Army - Navy Game OT

Fred19Flintstone · December 2012

My Dad was in the Army. They are the under dogs by far, but I'm rooting for the Black Knights! Go Army! Beat Navy!

God bless our armed forces no matter the branch!

SmokinDAWG82 · December 2012

My dad was in the Navy. I like their helmets. Go Navy!
The 2 kids who grew up next door are both at West Point. Go Army!

God bless our armed forces no matter the branch!

Fred19Flintstone · December 2012

I love this picture Hap!

lousubcap · December 2012

Go Navy-but props to all who serve. Great pic Hap!

SmokinDAWG82 · December 2012

Hap, did you stumble onto this or was this someone you knew? Great picture!

nolaegghead · December 2012

Geaux Marines!

Village Idiot · December 2012

Vietnam Memorial. Washington D.C. This was overwhelming to me. A couple of friends are inscribed there.

Doc_Eggerton · December 2012

Go Army! Beat Navy! Hoooah.

SmokinDAWG82 · December 2012

Village Idiot said:

Vietnam Memorial. Washington D.C. This was overwhelming to me. A couple of friends are inscribed there.

I went to see it and look for a couple of names but became so overwhelmed I just stood and cried and had to walk awy

Village Idiot · December 2012

SmokinDAWG82 said:

Village Idiot said:

Vietnam Memorial. Washington D.C. This was overwhelming to me. A couple of friends are inscribed there.

I went to see it and look for a couple of names but became so overwhelmed I just stood and cried and had to walk awy

Yes. To hear the number, 58,000 is one thing and it seems quite sterile. To see 58,000 names of kids in their prime that died is too much to bear without crying your eyes out.

lousubcap · December 2012

Hopefully for those who have yet to visit DC-when you get to the Vietnam Memorial and deal with that, then make your way to the World War II Memorial. Talk to those who served and are there for the first time (didn't take too long to get that built...). Gives you a whole new perspective on humility and doing the right thing.

henapple · December 2012

Every American should see Arlington, the Vietnam, WW 2 and the other memorials....but also Washington as a whole. It reminds you of where we've been and who we are. If the "changing of the guard" doesn't make you thankful.....

Richard Fl · December 2012

All that has been said about the memorials and services is absolutely inspiring. I went to college with Roger Staubach and saw him win the Heisman GO NAVY-- BEAT ARMY!!

Village Idiot · December 2012

henapple said:

If the "changing of the guard" doesn't make you thankful.....

There is an occasional poster on this forum who calls himself "the old guard", which, in tradition, is reserved for the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment, which guards the Tomb Of The Unknowns". He is referring to his membership in the other forum. My uncle was a guard for the 3rd Regiment. Until the day he died, he never said a curse word or drank a sip of liquor. I think he retained his 30" waist also.

To trivialize that wonderful unit and the men that belong to it by calling yourself "the Old Guard" because you belong to a social cooking forum is very hurtful to me.

Sorry for the rant.

Richard Fl · December 2012

Sorry you feel hurt by someone without your depth of knowledge about Arlington, saying that he is degrading the term "The Old Guard".
I have 2 roommates from college and several classmates on the Vietnam Memorial wall and an ex father-in-law 38 years active duty marine general buried in Arlington.
This is a food forum, lighten up!!

Village Idiot · December 2012

Thank you, "Old Guard".

Gary Willson (US54509722)

U.S. Army, Sp/5 (ret)

1966-1968.

(Artillery hearing disability)

Fred19Flintstone · December 2012

My Dad was a canon cocker. His hearing has always sucked.

Aviator · December 2012

Am deployed and serving NOW!

Its OK, I would like for all of you to think its an "Army of One" !!

Please support and cherish the one and their families you know who are away and serving. It is not a pissing match.

I am taking care of the AW2s medically. Its not fun.

Doc_Eggerton · December 2012

OK, this turned serious. I went to the National Memorial of the Pacific. This is a beautiful place in Oahu, which was a sacred location for Hawaiians. After Pearl Harbor there were so many dead that they had to find a quick place for burials. The Punch Bowl became the place. I walked through the memorial listings, by myself, and suddenly realized I had a hat on. Not appropriate here. I took it off and went bare headed through the rest of my tour.

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