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Bill Gruby
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Today is Veterans Day and I can only think of one word. -------- THANK-YOU
"Billy G"
"Billy G"
And tomorrow is my birthday! Well, it isn't exactly mine, but I've been celebrating it since '72.
Thanks, I was in the Army Security Agency for four years and got out in August '71. That was not a good time to be in the military or even as a veteran because of the anti-war people Forty years later, an American Indian friend invited me to a "naming" on the reservation. A naming is where a person receives a name usually after an animal and in a native language. This fellow served his time in the mid-east during the "Desert Storm" conflict. In the Indian culture, the person to be honored gives presents out instead of receiving. After giving presents to a number of specific individuals, he asked for veterans. My friend told me to go up, but I protested because I was not part of the tribe. It was to no avail, other members told me to go up. I thanked the man for his service and he gave me this beautiful handmade glass feather. End up eating their native food (very good) and danced with them ( I was not very good). I never really expected nor really want a ticket parade. This however still leaves a lump in my throat.Today is Veterans Day and I can only think of one word. -------- THANK-YOU
"Billy G"
SEMPER FI!Yup, tomorrow we will be 242 years old ---- Oooh -- Rah
"Billy G"