Veteran's Day

[Silver Spoon]

I was going to post this on the Soldier's site but I didn't want to bumped the 230th B-day of our Marines. So I'll post it here since I know several contractors working abroad are ex-vets.
Let me just say ahead of time a BIG THANK YOU to all of our Veterans on here. Thank You for your dedication and sacrifice to allow me to live in a country of FREEDOM. I would like to direct you all to this website for a video of remembrance dedicated to our fallen heroes. Just left click the mpeg no need to download .

http://www.army.gc.ca/chief_land_sta...lish/video.asp

God bless all our Soldiers past and present and God bless all You who are working along side of our Soldiers.

In loving Memory of my father Charles A. Hall who served proudly in Korea with the Army’s 1st Cav.

[Ciderlion]

Amen to that Silverspoon. Armistice day today remembering the end of the first world war. eleventh day, eleventh hour, eleventh minute. then on Sunday we commerate Rememberance Sunday. I will wear my poppy with pride and commerate all those souls lost to war. My grandmother Lost her twin brother les in the retreat from Dunkirk, we dont have a grave for him just a name on a plaque in dunkirk France he had just turned 21.God bless you Great uncle Les. To my two pals Les and Scouser killed in Northern Ireland age 19 & 20 ,God bless fellas i wont forget you.
1914
V. The Soldier
If i should die, think this of me
that there,s some corner of a foreign field
that is forever England. There shall be
in the rich earth a richer earth concealed
a dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware
gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
a body of England's breathing English air,
washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.

And think, this heart, all evil shed away.
a pulse in the eternal mind, no less
gives somewhere back the thoughts by England
Given;
Her sights her sounds;dreams happy as her day;
and laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness
in hearts at peace, under an English heaven.

The last and fifth verse of an old and dated but very beautiful poem by
English Poet -Rupert Brooke 1887-1915.

Too all Soldiers of all nationalities,who fought on the side of the righteous.

[HEALTHisWEALTH]

I just completed a tour in Iraq, by way of Ft.Sam. At present, I have a little over 3 and a half million dinar. I was wondering how many dinar investing servicemembers/contractors plan to continue in service, even after a good dinar r/v?

Me, personally, I believe that the Iraqis will share their wealth willingly when they see a reason to do so. Once the "average Joe" in Iraq sees that it is in his best interest (profitable) to support the newly elected government (Dec 15, 2005), the dinar will skyrocket as people help stamp out the insurgency.

To date, there has been too much emphasis on the SWORD and not enough on the pen.

[tbdinarcad]

I agree with you Silver, God Bless and thank you to all the service men and women that have given of themselves so we may enjoy the freedoms we do. I am not only talking about here in America, but everywhere in the world. Think about how different our world would be if Hitler was not stopped.

Again Thanks to all of you that put you life on the line for the rest of us.

[millionairetobe71]

I just completed a tour in Iraq, by way of Ft.Sam. At present, I have a little over 3 and a half million dinar. I was wondering how many dinar investing servicemembers/contractors plan to continue in service, even after a good dinar r/v?

Me, personally, I believe that the Iraqis will share their wealth willingly when they see a reason to do so. Once the "average Joe" in Iraq sees that it is in his best interest (profitable) to support the newly elected government (Dec 15, 2005), the dinar will skyrocket as people help stamp out the insurgency.

To date, there has been too much emphasis on the SWORD and not enough on the pen.

How's going..it is nice to be back after a tour here, I will be in Ft Sam once I come back too, I hope!!!....Where in Iraq you served??

Well I agree on the terms that once the insurgency is diminished, the country will towards a better stability, and thus, dinars will skyroket, but as you may have read all across the forum, and in the media, there is much negativity about Iraq, that people tends to marginalize the progress we make here. I know as well as you also know, since you were here and lived and understand the iraqi culture that there is so much to offer in terms of prosperity, that once the ideal conditions are met, we are all going to benefit greatly from that. The pen part will come at the right time, we all know that, it will come on Jan 3rd once the new government takes the office.

[millionairetobe71]

I was sent this email by one of myt colleagues about Denzel Wahington...He visited Ft. Sam Houston in Texas and shared a good, quality times with soldiers and infured soldiers alike. After meeting with the soldiers Mr. Washington visited the Fisher House, which is a living area, more or less like a hotel where soldier's family members can stay at a little cost or no cost at all to help take care of the soldier. Mr. Washington visited the place and before he finished he asked how it cost to built one the houses. After giving the numbers, he took out the check book, and without a hesitation, he wrote a check for the full amount. Mr. Washington clearly represents a human being that understand the needs of the soldiers and is always willing and present to teach a lesson to those filthy rich that they owuld never be who they are if it weren't for a soldier. The beaches of Normandy are a testimony of that. The grueling battles in France are a testimony of that. And the Arlington Cemetery, the Vietnam Wall, The Pearl Harbor Memorial, The Bataan Death March in New Mexico, The many battle grounds in Germany among the thousands are a testimony of all that. But the greatest witness of the freedom we enjoy because a soldier gave his or her life is ourselves. The fact that we are who we are right now, is the greatest witness that bear the fact of the soldiers sacrifices. Please let not ever forget that nor let our future generations forget it either...

[Laurali]

I just completed a tour in Iraq, by way of Ft.Sam. At present, I have a little over 3 and a half million dinar. I was wondering how many dinar investing servicemembers/contractors plan to continue in service, even after a good dinar r/v?

Me, personally, I believe that the Iraqis will share their wealth willingly when they see a reason to do so. Once the "average Joe" in Iraq sees that it is in his best interest (profitable) to support the newly elected government (Dec 15, 2005), the dinar will skyrocket as people help stamp out the insurgency.

To date, there has been too much emphasis on the SWORD and not enough on the pen.

I am in Baghdad and have been for 2 years now. I don't intend to rush back home. I have a measely $3m of dinar. But even if it revals at a decent level, I still get such a rush from being here. I have never worked with military until I came here in 2003. My Colonel friend who was in kuwait at the time thought I was insane since I was so military green, PLUS going to Iraq. But, in spite of all the obstacles that have come around, I really like working here. Not to mention, I met my Egyptian fiance' on base. So, I feel I will be here for about another 2 years before we pack our bags. Having seen the improvements and working with the locals that are just extactic about working with us (not to mention how they put their lives on the line for us as well just to get into camp each day), I know I will never have such an experience again in my life and I intend to make the most of it. Being such a supporter of underdogs in general throughout my life, this has been such a rewarding and educational experience for me that I share with people every chance I get. And when I do, I surely tell them all of the POSITIVES that they don't see or hear about. And when they ask if it was worth coming over here for a war, I tell them, "Yes indeed" and I proceed to share the stories I've had told to me from the locals.