Veterans Day thoughts and coins

I have to agree with you on most of your statement.
Any other time of the year there is little interest from most people. I know this differs from one place to the next depends on where you live.
Tulsa, where I live does happen to have one of the biggest parades in the U.S and on Vetersns day the appreciation shown is almost overwhelming.
As far as treatment of vets by those suposed to protect us is a joke.
I come from a military family, but as far as immediate family I am the only to have been in combat situations. I reached out to the VA years ago and received no help. Times were difficult but family and friends have been true.
I've been able to pay it forward to vets returning from Iraq and Afganistan and a few other middle eastern countries that had problems coping with PTSD and getting nothing for help.
My brother an Air Force vet suffered injuries while in service, he does get medical but....
This isn't meant to be a political rant and hope it isn't taken that way, I'm just saying "I hear ya brother."

And keeping it with coins,
A Severina, Concordia with military standards

And a Vespasian Pax reverse

 

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I missed the boat on this one!

Take care veterans - I am humbled and thankful for your service and sacrifices.

Some coins for your enjoyment:


Nothing like the CiC trying to win over the troops?


A little glory to the military!


And we should not forget the exploits of this Punic War II veteran...
Nobody - at least in my opinion - can rightly rank any man above Marcus Sergius, although his great-grandson Catiline shames his name. In his second campaign Sergius lost his right hand. In two campaigns he was wounded twenty-three times, with the result that he had no use in either hand or either foot: only his spirit remained intact. Although disabled, Sergius served in many subsequent campaigns. He was twice captured by Hannibal - no ordinary foe- from whom twice he escaped, although kept in chains and shackles every day for twenty months. He fought four times with only his left hand, while two horses he was riding were stabbed beneath him.

He had a right hand made of iron for him and, going into battle with this bound to his arm, raised the siege of Cremona, saved Placentia and captured twelve enemy camps in Gaul - all of which exploits were confirmed by the speech he made as praetor when his colleagues tried to debar him as infirm from the sacrifices. What piles of wreaths he would have amassed in the face of a different enemy!

Pliny, Natural History, Book 7 Chapter 28

 

Thank you so much to all who have fought and continue to fight!

I admire you for all the sacrifices that you selflessly make.

Erin

 

Being a combat vet in Vietnam, I was really shaken when I returned to the US to the scorn cast my way, but I made it through. Fast forward just a couple of years, and returning from Desert Storm, everyone used the phrase "thanks for your service", a complete turn-around from my experience returning from Vietnam. I still hear that phrase either directed at me or another service member, and now I wonder how much it means to the speaker. Don't get me wrong. It's nice to hear, but I have to ask myself how much is heartfelt and how much is platitude. I suppose it really doesn't matter since I didn't serve in order to receive praise. I served because I felt it was my duty. I don't go to the VA any longer. Many VA employees, not all, seem to have the attitude that I'm a bother. So I don't bother!

 

Thanks to YOU on this solemn occasion, and on the other hand shame on those who lead such lives of flagrant duplicity as to impersonate veterans. My wife and I were visiting the WWII memorial since it honors both of our fathers and we saw a whole cadre of phony, imitation "Vietnam vets" who had clearly been hired to act as duplicitous "swiftboaters" in that particular election. It was incredibly revolting to me to see that, and I must admit I had a difficult time keeping my temper in check, especially since I had lost a good half dozen friends in that conflict, and here were these useless bums casting aspersions on a true war hero. Anyway, that's all I dare say about that, and again, thanks to you for your service.

 

Exactly

And all the replies and participation in this thread was really appreciated