FRED,

THANK YOU MY FRIEND FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PROTECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE. FOR A LONG TIME, THE ONLY PPL WHO CARED ABOUT VETERANS WERE, OTHER VETS. GLAD THINGS ARE SLOWLY TURNING AROUND. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY 22 YEARS IN SERVICE. TAKE CARE MY FRIEND.. P.S, APPLEBEE'S IS GIVING FREE DINNERS TO ALL VETS.

-WILL

Thanks to both of you and anyone else who is a vet. I have worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 26 years. I work at the local VA hospital. Vets are unique in their needs and who they are. They deserve everything we can give and then some. I am a nurse and have proudly taken care of our vets one way or another. The staff we have feel the same way. We care about the vets, not the politics surrounding us. We do what we need to to get the job done.

Freedom is not free!

Roseann

My thanks to you Fred for serving our country and to others who have done so as well. There are restaurants here offering free meals to vets also. On TV this morning they showed a photo of a young girl who turned 11 years of age. How about that?

Julie

Fred,

Thank you for serving and helping this country to stay free. I served in the Navy during Desert Storm. I wish I could have stayed in further but had too many health problems and now there is no way I can go back in because my son needs me to be here for him and help him continue to recover from his stroke. My daughters school is doing a program for all us vets and my son will be singing as well!!!!!

Dyan

thanks to all-we were kids and we went-

Thanks so much. My husband and I are both Veterans. We met in San Antonio, TX and a years later we were married. Still married today.

Thank you all for your comments. I am happy to have served for 22 years. I know my mom prayed daily for my return. I was wounded but came home. I have been diagnosed with PTSD now and my heart goes out to the 58,000 plus that gave their all, their lives, for all of us to remain in a free country.

Veteran Day means so much to me and I still have night mares frequently. Being here at Fort Hood seeing the young soldiers return alive and dead is hard to bear as I get older. My only son is there right now and I'm praying he returns by years end as the commander and chief has said the troops will be home!

Fred!