A REAL TEXAN and AMERICAN

[Chief]

Hey Richard all mine are TRUE ?????

You bubble heads are braver than me. I couldn't live on a Sub too crowded

I worked on nukes and was stationed ( sentenced ) at Idaho Falls for 3 years.

Beautiful Country but terrible weather.

Gordon

[photonewb]

Chief...of course all sea stories are true...because they always start with "this is a gen u wine no sh--ter" ;)

You'd be surprised how many Nukes are running around here, I am surprised constantly myself.

MM3/SS
USS William H. Bates (SSN 680) "Ahead 2/3rds to nowhere"

[CaptainTom]

I always heard that the difference between a Fairy Tale and a War Story was that a Fairy Tale starts out "Once upon a time" and a War Story starts out "now this is no sh*t".

[Al Buckner]

That is a terrific story Chief. Thanks to whomever did this wonderful gesture for the Chief... you are indeed a compassionate and kind person.

I live in a small community (Vanderpool - population about 20); the next closest community (Utopia) has a population of about 250. These communities share a common school district and the school puts on a celebration to honor the veterans that is outstanding. The National Honor Society students coordinate the whole event.

The local Fire and EMS departments now have a website and created a section to honor the veterans of the community (www.utopia-vanderpool-esd.org/honoring.htm). This is a work-in-progress and all done by volunteers and donations to honor our veterans.

As several have mentioned, times are much different now.

Thank all of you veterans and your families that served and sacrificed for our nation and a special thanks to the families of servicemen that gave their lives for their country.