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7/11, shove your free small slurpee up your ass.

Fuck you Applebees and Olive Garden for your free entree.

I do not want some stranger's thanks. What is this all of a sudden? The whole nation wakes up and realizes that its Veteran's Day.

For years, I would listen to the radio on Veteran's Day, to the Ronn Owens program on KGO. Just to make sure the cocksucker never fucking mentioned it. Stopped listening, so I bet he does a full hour tomorrow (fucking on the fucking Monday so all the public employees can stay home while I work).

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

That was 1969.

We are not some new special group of victims to pity. Most of us got on with our lives, the best we could.

I have to deal with the VA for some of physical shit of being wounded in Viet Nam.

Everybody has these hats. Army/Korea, Navy/Viet Nam, Marines?WWII, and the like.
Asked the guy do you have any hats that say Draftee/Viet Nam? He looked at me funny and wanted to know what branch I served with. Told him, that doesn't matter, I didn't have a choice. He said he'd check in to it for me.

Today, I break out my Viet Nam class of '68 t-shirt. Its an inside joke, I only get it, cuz it really means to my country, go fuck yourselves.

Gary John wrote:7/11, shove your free small slurpee up your ass.

Fuck you Applebees and Olive Garden for your free entree.

I do not want some stranger's thanks. What is this all of a sudden? The whole nation wakes up and realizes that its Veteran's Day.

For years, I would listen to the radio on Veteran's Day, to the Ronn Owens program on KGO. Just to make sure the cocksucker never fucking mentioned it. Stopped listening, so I bet he does a full hour tomorrow (fucking on the fucking Monday so all the public employees can stay home while I work).

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

That was 1969.

We are not some new special group of victims to pity. Most of us got on with our lives, the best we could.

I have to deal with the VA for some of physical shit of being wounded in Viet Nam.

Everybody has these hats. Army/Korea, Navy/Viet Nam, Marines?WWII, and the like.
Asked the guy do you have any hats that say Draftee/Viet Nam? He looked at me funny and wanted to know what branch I served with. Told him, that doesn't matter, I didn't have a choice. He said he'd check in to it for me.

Today, I break out my Viet Nam class of '68 t-shirt. Its an inside joke, I only get it, cuz it really means to my country, go fuck yourselves.

Tell us how you really feeling.

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

Gary John wrote:7/11, shove your free small slurpee up your ass.

Fuck you Applebees and Olive Garden for your free entree.

I do not want some stranger's thanks. What is this all of a sudden? The whole nation wakes up and realizes that its Veteran's Day.

For years, I would listen to the radio on Veteran's Day, to the Ronn Owens program on KGO. Just to make sure the cocksucker never fucking mentioned it. Stopped listening, so I bet he does a full hour tomorrow (fucking on the fucking Monday so all the public employees can stay home while I work).

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

That was 1969.

We are not some new special group of victims to pity. Most of us got on with our lives, the best we could.

I have to deal with the VA for some of physical shit of being wounded in Viet Nam.

Everybody has these hats. Army/Korea, Navy/Viet Nam, Marines?WWII, and the like.
Asked the guy do you have any hats that say Draftee/Viet Nam? He looked at me funny and wanted to know what branch I served with. Told him, that doesn't matter, I didn't have a choice. He said he'd check in to it for me.

Today, I break out my Viet Nam class of '68 t-shirt. Its an inside joke, I only get it, cuz it really means to my country, go fuck yourselves.

Yes.

GJ, if it's any consolation I don't really give a shit about veterans day.

and ended up having a great day. Just watched one of the worse or best football games in a long time. 49ers vs. Rams, was a tie. Lenny and Squiggy for the overtime. Weird funny.

Nobody thanked me for my service. Kind of nice.

There was a certain temptation, but I let it pass.

I had free lunch at olive garden today.

It's not about veterans anymore, folks, but rather another simple feel-good holiday. You see, you don't need to have served to be honored - you simply need to be related to somebody who has. If your grandfather, uncle or distant cousin was ever in the military, it's a day for you to celebrate and tell everybody how great you are on social networking sites. The more famous the battle they were in, the more "likes" you get, as it really should be.

tough old man wrote:

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

+1 Well said.

Turdacious wrote:

tough old man wrote:

To our Vets here. Hey, you did it, you know you did it, your family put up with all the shit you brought back home with you...............Hang it there, you die with effects of your war.

I said to my friends, when I got back from Nam, I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

+1 Well said.

Question. Is this sentiment because you (Gary) were drafted, or because it should be considered mandatory for Americans to answer the call?

Four of the five John boy's were in the military. Two drafted. My brother Ray was in Viet Nam in 65-66 as a marine. So, my family served.

Came home to baby-boomers claiming there would be no wars if nobody fought.

So, my point is still simple, I never thought fighting for my country would be optional.

Today, there is very little skin in the game. To Terry B's point, you know someone who knows someone who is a vet. And get extra likes.

Gary John wrote:Four of the five John boy's were in the military. Two drafted. My brother Ray was in Viet Nam in 65-66 as a marine. So, my family served.

Came home to baby-boomers claiming there would be no wars if nobody fought.

So, my point is still simple, I never thought fighting for my country would be optional.

Today, there is very little skin in the game. To Terry B's point, you know someone who knows someone who is a vet. And get extra likes.

Now I understand your point.

As late as 1988 I was near the end of an hour and a half trip back from a friend's house with a date that I had
known since early childhood, but never dated until that year. Out of the freaking blue she asks me why I joined
the Marines right after high school.

Well "fuck me", but I kind of thought it was the right thing to do.

Gary John wrote:I never thought fighting for your country was optional.

It was.

I was Vietnam - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - three tours. I spent the day lifting stones in a stream bed in NH. the only time I even thought of Veterans day was last night when we were eating supper and I overheard the guy at the next table was in WWII - really nice ole guy - his only comment about the war was that he was luckier than a lot of his friends - no hero stuff - no "free" supper - nice.

I spent it hung over from the Marine Ball, with some good friends and IIRC it wasnt mentioned either.

Gary John wrote:Four of the five John boy's were in the military.

Don't name the slacker of the family in public.

Didn't read, but thank you for your service.

Fat Cat wrote:Didn't read, but thank you for your service.

Thanks, m8.

Didn't see any mention of it downrange until i turned on AFN TV in MWR tent.

LOL.