A great big "THANK YOU" to all our veterans.

[Looking4more]

I wanted to take a moment and thank each and every veteran that has ever served this wonderful country of ours. We have many here at the Gym that have served and they as well as all others deserve our utmost respect and gratitude.

Some people may not realize how much the men and women in uniform sacrifice serving our country and protecting our freedoms. Just spending time away from family is more than anyone should have to bear and others have sacrificed much more. I am not the best wordsmith so I wanted to post a few pics to help us remember what our veterans sacrifice for each and every one of us and their brothers and sisters in arms.

This soldier has obviously sacrificed much.
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This soldier is 23 year old Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter USMC.
In July 2010, Corporal Carpenter deployed to Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. On November 21, 2010, while joining his team to fight off a Taliban attack in a small village the Marines had nicknamed Shadier between two villages nicknamed Shady and Shadiest, Carpenter suffered severe injuries to his face and right arm from the blast of an enemy hand grenade; after-action reports state that he threw himself in front of the grenade to protect a fellow Marine.

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I know it's nowhere near enough but all I can say is
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and may God bless each and every one of you.

[MrsLooking4more]

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Than you and your families from the bottom of my heart!

[someone_like_u]

That first photo always gets me. To see videos and stills of soldiers returning to meet their babies for the first time gets me every time.

Thank you to all veterans! I can never put into words my gratitude my family and I have for each of you and the sacrifice you and your family have put forth serving our country. You guys see more in one tour than I can ever fathom experiencing in a lifetime.

Prayers to each of you and your families that your experience serving our great country isn't shadowing behind you today. Thank you again and from the bottom of my heart

[BigRooster]

Thank you Veterans for your selfless service and the sacrifices you have made. This country would not GREAT if it wasn't for you. Words seem so empty trying to express gratitude to you all.

[anonymity]

Thank you doesn't cover it. But Thank you and God bless.

[BigO]

Thank you, to all the great men and women who have sacrificed so much to keep this great nation safe and free. Whether home or abroad, active or retired, or even gone. Your service to this country is not forgotten, and does not go unappreciated.

Thank you all, and God bless you.

[NCGUY1972]

big thank you to all the veterans

[namsokiek]

https://www.pegym.com/forums/gym/636...-comments.html

[MrsLooking4more]

Love that thread Namso and fully agree. I never thought much of it when I was the one leaving I was young and single then. My Mom must have been scared to death to have her oldest daughter leave for the Army. I am much more appreciative now of her sacrifice even though my car accident ended my military dreams I still got to experience the great brotherhood and camaraderie.
I am also thankful for all the freedoms I enjoy because of all the sacrifices our Armed Forces and families make, freedoms that so many take for granted because they have never experienced the alternative. I am even thankful when I see people talking against our Armed forces, it gives me an opportunity to remind that thanks to them they can enjoy their freedom of speech to do so where in other countries it could mean imprisonment or even death.
Thank you for you VOLUNTARY service too all the men and woman that serve and for your families sacrifices when you do so.

[TPW]

Thank You.

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