OK, I am tempted to respond, but I am not American. I hope that this doesn't intrude on anyone's sensibilities.
First and foremost, had it not been for those Veterans you speak of, WW1 and deffinitely WW2 would have been different.
I mean, does anyone REALLY believe that Englishmen, and Free French could have taken France on their own? ANYONE AT ALL? Didn't think so.
Or, maybe the Soviets would have stood their ground (and eventually dissolve into Russians+others), had it not been for the Americans on Europe, and the promise of even more of them, and even worse, if anything happened to them. Yea, right.
Again, thank you. Europe is now a peaceful place, but it wasn't, not 30 years ago.
Of course we Greeks have one big gaping wound, it is called Cyprus, but I do hope that it will be solved in peace.
So, honouring your own veterans, If I might be allowed to honour mine.
Great grand father's brother, Lt, Greek Army, died in what is now Ismir, trying to hold the line for more refugees to escape.
Grand father, Private in Engineering corps, built/destroyed same bridge 4 times in the war against the Italians.
--> Met Grandmother while both of them were in the mountains, in the resistance to end the German occupation. They were married when the war was over.
The other Grand father, he fought the communists on our communist insurrection, 1947-1949.
Father, He served as a Lt in Greek Artillery, 1964-1967
Uncle (mother's brother), Private, Greek Rangers, 1971-1974
Me, Sargeant, Gr. Air Force, certified in Rh-202, Artemis-30 (both AA guns), and anti-infiltration tactics, 2001-2003
Some of you may hate the army and all it stands for, I, for myself have been calling it interesting names sometimes while on foot patrol in the dead of the winter.
But consider this, You have NOTHING, if you are not willing to fight for it. Or if you don't others will do it FOR you so that your enemies won't do it TO YOU!.
I praise those man, and any thinking person should do the same.
Topic: To the Veterans and thier Families (Read 9953 times)