Thanks for posting this. I had the chance to visit Arlington several years ago and made it a point to leave a penny.
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Thanks for posting this. I had the chance to visit Arlington several years ago and made it a point to leave a penny.
~Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
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What's the "coin code" for us who didn't get the chance to serve? The sand in my college mentor's hourglass is starting to run low, and while I'd like to honor the tradition about "throw a nickel on the grass save a fighter pilot's ass" I'm not sure the etiquette for us not part of the "band of brothers."Originally Posted by LoboTBL
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>YOU IDIOTS! I WROTE 1984 AS A WARNING, NOT A HOW-TO MANUAL!--Orwell's ghost
Psalms 109:8, 43:1
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~Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thank you, I didn't know any of that.
"Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited. A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together, while a dime means you served with him or her in some capacity. By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the Soldier when he or she was killed."
I used to look at pennies and wonder what kind of "cheap ass" did that and think, if I came prepared I'd have brought a silver dollar from the year the deceased was lost. Now I understand it would be improper in most cases, wish I knew this stuff 20 years ago. Excellent tradition to show families that their loved ones are not forgotten.
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Chuck, we miss ya man.
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Thanks, Lobo. I knew those meanings, just wasn't sure what was proper for us outsiders.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>YOU IDIOTS! I WROTE 1984 AS A WARNING, NOT A HOW-TO MANUAL!--Orwell's ghost
Psalms 109:8, 43:1
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I didn't leave anything. I just told him I missed him and thanked for being there when I needed a friend.
Riots are like sports, it's better to watch it on TV at home.
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I'm still mind blown by how the time has flown by...doesn't seem that long ago he was posting & taking control of a thread that needed to get back on the rails.
Man, It's been a long time.
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There really isn't a better tribute to a friend than that Sam.
~Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thanks very much, Sam. As always, you are a friend that never forgets.
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