An Ordinary Life: When I Was Little

Sunday, January 29, 2012

When I Was Little

My brother used to love making me cry. Apparently he can still manage to do that.

10 comments:

Coffeypot said...: Give your bro a hug for me. He did put on boots and that counts in any book. Somebody had to do his military job and it was his turn to do it...even if it was one weekend a month (my ass). There is this guy named John who is a three jump veteran of the WWII screaming eagles that I see at the Waffle House often. And I secretly buy his breakfast or lunch when I can. Just giving the guys the respect they deserve is awesome these days. Thank him for me.; January 29, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Ed Bonderenka said...: They also serve who stand and wait.
I told your brother off for making you cry.; January 29, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Rita said...: Thx Ed. Where were you when I was a kid?; January 29, 2012 at 6:46 PM
Ed Bonderenka said...: Picking on MY sister.; January 29, 2012 at 7:06 PM
CJ said...: You've got a great brother...

Of course, he's got a pretty snazzy sister, too!

cjh; January 30, 2012 at 12:41 AM
THINGS YOU'D NEVER GUESS ABOUT ME said...: So, I had to go and read it....dammit.... *sniff*

It took a while to get used to my Joe. Every time he sees a vet (young or old) he walks up, shakes their hand and says "thank you". He was in Korea and served 36 years on the fire department, but still he thanks others. No one has EVER thanked him for doing the same thing, and that's so sad.; January 31, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Rita said...: Oh Dana. That is sad. I can't believe no one thanks him. I see a lot of appreciation now days. Bob's phone rings at least a dozen or more times on Veteran's Day.

Please tell Joe I thank him for his service. My dad was in Korea, but he never saw any action. I had uncles in WWII and Korea. We didn't think to thank them back then. Or get enough information on their stories.; January 31, 2012 at 5:38 PM
CnC said...: The night after we saw the old guy at the bar, we saw another WWII vet and we went and gave him a pat on the back and a thanks. Bob has a real soft spot for the WWII guys. He told me how many of these hero's we are losing every day. some day soon we wont be seeing them out and about at all. Thanks again for reading and for the kind words guys!; January 31, 2012 at 6:04 PM
Greybeard said...: "I, (State your name), do solemnly swear..."
To CnC, and all the other folks who raised their hands and took the oath:
You were in line. The only difference between you and me was you weren't given the opportunity. If called, you'd have been there. (Given the chance, I'd have stayed home!)
I hope folks who served in Korea take some pleasure in the praise being given to all Veterans. I too get a card on 11November signed by local fifth graders thanking me for my service...
Makes me cry every time.; January 31, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Rita said...: So true GB. My dad lied about his age when he was 16 so he could join. When he enlisted he didn't know if he would see action like his brothers or not. His older brother didn't even know he had joined up when they happened upon each other on a Korean street.

But for those of us that cannot ( and do not want to) even imagine, we DO actually hold guys who faced real danger for this country's freedom in very high esteem.

The one good thing about the Vietnam war was that we learned to treat our war vets with the respect they deserve.

Well, the second good thing is that I now have a great nephew (Cnc's first grandbaby) who would not be here today except for his Vietnamese grandparents and their ability to escape Saigon during the fall.

If American troops had never been there, the Nguyen's would have likely not made it out of that horrible war.

Thank you Vets.

Sometimes it's impossible to know how differently our lives would have been without your service.

But I know now because I have a member of my family that would not be here today had it not been for the Vietnam Vets.; January 31, 2012 at 10:32 PM