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    Happy Veteran's Day!

    Many thanks and prayers to all who have served, all who are serving and all who will serve.
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
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    Thanks to all who served.

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    I am grateful to all that have served!

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    I am grateful to all that have served!
    As am I. THANK YOU to all our vets and current service members, today, and all days.

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    It was an especially touching scene when I took the dog for his walk through our local cemetery this morning. I observed a gentleman in jeans and a peaked hat walking slowly among the headstones in the section for service veterans. He was studying each stone intently before slowly moving to the next one. It seemed at though each was receiving a prayer from a grateful man with no audience. I will remember that image for a long time.
    As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”

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    I get a free burger today!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    I get a free burger today!
    My wife, who's also a veteran, received a $25 Cracker Barrel gift card from her school this morning, plus we get the same free burger. Yippee!
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    I know there are "free" out there today, but not really up for heading out - it's rainy here. Enjoy your burgers!!!
    To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
    Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    My wife, who's also a veteran, received a $25 Cracker Barrel gift card from her school this morning, plus we get the same free burger. Yippee!
    Plus, I’ll get a free flag for my coffin when the time comes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    Plus, I’ll get a free flag for my coffin when the time comes.
    Yes, and a free grave on a local hero's hill* if you like. We have quite a collection of the flags and Presidential condolence letters in my family.

    *phrase stolen from John Prine's Sam Stone
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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