“Veterans honored in Concord ceremony”

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Veterans honored in Concord ceremony Posted: 13 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST By Eileen Shomo Members of American Legion Post 181 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6835 and Boy Scouts from Concord Troop 260 change the American flag. Photos by Eileen Shomo View and purchase photos On a cloudy, cold and windy afternoon, before a disappointingly small crowd, members of the American Heroes Memorial Committee honored veterans of all wars The speaker, Marty Frick, spent four years on active duty with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and 23 years working for the Veterans Administration. "I found that for VA employees, every day is Veterans Day," he said. Frick said as a member of the Vietnam Veterans of American, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and he American Legion, often finds information on veterans of all eras tht helps clarify his service a the work he has down with veterans. Frick quoted from an American Legion magazine article published anonymously in 2008 which the author said gives some insight on the experiences of overruns and their feelings toward teir fellow veterans. The unknown author said he knows why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures; not to laugh or weep, the article said. "Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped of their humanity," the article went on. "As long as I have a memory, I will think of them all, every day . . . such good men," the unknown author said. Frick told the assembled crowd that America's veterans have made great sacrifices for their county and those costs that have often include long separations from their families missing the births of their children, freeing in sub-zero temperatures, exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, losing limbs and far too often, their lives. Frick said showing appreciation for the veterans' sacrifices is the least the American public can do and urged people not to forget veterans of whatever age, military service, era, race, gender or ethnic background. Continued... By Eileen Shomo Members of American Legion Post 181 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6835 and Boy Scouts from Concord Troop 260 change the American flag. Photos by Eileen Shomo View and purchase photos On a cloudy, cold and windy afternoon, before a disappointingly small crowd, members of the American Heroes Memorial Committee honored veterans of all wars The speaker, Marty Frick, spent four years on active duty with the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and 23 years working for the Veterans Administration. "I found that for VA employees, every day is Veterans Day," he said. Frick said as a member of the Vietnam Veterans of American, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and he American Legion, often finds information on veterans of all eras tht helps clarify his service a the work he has down with veterans. Frick quoted from an American Legion magazine article published anonymously in 2008 which the author said gives some insight on the experiences of overruns and their feelings toward teir fellow veterans. The unknown author said he knows why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures; not to laugh or weep, the article said. "Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped of their humanity," the article went on. "As long as I have a memory, I will think of them all, every day . . . such good men," the unknown author said. Frick told the assembled crowd that America's veterans have made great sacrifices for their county and those costs that have often include long separations from their families missing the births of their children, freeing in sub-zero temperatures, exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, losing limbs and far too often, their lives. Frick said showing appreciation for the veterans' sacrifices is the least the American public can do and urged people not to forget veterans of whatever age, military service, era, race, gender or ethnic background. "Given the opportunity, whether on Veterans Day or any other day of the year, please thank them for their service to our country," he said. The ceremony concluded with the reading of the names of all veterans from the township who served and the traditional playing of taps. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: Beyond Hiroshima - The Non-Reporting of Falluja's Cancer Catastrophe.

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