Tag Archives: Inspirational Veterans

MARINE DENNIS FRANZ

Posted on November 19, 2012 by asknod

Sometimes we fail to look around us and really see those who walk by. There are many who served– some who damn near didn’t make it back. Here’s one you’d least expect. Lawdog Bob sent me this. That’s strange because … Continue reading →

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HAPPY 237TH BIRTHDAY, MARINES

Posted on November 10, 2012 by asknod

  Here’s a good one for the Few, the Proud, the Type A personalities of the military. Marines. God’s gift to the Barbary Pirates. Why they were not present recently at the Benghazi Barbecue and Chili Cook off is a … Continue reading →

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NATIONAL ANTHEM–MADISON RISING

Posted on November 10, 2012 by asknod

In this day and age few things arouse my spirituality or move me like my love for America and Veterans (even those wild and crazy Navy pukes). The Star Spangled Banner always moved me as a child. As a Cub … Continue reading →

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HURRICANE SANDY AT THE TOMB

Posted on November 6, 2012 by asknod

Just another day at work. This is why they gave this job to the Army. No one else wanted  it.

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FACEBOOK FROM PATRICIA

Posted on November 1, 2012 by asknod

HCVETS Founder Patricia Lupole posted this on my facebook page today.  This is sadly all too true day in and day out. That’s a lot of troops and former ones. Every day. You would think vA might get apoplectic over … Continue reading →

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WELCOME HOME, GENTLEMEN

Posted on October 23, 2012 by asknod

I spotted this article on Military.com this morning and am happy to announce two more of our BNRs are now home on American Soil. Only 1,655 souls to go.    

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MARINE- IT’S MORE THAN A WORD

Posted on October 1, 2012 by asknod

Tom (a Marine) sent me this. He embodies what Marines are even now. It’s a disease that you never get over nor would want to. I find this very close to unnerving.   Every now and then, in the middle … Continue reading →

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EARLY CHRISTMAS IN COLORADO

Posted on September 22, 2012 by asknod

Everybody likes to hear the success story. The one that didn’t get away is far more newsworthy than the one that did. So it was with great joy when I came in from gardening last night to find that our … Continue reading →

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MORE REAL MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS 68 YEARS LATER

Posted on September 4, 2012 by asknod

Mouthpiece Bobster forwards me these intriguing vignettes of Real Men. A Marine he represents from the 1st Marine Ret., 1st Marine Division, who survived the Battle of Okinawa as a BAR man in 1945 just got his TDIU. (sixtyeight years later) A … Continue reading →

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THE ABILITY TO HEAR A PIN DROP

Posted on August 26, 2012 by asknod

Member Cal sends us this priceless piece of American aplomb. Often, when our great country is ostracized by lofty “enlightened” European thinkers, it is usually a Veteran who best offers the most poignant and sarcastic answer. The recent propensity of our elected officials … Continue reading →

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