Veterans Day

[Rapala-Guru]

For those that have,
THANK YOU!

For those that are,
THANK YOU!

For Those that we have lost,
THANK YOU!

If I could, I would shake your hand.
It takes a special kind of person.

Steve 'Rapala-Guru"

[Aflac_99]

Happy Veterans day to all! There have been many people in my family that are/were Veterans, so again, Happy Veterans Day!!

[minicup]

Happy Veteran's day!! Thank you again to all that have served!

[thunder_alley1984]

Thank you to all the VETS!

[Karz]

Thanx to all of you that have sacrificed for us all!


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[Ron3fan]

i would like to thank racer for sending this to me. i usually post something for Veterans Day and Memorial Day but lately, it has been slim pick'ins so without further ado, here is something to ponder. would you have been able to figure out what she was wanting for an answer at that age?

Subject: The Desks




I like this teacher.



A lesson that should be taught in all schools. . And colleges

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren,

a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did

something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission

of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor,

she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?'

She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'

They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'

'No,' she said.

'Maybe it's our behavior.'

She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period.



Still no desks in the classroom.

By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom

to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of

the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able

to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily

found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.

Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom,

each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and

then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had

set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in

their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you.

They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility

to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have

the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'

By the way, this is a true story. http://www.snopes.com/glurge/nodesks.asp

Please consider passing this along so others won't forget that the freedoms we have in

this great country were earned by U. S. Veterans

[Bandit33]

Happy Veterans Day to past, present, and future Veterans.

[gogordon24]

Happy Veteran's Day!! Thanks to all of them for serving our counrty

[beanboy89]

Thank you to everyone that has served or is serving in our military. Without you, all of our lives would be significantly different. Your service is greatly appreciated.

[wallbanger]

they gave us medals.......they shook our hands and said "on behalf of a gratefull nation"........gave us a plaque signed by the president........but the one thing that makes me feel the proudest is to know that we were appreciated. for that we veterans say thank you to you too.