Look past the looks of the wrinkled old man and you will see a man who was once young and strong.
Look past the hardened and cold exterior and you will see a man who once loved his family, protected and took care of them.
Look past the disheveled man who stands there, broken, battered, weary and shaking and you will see the warrior he once was.
This man has walked through the valley of death, a world of hate, the gates of hell and violence all around him and survived everything that was thrown at him. He is old, weary and tired. But he continues on.
He loves his family, friends and country and if called upon today, would put his uniform on and give it his best fight.
Know that the old man, who looks worn down and weary, is so, because he defended your country, your rights and your freedom.
Under the exterior of the wrinkled old man, is the heart of a warrior who would love nothing more, than to be that warrior again.
This man, or woman, could be anyone you know. Give them the respect they earned.
And if they are gone, remember them for the sacrifices they made for you.
In Fumo Pax Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
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"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Yeah, I have to admit that I do too. I even used to use the Alt Code— 0151—to enter the true longer em dash rather than typing in two consecutive en dashes--but using a phone more and more has kind of killed that for me lately.
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Happy Vet's day fellow brothers in arms.
"I ain't got no Opus's"
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That old veteran.
Look past the looks of the wrinkled old man and you will see a man who was once young and strong.
Look past the hardened and cold exterior and you will see a man who once loved his family, protected and took care of them.
Look past the disheveled man who stands there, broken, battered, weary and shaking and you will see the warrior he once was.
This man has walked through the valley of death, a world of hate, the gates of hell and violence all around him and survived everything that was thrown at him. He is old, weary and tired. But he continues on.
He loves his family, friends and country and if called upon today, would put his uniform on and give it his best fight.
Know that the old man, who looks worn down and weary, is so, because he defended your country, your rights and your freedom.
Under the exterior of the wrinkled old man, is the heart of a warrior who would love nothing more, than to be that warrior again.
This man, or woman, could be anyone you know. Give them the respect they earned.
And if they are gone, remember them for the sacrifices they made for you.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
I'd like to take a moment to thank all veterans for their service today.
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/11/23/tampa-veteran-struggles-with-job-search-heals-through-hockey-#
I don't know if this link will work, it has for some, and not for others. Computer savvy individuals may be able to make it work.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Nope. Didn’t work for me…. 😌
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Weird. I searched it and found it looks like the same link
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/11/23/tampa-veteran-struggles-with-job-search--heals-through-hockey-
It's the old em dash "--" versus the en dash "-" that killed the link it seems in the portion of the link "search--heals".
Who even uses the em dash anymore?
I do
--Edward
Yeah, I have to admit that I do too. I even used to use the Alt Code— 0151—to enter the true longer em dash rather than typing in two consecutive en dashes--but using a phone more and more has kind of killed that for me lately.