Angel Flight....a must watch!!!
01-13-2011, 01:35 AM
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This is a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.
Some of our military men and women see and do more than we ever realize. My son was home the last time, it will be two years in April, he told me as a policeman he is one of the first responders to crime scenes as a part of his job. He was making his rounds and talked to one of his friends heading in for the night. About two hours later he was called to the housing unit and found the guy where he had hung himself. This really affected him. If only he had talked he might still be alive.
Some of our military men and women see and do more than we ever realize. My son was home the last time, it will be two years in April, he told me as a policeman he is one of the first responders to crime scenes as a part of his job. He was making his rounds and talked to one of his friends heading in for the night. About two hours later he was called to the housing unit and found the guy where he had hung himself. This really affected him. If only he had talked he might still be alive.
01-13-2011, 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Cybrarian
Ditter, Thanks so much for this. I'm the advisor for both of our Honor Society chapters and we present the Veteran's Day Chapel at our school every November. This is going to definitely be a part of our chapel November, 2011. We do all we can to help our students develop and maintain a respect for our country, our government, and our military. We don't lead them to believe our country is always right or anything or that you shouldn't disagree with decisions that are made. However supporting the members of our military and their families has nothing to do with if you agree with a military action decided on in Washington. My brother was an Air Force air traffic controller in Tokoyo during Vietnam and often landed the Angel Flights. He talked about it once and I asked him if he ever knew how many they were escorting home. He shook his head and said "they were full, the plane was always at capacity" then he had to go walk outside. My heart breaks when I think how my brother and all of our military were treated when they came home during that time. I can't dwell on it, those memories still make me physically sick...
01-13-2011, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted by juneayerza
Thank you for posting this link. My husband's 31 year military career started with a tour in Viet Nam and concluded with a tour in Afghanistan. There was a lot of difference between how he was welcomed home from Viet Nam and then from Afghanistan. When my own 21 year military career started there were not many women in the military at that time and being in uniform was not always an easy thing.
I think videos like this make people who are not affiliated with the military in some way understand military personnel and their families are real human beings and sacrifice much for their country. Whether their country is right or wrong is a matter of personal opinion, but they should still honor those who serve and feel compassion for those who give their lives for their country.
My husband or I do not regret our service to our country.
I think videos like this make people who are not affiliated with the military in some way understand military personnel and their families are real human beings and sacrifice much for their country. Whether their country is right or wrong is a matter of personal opinion, but they should still honor those who serve and feel compassion for those who give their lives for their country.
My husband or I do not regret our service to our country.
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