Memorial Day

[doug]

The fallen men and women of the United States armed forces deserve our respect and gratitude, and today is the day to remember and honor them.

[Kyle Thoresen]

I'm honoring them by working and not getting paid time and a half. Now thats a celebration.

[Derek Makekau]

I honored them by getting pissed off at the abundance of people at the beach.

But seriously, good thread.

[doug]

if we can at least have one serious thread for the month, I think this should be it. but yeah I chose not to skim today for that reason Derek.

[CaboWabo]

I chose not to skim...b/c theres no waves. Good thread dougy.

[Derek Makekau]

My dad is retired Air Force...we've been remodeling the house, but he went out two days ago and put in a temporary holder out front so he could hang a huge flag over the garage for the weekend. Good stuff.

[narwhal]

My family is also huge military background and its a big holiday here at the Roberts Household.

[Rockporter9]

I had to march in 80 degree weather with really high humidity. I play trumpet. It sucked. I wish I could've had the day off to skim or whatever. I had to work the rest of the weekend one of the busiest in a tourist town like Rockport. Pretty much this weekend was horrible. In all seriousness we have to honor our Armed Forces for doing all that they have.

[KrisStone]

Dude i know how that feels but seriously band is gay give it up lol

[Rockporter9]

Dude i know how that feels but seriously band is gay give it up lol

I know, but my mom won't let me. I only have one more year of it so i think I can survive. Plus colleges want consistency.

[Dzan]

I just checked, in all the wars fought by the United States only 10,000 soldiers have been killed in action defending actual US soil, not counting Pearl Harbor or Civil War.

[samcollett]

only 10,000 soldiers have been killed in action defending actual US soil

i don't care if "only" 10,000 soldiers or "only" 5 soldiers died...they died for your right to be free. i can't imagine that it's that hard to show them the respect the deserve.

thanks for playing.

[Dzan]

thanks for playing.

The quote you posted of me was in no way disrespectful to anyone.

I thought it was an interesting factoid that would surprise people, since it suprised me, and I posted it. There is nothing in that sentence that pisses on anyone's grave, you are just an instigator trying to start shit to look cool. The word for that is 'douche bag.'

[samcollett]

you are just an instigator trying to start shit to look cool. The word for that is 'douche bag.'

i think it's more along the lines of myself reverencing the fact that people (1 or 10,000) died for my right to be a free and happy person, but interpret that in whichever way you want.

[Dzan]

i think it's more along the lines of myself reverencing the fact that people (1 or 10,000) died for my right to be a free and happy person, but interpret that in whichever way you want.

You are trying so hard to bust my balls. It's hilarious. I ask you to point out something I said that was offensive and you couldn't, yet you still won't give it up.

Face facts: I didn't say anything that was the least bit inflammatory, you and some others were looking for any provocation to prove how patriotic you are (or whatever) and you ran with it. When replied to with the simple question of what is offensive about what I said, you have nothing.

[DjMattyD]

i think it's more along the lines of myself reverencing

Too much reverencing thats the problem.

[doug]

Dzan, that was incredibly unnecessary and extremely disrespectful to post in this thread. ONLY 10,000 soldiers huh? You say only as if that is some insignificant number.

400,000 American soldiers died in World War II. Directly defending U.S. soil? No. But would this country be what it is today if those soldiers hadn't made that sacrifice?

I don't care if you don't agree with the cause of Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, or any other war. You should respect the fact that men and women, your fellow citizens, stand ready to go fight and die so you can sit back and pull up your statistic (that was obviously meant in very bad taste).

Don't spread your disrespect in this thread again.

[Dzan]

Dzan, that was incredibly unnecessary and extremely disrespectful to post in this thread. ONLY 10,000 soldiers huh? You say only as if that is some insignificant number.

400,000 American soldiers died in World War II. Directly defending U.S. soil? No. But would this country be what it is today if those soldiers hadn't made that sacrifice?

I don't care if you don't agree with the cause of Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, or any other war. You should respect the fact that men and women, your fellow citizens, stand ready to go fight and die so you can sit back and pull up your statistic (that was obviously meant in very bad taste).

