Memorial Day

[Poppa Phill]

Good Morning to all of you wonderful Scooter Bums out there!!

I havent yet met enough of you to know who the Veterans are or all if ant Surviving Families. I wanted to say Happy Memorial Day to you all. and especially to the Familes of the Fallen as all to often you are overlooked.

PLease Have a wonderful and Safe Holiday.

To My Veteran Brothers and Sisters. Side by Side or Back to Back You Rock

Always remembered Never Forgotten!

Hoorah Semper Fi and God Speed!!

[ecbaatz]

Happy!! How about Respectful, Greatful, Thankful, but not happy. We are honoring those that died in uniform. Nothing happy about death.

[Poppa Phill]

Happy!! How about Respectful, Greatful, Thankful, but not happy. We are honoring those that died in uniform. Nothing happy about death.

 

Please excuse me for hoping someone of us would have a happy or at the least a decent Holiday. I know enough ugly and sadness for 10 lifetimes, My Dad, 3 brothers all buried on or within days of my Birthday, Not weeks. Have been through all that and understanding how the old man hated people moping around after anyone died, I promised Him I would remember him and Be happy to have the memories, He was an Army Man solid and True, My eldest Brother and myself Air Force, My next youngest brother a Marine. No, there is nothing happy about death, But I remember them for the life and Faith they had, not for them having Died, for in death they are free of what makes us evil divided or just plain mean to each other and in a better pla ce, so having paid my Dues for the choice, I choose to be happy Ive Got some good memories from some good men. My Time has come an gone twice. My VA PC said to me you have made dying a nasty habit. dying aint fun. Aint nobody taking away from me what God gave me. Im not telling any man woman or child what to do or how to do it but I can as a soldier that served, wish them well and every happiness. I stand on it, syand By it an do so proudly.

[Marcarl]

I've thought on this for bit,, I had to struggle somewhat with the 'happy' thing as well,, but then I thought, why not be happy?

Well,, it's Memorial Day, at least for the USA and that's great that such an event can be celebrated.

Now if you, or anybody would go out and spend a lot of whatever on some gift for somebody else,, whether you would know them or not,, and all that person could do was be sad about whatever you spent on the gift,, how happy would you be (you being anybody)

Now, let's take that a step further,,, somebody, or somebodies, gave their live so that you and I could be free and live a life free of tyranny,,,, I think I will be happy and celebrate what they gave me. Sure there is a time to reflect, but I see being happy as the gift given to us by the many unknown to us.

Thanks all you Veterans, all over the world, in many places and ages, today and long ago, for deciding that those coming after you would have a choice of a free and peaceful life.

[luvmy40]

I don't take offense at "Happy Memorial Day" because I know that it is almost always meant in good faith.

 

However, I do prefer "Remember" as a Memorial Day greeting. I feel it conveys the true gravitas of what the day really means.

 

As a combat veteran who made it home, I am grateful to those who didn't and who, by their sacrifice gave me the honor of being free to live the life I choose to live.

 

REMEMBER

[Poppa Phill]

I don't take offense at "Happy Memorial Day" because I know that it is almost always meant in good faith.

 

However, I do prefer "Remember" as a Memorial Day greeting. I feel it conveys the true gravitas of what the day really means.

 

As a combat veteran who made it home, I am grateful to those who didn't and who, by their sacrifice gave me the honor of being free to live the life I choose to live.

 

REMEMBER

You are Correct On the Remember. For Many of us, there is NO Forgetting. I will refrain from posting in any accordance to holidays etc as I in no way intended harm or discomfort. My Wish of sharing Happy will continue elsewhere for it is as my Father wished it when he said to me you tell em Be Happy and Stay Happy. easier said than done. being accepting without discourse has been my way along time. I am used to it. it is what it is. You who are offended have my apologies. I will delete the post after those offended have had time to see the apology.

Im Done Here..

[luvmy40]

You are Correct On the Remember. For Many of us, there is NO Forgetting. I will refrain from posting in any accordance to holidays etc as I in no way intended harm or discomfort. My Wish of sharing Happy will continue elsewhere for it is as my Father wished it when he said to me you tell em Be Happy and Stay Happy. easier said than done. being accepting without discourse has been my way along time. I am used to it. it is what it is. You who are offended have my apologies. I will delete the post after those offended have had time to see the apology.

Im Done Here..

 

 

I don't think you've offended anybody here. We're all just bunch of opinionated lop eared varmints and like to hear ourselves speak, or type as the case may be.

 

Stick around for a while, you'll not find a better group anywhere else on the interwebz or in person. Guaranteed!

[bpate4home]

@https://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?21735-Poppa-Phill;

 

Please keep posting your Holiday thoughts. It's well worth the effort and appreciated.

 

[Patch]

I don't think you've offended anybody here. We're all just bunch of opinionated lop eared varmints and like to hear ourselves speak, or type as the case may be.

 

Stick around for a while, you'll not find a better group anywhere else on the interwebz or in person. Guaranteed!

 

Good save Luv!

 

One thing I enjoy and stand up for within this family is our talent to disagree, debate and when necessary to argue. We all get roasted every now and then that is the chance we take when we engage

We also enjoy agreement tho, even when it ends as an agree to disagree which only means that we can't find the words to get our intent, meaning or reasons for the why's across.

Sometimes tho it is because we are too stubborn, now that is annoying and, no different than what we find in most families.

What you didn't see in this thread Phil is the brewing of a debate likely to which was intended to maintain status quo or, a chance to debate whether the passing of solders lives is to be celebrated or mourned when remembering their sacrifice; or can we do both?

There are 2 sides to a battle line, more often than not there is also differences in cultures where life and death have apposing views.

Allow me these questions: How many of our fallen in recent years have fallen for our countries? Our way of life, our infringed upon boarders? When is enough, enough? When will the lives lost be justified by ending these 20 year wars?

When there is a cause to fight, hit hard, let it be known, we are not to be assaulted/messed with.

If we could ask the fallen was their sacrifice justified (do not confuse that with honorable) I wonder how they would respond?

My point: when we remember only once a year, we tend to forget and so history repeats in between!

 

This is a Canadian/U.S. clip from 08

 

Edited May 25, 2020 by Patch

[RDawson]

You are Correct On the Remember. For Many of us, there is NO Forgetting. I will refrain from posting in any accordance to holidays etc as I in no way intended harm or discomfort. My Wish of sharing Happy will continue elsewhere for it is as my Father wished it when he said to me you tell em Be Happy and Stay Happy. easier said than done. being accepting without discourse has been my way along time. I am used to it. it is what it is. You who are offended have my apologies. I will delete the post after those offended have had time to see the apology.

Im Done Here..

Don’t take difference of opinion personal here, it’s a large group and diverse thought process. Some choose somber remembrance of those who gave their lives while others celebrate the lives given in ultimate sacrifice. I never served Due to a spinal injury but have tremendous respect for those who have. I choose to reflect on my grandfather from WW1, cousins in Vietnam, BIL from Korean War, and friends from many conflicts. While they didn’t fall in battle many have slowly fallen from the effects suffered there. I spent some time this morning thinking of BongoBob and the reality he probably died from Vietnam just last summer. Later today we’ll get the bike out and visit our local park that has memorials for every war the US has been a part of including the names of every local resident who didn’t come home.

[Poppa Phill]

Thank you all for the responses. I will take all of it under advisement along with my salt shaker to prevent Road rash in the future.

Welded some Pipe sections together to make a flag pole for Pops Flag. Chilling with a brew, Cheers to all of ya !