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Marco,
I've seen this photo many times and felt no obligation to respond. My wife and I are both veterans. She, a 6 year US Army vet and I, a 27 year AF retired vet. We will be attending the Memorial Services at Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska on Monday at Noon. We were both honored to serve our country. Marco, how will you be spending your Memorial Day?
God Bless our personnel in Uniform around the world and their families. Keep them from harm's way and bring them home safely.
Mike Harsh
CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Marco, nice photograph, but your attitude detracts from the message of those two men embracing. imho
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"Give me ambiguity or give me something else"
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Marco, as a Viet Vet I take exception to your comment about those who dont fit your ideas on "posting". I may be "out of line" on this ,BUT YOU need to lighten up.
Bill
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I think the picture you have posted is moving, no question of it, but just because someone doen't post doesn't mean that they are not impacted or have no feeling for your post. Combat veterans don't need to say anything, it can be seen in the eyes and felt in the heart and they all know exactly what the other one is feeling, "don't mean nothin'"
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Gentlemen:
Thanks for your responses.
Mark
PS: To those to whom this matters as a "credential".
Mark L. SP5E5. 5 USAAIS 910 MI DET. 96C20 1965-72
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I'd rather be in Wyoming!
[This message has been edited by Marco (edited 26 May 2005).]
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I believe drolfson said it best "I have not commented, because I cannot add to what has been said, and I dare not take away from it. "
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..the heart felt gratitude & honor to call this Marine a fellow citizen, is beyond my feeble attempts to put in words! Thank you & thanks to my son, home safe & sound & due to go back...may God protect them all & may He provide special places for those, such as this noble Marine!
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"..so many fish, so many flies..do I have enough time?"
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Marcus, with the greatest respect, you really do need to lighten up. You are turning a quiet moment of respect into a disagreement that shames the image.
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Come on Gringo...with all do respect...what's the point of beating a dead horse?
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Hey Skeet;
"...the heartfelt gratitude and honor to call this Marine a fellow citizen is beyond my feeble attempts to put into words....", are words I wish I would have used to caption this photograph. Instead I chose " You too will stand and salute". There were some here who somehow read " will" as "should" into that caption. I assure everyone, that was not the intent.
To the extent that I caused a misunderstanding over such a captured sacred moment, I apologize.
Mark
PS. I will ask JC to remove this thread. It is not to be argued over.