008 at 2:00 pm, Flyoverman said:
    I would like all of you pre-1991 vets out there to take a moment and be proud of a battle you won that you may never know that you fought.

    You mean sitting SIOP alert meant more than bad movies, all-out races from the BX on a klaxon, and “Vinyl Heaven”?

    Orlo

20. #120
    On November 11th, 2008 at 10:02 pm, Mark said:

    Sorry,

    325 BS, 92d Bomb Wing (Heavy)
    Fairchild AFB, WA
    SAC Crewdog
    1988-1991, when then-TAC pulled a hostile takeover and absorbed SAC

    I see they want resurrect SAC after the nuke transport debacle

21. #121
    On November 11th, 2008 at 10:24 pm, TexasEngineer said:

    I took my dad to lunch today. He was a 17 1/2 year recruit when he reported to Lackland on 24 June 1950. They woke them up the next morning…welcome to a shooting war. He was a radio operator on B-29s…

    Also got to relay a Happy Veterans Day to my son the recently discharged HM3 (Corpsman) this evening.

22. #122
    On November 11th, 2008 at 10:24 pm, lonewolf said:

    Frankfurt in the mid 50s was still pockmarked with bomb craters and shells of buildings.
    BTW, WarEagle, NAC Engineers office was in I.G.Farben building, fortunately spared by bombs, which has a unique vertical people mover system; non-stop, open front, two passenger “boxes” on endless loop, just step on and off at your floor. disconcerting the first time you fail to exit at either bottom or top of loop and descend or ascend into blackness, until you realize the boxes stay vertical.

23. #123
    On November 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm, RetFireman said:

    If you go to Google Maps and look at the satellite of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, you can still see all the bomb craters littering the area over 64 years later.

    Talk about hitting you right in the heart.

    Then there’s these too

24. #124
    On November 11th, 2008 at 11:01 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Mark,

    Yep those things too. Those who have never served never hear the “war stories” about the endless hours of nothing. I got to visit the Dew Line Station at Hall Beach once. That radar site, literally in the middle of nowhere above the Arctic Circle, had been active since 1959 and had never seen a hostile target. Guys were there for a year.

    From a former NORAD air defender, thanks for being there.

25. #125
    On November 11th, 2008 at 11:13 pm, Flyoverman said:

    BTW, WarEagle, NAC Engineers office was in I.G.Farben building, fortunately spared by bombs, which has a unique vertical people mover system; non-stop, open front, two passenger “boxes” on endless loop, just step on and off at your floor. disconcerting the first time you fail to exit at either bottom or top of loop and descend or ascend into blackness, until you realize the boxes stay vertical.

    The vertical people movers were called paternoster lifts. I have been there. It was the Abrams Building at that time and V Coprs HQ. It was spared from destruction, because Eisenhower needed a HQ Building for SHAEF when they captured Germany.

    Look up IG Farben building on the web. Interesting info.

26. #126
    On November 12th, 2008 at 12:16 am, alaskangrizzly said:

    I see they want resurrect SAC after the nuke transport debacle

    My favorite Air Force base growing up as a kid was Blytheville (later Eaker AFB shortly before it closed) AFB in Arkansas. Good ole’ Strategic Air Command B-52 bomber base. Tons of fun, loved it.

    From this former Army Infantry grunt, thank you to all the vets who have served and still serve.