Don't spread your disrespect in this thread again.

Hey I have an idea: go frack yourself. I wasn't being disrespectful, you are reading too much into it and you need to get the sand out of your vagina and stop projecting.

[Steve E]

Hey I have an idea: go frack yourself.

hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahah you got served

[Scrub]

http://www.break.com/index/memorialday06.html

^heres a good lil memorial day montage movie thing that is a good movie to watch and think about all the soldiers who have served this country.

[doug]

Would you go to the vietnam war memorial and post a sign saying "none of these men died protecting U.S. soil?"

The point is, that was extremely unnecessary and it WAS disrespectful.

[Dzan]

Would you go to the vietnam war memorial and post a sign saying "none of these men died protecting U.S. soil?"

The point is, that was extremely unnecessary and it WAS disrespectful.

To be fair, none of the vietnam war dead did die on american soil and I'm fairly sure everyone in the world is aware of that. So I don't see why I would need to post a sign saying something everyone already knows.

If you think it was disrespectful, thats your problem. I didn't intend it to be, and if you took it as a knock against soldiers for some reason, like I said before, you are being defensive and seeing what you want to see.

[jake]

yeah dzan, that was pretty fracked up. i know where you were coming from but that reply was extremely unneccesary

[skimmer-x]

frack you Dan, I'm offended.hahaha

[DjMattyD]

the iwo-jima flag raising was a staged photo op that wasnt even taken at iwo-jima....i think thats pretty disrespectful. You might as well have put a screenshot from saving private ryan up.

[BART]

the iwo-jima flag raising was a staged photo op that wasnt even taken at iwo-jima

pretty sure that's a myth

[doug]

All I'm saying is, this was the wrong place to post something like that. It's in bad taste.

[DjMattyD]

Yeah it is, but my saving private ryan line was so good I just had to use it.

[AerialSkimmerBrad]

I actually went to a place in Vero called Memorial Island where local soldiers and others are remembered with some markers and such.. There was a service there and I went to that. It made me realize how much they give up for our freedom..

[Jasen]

Dzan, you are 1) a moron 2) a commi

had the WW11 soldiers not gone over to euro, than the Nazi's would of token over (quite possibly) and memorial day is not only honoring people who died protecting american soil(even tho people in DDay were protecting american soil in a way)

iiidddioot

[Dzan]

Dzan, you are 1) a moron 2) a commi

had the WW11 soldiers not gone over to euro, than the Nazi's would of token over (quite possibly) and memorial day is not only honoring people who died protecting american soil(even tho people in DDay were protecting american soil in a way)

iiidddioot

A guy who can't form grammatically correct sentences with proper spelling called me a moron. Oh the irony!

[DjMattyD]

Dzan, you are 1) a moron 2) a commi

had the WW11 soldiers not gone over to euro, than the Nazi's would of token over (quite possibly) and memorial day is not only honoring people who died protecting american soil(even tho people in DDay were protecting american soil in a way)

iiidddioot

Jansen is from the future where the 15th Reich Super Stoner Nazi's have risen again for World War Eleven. So watch what you say about him or he will vaporize you with his death ray.

[AerialSkimmerBrad]

Dzan's not an idiot, he is right actually, just because you dont agree with an idea means you need to bash him, they were fighting for a belief in some of these wars not for US soil...

[Jasen]

dude, its the internet calm down DZAN. and on all the standerized tests for my high school classes, i rank in the 98th percentile(math and english) O THE IRONY

@aerial: tell me of a war thats fought (by US) for a belief, that does not or would not lead to the security of the US being threatened...

vietnam: comis spreading attacking S'vietnam
cold war: ^^ same
WW11: obvious one
WW1: also obvious
civil war: on our own land
iraq: weapons of mass destruction

ummmmmm.....

[Dzan]

I would respond to that ignorant post, but it WOULD be disrespectful to this thread, so I'll refrain. If you want me to humiliate you, make a new thread asking that question.