In honor of today being Veterans Day in the US, I'd like to take a minute to thank any of the Americans on the forum who may be current or former U.S. servicemen. What you do (or did) is hard, dangerous, not always understood (by yourself and others), and not always appreciated as much as it should be.

I'd also like to thank my parents (both) for their service in the US Navy, and my brother for his current service in the US Navy.

Also, in this light, I would like to thank the servicemen/women of US allies, who have stood beside my country's servicemen in some of their most dire moments, and without whom much of the US's success would not be possible.

Lastly, I would also like to thank the members of the Swiss Armed Forces, as they serve to protect the freedoms and opportunities I, as a resident, currently enjoy.

It was a good post up until here....

Hey, they work hard too!

..hmm, you do know, that we're talking about Switzerland here right?

For as much as I pay in taxes, they should work hard...

..let me let you in on a little secret, but don't tell anybody. They don't do squat...nothing, nada, zilch. If anybody asks, make sure you don't know me.

Thanks: My son ,in the RCN,at this moment is exercising with the US Navy in the Pacific

Question to: Li .Did you serve ?

Not in a million years!!!!

I ask if you did ,not what you gonna do in a million years

Ok, let me put it this way....helll noooo!

Let me tell you .I properly did more work in the swiss army in 29 weeks ,as a militia Fusilier ,then my son a pro. in the RCN I was also deployed in the Regimental headquarters and this is what its all about ,if the regular solders dose not do anything is not imported .All it matters he is there where he posse to be

...you alright?
(possibly the drunk poster of the day award for ya )

I'm sure I will get some groans, but as an anti-bellicist and as a citizen of a country once invaded by the US Army I don't share your feelings.

Well, to make you feel better, which country has the US NOT invaded?

On a more serious note, this festival extravaganza has nothing to do with the politics but with the people involved the Armed forces...ya know, sacrifices, tears, pride etc. soooo, I understand, that it kinda sucks to be invaded and all ..and I am also against militaries etc. but I still don't disregard the many paychecks the US Army is handing out and how many opportunities it has given to people to develop themselves (be it educational or skillwise).

A little early start to the weekend, maybe?

*slamming on the brakes here*
"a citizen of a country once invaded..:"
and you list your nationality as Mexican

when was that invasion............. 1848 ? ! '

Yes, and that was how California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming became part of the US.

it's called history.

do you share these same feelings towards Spain? they invaded Mexico.



n.b.... co'mon... if you're going to be anti-U.S... and Veterans Day... at least chose an event to rally against from the last century... Lord knows we ( the U.S. side of me that is ) have enuf to answer for without digging up wars from 2 centuries ago. )