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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 01:39 PM
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For Veterans Day, three generations of Aristuses:

"Papa" Aristus, U.S. Coast Guard, World War II.


Dad Aristus, U.S. Army, Vietnam War.


Me, U.S. Army, Gulf War I.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 01:41 PM
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1. Welcome home
:patriot: :applause:

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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 01:45 PM
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2. On behalf of Dad and Papa, thank you.
:-)
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 02:55 PM
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8. My father:


WWII SeaBee

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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 01:48 PM
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3. Wow, great pics
Thank you all for your service. :patriot:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 01:57 PM
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4. Funny story about my Dad's pic.
It is a photo of a charcoal portrait of my father done by a German artist in about 1970 or so. My father was in the Army Nurse Corps as an RN Surgical Tech. The artist saw the medical caduceus on my Dad's uniform lapel, and for some reason drew it as the German Federal Eagle. When my Dad pointed it out to him, he went back and corrected it, but if you ask me, it still looks like the Bundesadler.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 02:01 PM
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5. Great pics!
:patriot:
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 02:02 PM
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6. Thanks, Starbucks.
:hi:
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 02:38 PM
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7. look at all those handsome men!!
hubba, hubba!!!

:hi:
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 03:05 PM
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9. My father
U.S. Army - 82nd Airborne

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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 03:10 PM
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10. Thanks
Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 03:11 PM by lizziegrace
to you, your father and grandfather. :patriot:
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 06:01 PM
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11. Thank you, Aristuses!
Edited on Sat Nov-11-06 06:02 PM by NewWaveChick1981
:* :patriot: Thank all three of you, and all the other veterans here on the board.

I don't have any pictures, but here are the veterans in my family:

Dad - Corporal, Korean War, Army, Cryptography Division
Step-Dad - Colonel, WWII, Army, 101st Airborne, one of the guys shot down over Bastogne
Father-in-Law - Captain, WWII, Army Air Corps
Great Uncle - Colonel, WWII, Marine Corps, Commander at Iwo Jima
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 06:03 PM
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12. Ok, since it's veteran's day, I'll prop myself....
Here's me getting some kind of "recognition".

<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a>
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-11-06 06:11 PM
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13. A ZombySalute
:patriot: Thank all of you for your service!
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