New Toadstool

[tracker]

Semper fi; do or die.

[AmmoToad]

Richard S, thank you for such a righteous picture.  That is why I’m going to engrave it on my skin.  My goal is for no Free American to ever forget.  Every generation has paid their dues.  There are also many righteous American who have never been in the military, but they are no less Great Americans for they understand and appreciate the sacrifices.  This Nation needs to stop looking out, and start looking in.  

KJ Trains, Right On!  Rangers lead the way, and we stand upon the ground trodden by so many Great Americans before us and keep our focus for the many Great Americans behind us.  Follow Us!

I have not always done everything right or always made the right decisions, but I have admitted my mistakes, learned from them (sometimes the hard way)and pressed on with pride.  I will continue to make mistakes, but I will never turn my back on a fellow American in need nor from this Great Nation in which we live.  

Thank you to everyone out there for all you do, be it in the service of our Country (past or present), or in supporting those who do.  For each of you, I stand ready, willing, able.  It’s what we do!

P7, I hear the battle cry!

[AmmoToad]

Tracker....Right On!  My a$$ was once pulled out of a mess by my Marine Brothers in a faraway place in South America where none of us was supposed to be.  All inter-service rivalry aside, we are all Brothers!

[tracker]

Wow! Tears are coming as I can hear the John Philip Sousa music tuning up in the bandstand of so many foreign battlefields.

[AmmoToad]

For The Toad, Brother, tears probably come way more often than most would consider healthy, but few can truly understand.  

[tracker]

Tears are healthy because it unburdens the heart.

[kjtrains]

Very good words, all.  True testaments to our country.

[AmmoToad]

Again, I have to give a big THANK YOU to all the great Americans on this forum.  It warms my heart to know that Great Americans are everywhere, makes everything worth it!

[kjtrains]

We do like hearing your thoughts, Toad; and very commendable ones.  Thanks.

[tracker]

KJ,
Do you have any military experiences that you could share with us?

[kjtrains]

tracker.  I am of the silent type for my Army days, 1963-1965, however, wouldn't trade them for anything even if I could.  Life lessons learned were of the greatest importance and am still applying what I learned then to the present.

What I accomplished in those days were attributed to many key people and I thank each one for their service.  

[tracker]

It must have been quite special.

[tracker]

In 1965 things were really heating up in Vietnam. Were you discharged at that time?

[tracker]

Oops, I see you deleted your previous post; probably best to end the discussion.

[kjtrains]

It must have been quite special.

Through the endeavors of others, it truly was.