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I wish to thank all Veterans on this day for their service and sacrifice, and to remember them in our prayers. To those of us here, welcome home!
Karl

Thank you Veterans !

My Mom and Dad were both Marine Corps Officers

My Father in Law Medic, Airborne, Paraglider, POW, Purple Heart

Military Service Notes from Gordia Levi Mitchell
Inducted into US Army 11 March 1942 Camp Boureagurd, La
Transferred to 82nd Divison (AA) March 15, 1942 Camp Livingston, La
Assigned to 307th Medical BN, Company B 16 March 1942 Camp Clayborne, La
Transferred to 101st A/B Division 16 August 1942 Camp Clayborne, La
Assigned to 326 A/B Medical Company 16 August 1942 Camp Clayborne, La

Left Fort Bragg 28th August 1943 for Camp Shanks, N.Y.
Boarded British Ship, SAMARIA, September 4th , 1943, Pier 90, N.Y. City
Sailed 5 September, 1943 09:30 by Statue of Liberty
Docked Liverpool England, 15th September 1943
Moved to Hungerford, England 30 October 1943

Landed France “D-Day” 6 June 1944 Utah Beach

Wounded June 10 1944 Hiesville, France

Arrived 93rd General Hospital June 1944 Great Malvern England

Made airborne landing 17th Sept. 1944 Zon, Holland
Moved to Nymigen, Holland 28th Sept 1944

Continous contact with enemy until 28 November 1944
Moved to Reims France, 29 November 1944
Went into combat 17, December 1944, Bastogne, Belgium

Captured 19 December 1944 Bastogne Belguim
Arrived Prison Camp 1st January, 1945 Muhlburg, Germany

Liberated by Russian Army 23 April, 1945, Muhlburg, Germany

Contacted Americans 69th Divison 25 April, 1945 Torgau, Germany
Arrived Reims, France 15 May, 1945 , by plane
Arrived 21 May, 1945, Camp Lucky Strike, France
Arrived London, England 4th June, 1945

Arrived Glagow, Scotland 23 June, 1945
Sailed on Queen Elizabeth June 24, 1945
Arrived New York Pier 90 June 29, 1945

DISCHARGED SEPT. 24, 1945

Stan,
My wife and I have attended Veteran's Day programs at the local private school for the last 20 years or so. The performances are all done by the K-6 grade students and it is great that they are teaching the little one's patriotism early. For a couple or three years the local public school had a veteran for principal, and they had a program, those years; not now. That speaks for itself.
Mike

My barracks were right across the road from the 82nd Airborne Museum when the 325 Inf moved there in 71/72. We enjoyed working there when on "special duty"! What a wonderful display of a super unit, I am very proud that I was an Airborne Trooper and encourage a visit to Ft Bragg and the Museum.

Thankyou and Happy Veterans Day to all the un-woke here.

To my fellow veterans, God bless all of you

Stan & Mike,
I've attended my Granddaughter's Veteran's program as well at her school, and my observances were the same as yours. I appreciated their program and respect.
Karl

Happy 247th birthday to the USMC! Born at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, 247 years ago on today's date.. Gil

My little 4 yr. old granddaughter invited me to the Veteran's Day appreciation program at her school. It was this morning. I was moved to tears at the patriotism and appreciation for America, and for we vets, that was shown in that program. The younger generation has not totally gone to hell in a handbasket. Her private school is in good hands.

Thanks Karl for starting this thread.

God bless all our Vets and thanks for your unselfish service!

Best,

Greg