Let's Thank Our Vets......all of them (businesses, AFB, white)

[Oleg Bach]

Great greetings and glory to the men and woman of duty and honor. Respect and love- to them- the marshal class...forget the meaning of the mission - just or unjust- It is like loyalty to family- family first right or wrong- NATIONAL FAMILY first..right or wrong- duty first..A soldier is like a father or mother...they stand in protection of those that are theirs.

[Poncho_NM]

MEMORIAL MOMENT - A boy waves American flags as Marines march in the Larchmont Memorial Day parade as part of
Fleet Week in New York, May 24th, 2012. Fleet Week has been New York's celebration of the sea services since 1984.
It is an unparalleled opportunity for citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet sailors, Marines
and Coast Guardsmen, as well as see, firsthand, the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The Marines are
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Martin Egnash. Cleared
for public release by Captain Eric Tausch, Division of Public Affairs, New York Branch. 052412-M-SB340-002

[Sunnysee]

Originally Posted by Poncho_NM

Thank you! But most of the photos are not mine. I have permission for all the ones I post here. Either I or my wife took them, or I got them with permission. The majority are from the US. Government and they are available in much larger size, free and pretty much for your use as needed (there are some exceptions) I would recommend you go to this U.S. Goverment site and look around, and learn to search:

Defense.gov Photos: Home Page Photos

Here are some of Charlie Daniels doing a concert for the military:

DVIDS - Images - Vietnam Veterans Homecoming Celebration at Charlotte Motor Speedway [Image 3 of 23]

You can register for free, no obligation and it allows you to batch download.

Gotta run! I am BBQ'ing at some friends house!!!

If you have any questions, ask, or DM me.



Rich

Thank you very much for the explanation and links. Sounds like I just may be able to use some for fantastic wallpaper, after all. I'll go read and find out.

Bon appetit and bless you folks~

[Poncho_NM]

ROLLING THUNDER – Having ridden his motorcycle from New Mexico to Washington, D.C., David "Sharp" Lish displays
a signed banner on May 30, 2005, that he plans to send to sailors and Marines aboard the USS Harpers Ferry. Lish
was in D.C. participating in Rolling Thunder, a motorcycle rally that consists of hundreds of bikers that parade from
the Pentagon parking lot to the memorial area. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Johnny Bivera.

[Poncho_NM]

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dwight Moffitt plays the trombone during a departure reception from Dili, Timore
Leste, June 23, 2011, on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7) during Pacific
Partnership 2011. Pacific Partnership is an annual deployment of forces designed to strengthen maritime and
humanitarian partnerships during disaster relief operations, while providing humanitarian, medical, dental and
engineering assistance to nations of the Pacific. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael
Russell, U.S. Navy Released 110623-N-KB563-006

[Poncho_NM]

"Colored mechanic, motor maintenance section, Ft. Knox, Ky."
1942 June.
Notes: Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States--Army.
US Army Armor Center.
World War, 1939-1945.
Armories.
Mechanics (Persons).
African Americans--Military service.
Soldiers.
United States--Kentucky--Fort Knox.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication..
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print.
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-34 (DLC) 93845501.
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac.
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35214.
Call Number: LC-USW36-179
photographer: Palmer, Alfred T.

[irman]

Just yesterday ...
Many of you should know, Lowes Hardware gives discount to military either active or retired. !
I bought some stuff for the garden, the manager was asked to validate my ID card. After he did that, he looked at me straight in the eyes, took my hand and said:
*Thank you for serving, Sir*.
I said: *Thank you for taking care of us*
Then he said:
*You remember me, Sir ?*
I looked at him again, and then I did recognise him.
He was my Crew Chief !!! He saluted me, waited for me to salute back, and the people behind me clapped !!!
After that, I did not get home until two hours later ...
We will go fly next week end, but this time without anybody shooting at us !!

[Poncho_NM]

PACIFIC OCEAN - October 22nd, 2011 - Airman Evelis Santiago, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, adjusts the position
of a jet on the Ouija board in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald
Reagan is conducting routine training in the eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
Seaman Terry Godette/Released. 111022-N-HT107-031.

[Poncho_NM]

U.S. Navy Chief Rodrigo C. Adriano, the medical planner for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, discusses medical
issues with community members at a Medial Civil Action Project (MEDCAP) in Malabon, Philippines, October 24th,
2011. This was the third MEDCAP conducted during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012, a bilateral training exercise
meant to build interoperability between U.S Marines and Philippine Marines. DoD photo by Lance Corporal Brianna
Turner, U.S. Marine Corps/Released. 111024-M-PH080-114

[Poncho_NM]

Members of a U.S. military honor guard wait in the rain to welcome Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to the
Pentagon February 29th, 2012. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy
/Released. 120229-N-TT977-006