tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post2330595433695320953..comments2024-03-29T08:48:03.820-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: What It Means To Be A VeteranLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24974244523450595752018-11-02T10:35:47.732-04:002018-11-02T10:35:47.732-04:00From one vet to another, well said Brian. I would ...From one vet to another, well said Brian. I would only add to Janie H., thank you for your service as well being that military spouse who had pick up the slack when your soldier deployed. Larry Keetonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84938107574219322852018-11-01T22:04:30.356-04:002018-11-01T22:04:30.356-04:00I'm a former Army wife, and I appreciate the s...I'm a former Army wife, and I appreciate the sentiments. I'm not a believer in mandatory conscription, but I'm glad we have a strong, politically independent military. Thanks for the article.Janie H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-54949315093462736692018-11-01T21:26:43.211-04:002018-11-01T21:26:43.211-04:00Well said Brian, from one squid to another thank y...Well said Brian, from one squid to another thank you for your service.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85464363096349942152018-11-01T17:03:30.690-04:002018-11-01T17:03:30.690-04:00Great column, Brian. I too am a veteran, and I...Great column, Brian. I too am a veteran, and I'll always be proud of it.<br /><br />Thanks for posting this!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7761391978786834622018-11-01T12:57:29.975-04:002018-11-01T12:57:29.975-04:00Thank you for your service. My father was born in ...Thank you for your service. My father was born in 1918, grew up in Seattle, & was a cartographer in the Navy also. My mother was in the WAVES in World War II. My husband & both brothers-in-law are veterans. I would be in favor of military service for everyone. I am so insulted every time I go into the VA Medical Center, which is quite often because of hubby's medical problems, & see the photo in the lobby of Cadet Bone Spurs!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-56947282284687449002018-11-01T11:02:22.068-04:002018-11-01T11:02:22.068-04:00Wonderful post, Brian. Thank you for your service...Wonderful post, Brian. Thank you for your service. Blessings on all who have served, and are currently serving, and who will serve in the military.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm with R.T. - mandatory service for all, because right now it seems that we get into a lot of "unofficial military engagements" that last a long, long, long time, and have no exit strategy, simply because most people don't have skin (i.e., family) in the game. We need to have accountability and recognition that all military engagements cost blood and treasure, instead of it just being something that happens "over there." Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6283561118305089142018-11-01T09:13:14.483-04:002018-11-01T09:13:14.483-04:00Thank you for your service, Brian. Yes, I'm C...Thank you for your service, Brian. Yes, I'm Canadian, but I still thank you. Our best friends (yes I still believe that, even if others don't) have helped to keep us safe, just as our own military has. I come from a long line of vets. Both grandfathers in WW1, father in WW11, and my nephew is an officer in the Canadian navy. Thank you.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89557439011630125442018-11-01T08:56:04.738-04:002018-11-01T08:56:04.738-04:00Brian, well said. I for one believe we should have...Brian, well said. I for one believe we should have mandatory military service for all. It would grow up some of our people and help straighten out some of our nation's problems and just might make some of our leaders more accountable for their actions.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40031052628574124542018-11-01T07:38:20.220-04:002018-11-01T07:38:20.220-04:00I still go to the battlefield and stand next to th...I still go to the battlefield and stand next to the old cannons along what is left of the Rodriguez Canal in Chalmette where the Battle of New Orleans was fought. Sometimes, I can almost hear the faint echo of musketry. I never fails to move me.<br /><br />I never saw combat as a veteran.<br /><br />But I am and always will be a veteran. And yes, I feel the link to all those who served before me and those who served after me. I am at the back of the line, but I in the line.<br /><br />Excellent post, Brian.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73966989942834484472018-11-01T07:28:46.718-04:002018-11-01T07:28:46.718-04:00Brian, what a moving and touching post. I agree wi...Brian, what a moving and touching post. I agree with and relate to everything you say.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com