Veteran and Military Nurses

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I went up to WalMart this afternoon to pick up a prescription. Out front, like every Veteran's Day, the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) was selling Buddy Poppies. I always stop and buy one in honor of my Dad who fought in WWII and a grandfather who fought in WWI.

http://vfw4250.homestead.com/buddy_poppy.html

One of my bestest friends was a nurse stationed in Saudia Arabia during the Gulf War. And, I have a couple of friends who were stationed in MASH units during the Viet Nam conflict.

So, with this holiday weekend, as we honor our Veterans, I just wanted to say thanks to the veteran nurses as well as so many men who lost their lives and fought for my country, so I can sit on my couch sipping Diet Coke and playing on my computer today. We owe our lives and our lifestyles to these men and women.

It was a sense of duty and honor that I enlisted in the USMC back in 1983. The change is forever. During that time, I would have laid my life down to save any of my fellow Marines in a heartbeat.

I bow and give the maximum respect to the honor of those who did lay down their entire life, and their memory and spirit I keep.

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United States Marine Corps! Founded 227 years ago today Nov. 10 Salute to the men and woman who have given their life for our country! Once a marine always a marine! Semper Fi!

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Specializes in LDRP; Education.

Hats off to all veterans.

My husband served in the US Army in an infantry brigade for 9 years: A-BTRY - 1st BDE 126th F. A.

I love my vet! :kiss

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This is beginning to sound like a thread over at the Military.com discussion boards. :)

My oldest son, he's 18 yr old, quit college a few weeks ago and called to let me know he enlisted in the Air Force. I was shocked, but not too unhappy. I really wanted him to get his college education first, but he's promised to continue with classes once he's in.

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Greetings,

Thank you all for your thoughts. I am looking forward to retiring in about 18 months with 22 years of service. First as a Military Policeman in the Army to now a Fire Chief for the Air Force. Looking forward to finishing my RN degree and moving on to the medical field. My wife is also a "veteran" as she has survived many heartaches through the 22 years. Spouses of military members endure many heartaches along the way. Without her love I would not have survived.

Take care all and god bless.

Ed

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Youda

Thanks for putting up "In Flanders Field." I can't read that without getting a little choked, thinking about friends now gone.

Kevin McHugh

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I am currently serving as an Army Nurse at Ft Benning. I work on the inpatient psychiatric unit treating only active duty soldiers. Thank you for all of your thoughts on this day of the year;)

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Thank you for your service to our country Kevin.

Pappy

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Specializes in NICU, Informatics.

I'm currently serving my 4 year term as an USAF nurse here at MacDill AFB in Tampa. Serving here has allowed me to meet so many vets, here what they have given for our freedom. It's taught me one valuable lesson. Freedom is not free.

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Specializes in OB.

Thanks and (((Hugs))) to all the veterans and active duty military people on this board from the proud mother of a Navy man, (and daughter of a WWII Navy vet)

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I am a navy vet, flying on P3 orions out of Barber's Pt. Hawaii... my hubby is active duty army, and we are currently stationed in Oklahoma. Im now in the army national guard, were Im an 91W. (field nurse). doing that got me interested in getting my RN licence and working as a nurse in the "real world". Now im getting yelled at during clinicals because i start IV's "too fast". I know I have to slow down, but im not messy. Thats just how I was trained to do it in combat! Teachers say Im going to scare folks.

Its hard to make it through a class on IM injections when I already do about 600 a week! Not to mention, i have to re-train myself to how the teacher wants it done. Im making it though!

GOD BLESS THE USA!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

In honor of all the Vet Nurses and my dad the Vietnam Vet, Happy Veteran's Day and thank you for my freedom.

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