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Title: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: Brent Rudolph on November 11, 2007, 01:42:00 PM
I was out in the bow shop this morning and got a call from my youngest son in Iraq. He and my oldest, who has served two tours, are both serving there in the 1st Army ID, and have been in country for 16 months. Seems they are coming home soon! This has been a long tour for them, but for me too. I have had trouble getting into hunting this year as my sons are my hunting partners.

This got me to thinking that there are others on this website who have sons and daughters serving around the world and here at home to protect our rights, our way of life and the right to be for or against hunting in general, and the freedom of speech allowed either side. I want to personally thank those families for their sacrifice up to and including those who have lost loved ones on the field of honor.

To you Tradgangers who are currently serving out there, God bless you. My words of thanks for your service fall short of my appreciation.

To our veterans here on Tradgang who have served, I thank you, appreciate you and will never be able to repay you for your willingness and honor with which you have served.  

Our Canadian friends just observed Rememberance Day. I send the same regards north. God bless.

Why should this be on Powwow? Well, remember that we, as hunters, have been given the right to pursue our sport because there are those who willingly stepped into harms way in order to assure we could. We must remember that those same brave souls faught for others to be against our sport, and to speak out against it. As a bowhunting instructor in Montana, I remind all my students that we are a small percentage of the population. We should remember those who served for a small group to have the freedoms we enjoy, and carry ourselves in such humility, while being granted our constitutional right to boldly persue happiness. And I miss my hunting partners.

Brent
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: Roadkill on November 11, 2007, 03:12:00 PM
Bless you and your sons, Roadkill, my callsign(USMC 1970-1996)
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: 4runr on November 11, 2007, 03:14:00 PM
WEll said Brent!!
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: pseman on November 11, 2007, 03:21:00 PM
A sincere thank you to your sons and all who are and/or have served our nation. Glad to here that your boys are coming home soon! Hopefully all of our boys can come home before long.

Mark
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: mcgroundstalker on November 11, 2007, 03:34:00 PM
Thank You and God Bless You.

... mike ...
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on November 11, 2007, 03:50:00 PM
From 1 Vet to All Others..... Bless You
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Post by: Joe G on November 11, 2007, 04:53:00 PM
From 1 Disabled Vet to all Veterans.. Thank you
and Bless you all
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: DEAN on November 11, 2007, 05:10:00 PM
GOD BLESS OUR VETS
                       &
                    THANK YOU
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: S. Brant Osborn on November 11, 2007, 05:16:00 PM
I am the proud son of a Vietnam Vet!  And I thank all of our veterans for their service.  God bless you all!

And you too Brent for raising those soldiers.
Brant
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: Gatekeeper on November 11, 2007, 08:00:00 PM
Great post.

Thank you to all our veterans.  :clapper:
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: allanburden on November 11, 2007, 08:06:00 PM
To all the veterans from a new vet, I thank you all for your service and send up a prayer for all our brothers who have gone on before us.  Thanks for starting this post Brent!
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: shawnee on November 12, 2007, 11:01:00 AM
Thanks to all the vets.  May we never forget the sacrafices that were made for the freedoms we all enjoy.
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: trapperDave on November 12, 2007, 11:06:00 AM
to all Veterans past present and future, a BIG THANK YOU from a Gulf War Vet USN 90-94
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Post by: woodchucker on November 12, 2007, 11:17:00 AM
To all of our Veterans Past,Present and especialy.....The Fallen

Thank You,and God Bless You All!!!!!
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Post by: vermonster13 on November 12, 2007, 11:34:00 AM
:notworthy:     :notworthy:    :notworthy:
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: MJB on November 12, 2007, 11:37:00 AM
GOD BLESS OUR VETS & THANK YOU , SEMPER FI DAD (GUNNY) I LOVE YOU & MISS YOU. OOH RAH
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: JBiorn on November 12, 2007, 05:12:00 PM
A SWCC HooYah! For the vets.
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: hawgslayer on November 12, 2007, 06:11:00 PM
:wavey:  

Semper Fi '66 to '69

 :campfire:
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: Bonebuster on November 12, 2007, 07:21:00 PM
Without the sacrifice of our veterens, all would have been lost long ago.

My children sleep safe, and have no idea of what it is like elsewhere because of our vets.

Thank you, one and all.
Title: Re: Happy Veterans Day!
Post by: GAstumpshooter on November 12, 2007, 09:06:00 PM
Amen Bert.Form one vet to all the vet I stand and salute You.