Your Message to US Troops for Baghdad Buffettfest

kitty · Post by **kitty** » August 1, 2005 5:38 pm

words will never be able to express the gratitude my family and I have for what you all do. I know my family is safer as a result of your sacrifices, and for that I will be ever greatful.
You are all heros in our eyes and we are very proud to have you represent us as Americans.
Keep up the good work and always remember that you have a huge fan club at home...no matter what the media focusses on!
Thank you!

tikitatas · Post by **tikitatas** » August 1, 2005 5:43 pm

This Canadian thanks you for doing the job that you do.

Cate
Kentville, Nova Scotia, CANADA

citcat · Post by **citcat** » August 1, 2005 5:52 pm

There's a special place in heaven for you. Thank you, come home safe.

TheSecretsInTheCrust · Post by **TheSecretsInTheCrust** » August 1, 2005 7:28 pm

Thank you for what you do so we can do what we do here safely and freely.

Keep your spirits up, your head down and come home safe and sound.

PHINS UP
Glenn Turgeon
San Diego, CA

Post by **SMLCHNG** » August 1, 2005 8:41 pm

I am proud, and in awe, of all of you. You're doing something I could never do. Your courage, bravery, honor and sacrifice humbles me, and I'm very grateful.

THANK YOU.

Penny
Aurora, CO

UpstateNYPH · Post by **UpstateNYPH** » August 1, 2005 8:56 pm

Thank you so much.

America is proud to have you fighting for our freedom.

Stay safe and come home.

Mike,
Syracuse, NY

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » August 1, 2005 10:48 pm

PHAW Webmistress wrote:WE LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU

THANK YOU

Reneé
Thornton, CO
Proud Military Mom

Tarheel Tail-Gator · Post by **Tarheel Tail-Gator** » August 1, 2005 10:55 pm

We Appreciate All You Do!

Enjoy the Buffett Bash!

We Look Forward to Seeing You at the Next Show!

Fins Up and Godspeed!

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » August 2, 2005 11:10 am

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » August 2, 2005 11:12 am

Words cannot express my gratitude for all of your hard work, courage, and honor in helping to keep us living in a safe place. I appreciate the sacrifices that you and your family are making on our behalf, and your dedication and service to ensuring our freedom. I am very proud of you, and I hope you stay safe!

Thank you for protecting our country. I will be thinking of you, and I hope the Buffett Bash can provide a pleasant reminder of people, places, and things that are familiar and comforting to you. Today and always, my prayers and best wishes to you all. God Bless the U.S.A.!!!

JoAnn
Grayslake, IL

Mr Play · Post by **Mr Play** » August 2, 2005 11:36 am

Thank you for being there to protect our freedom. I have two young boys - 3 and 5 years old. Every night we pray together that we will find Osama Bin Laden, and that Saddam Hussein will stay in jail. I know that my family is safer because of YOU, and I want to thank you for that. May God bless you and keep you safe, and bring you home soon.

Bill
Dallas, TX

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » August 2, 2005 11:42 am

Over the years, music has always helped me through the tough times... Enjoy BUFFETT BASH and hopefully the memory will linger as a reminder that you are in a temporary state of mind!

I echo many others as I offer thanks for defending our great nation.

Stay Safe, Hurry home and have a margarita on me!!

Susan in Florida

mommar · Post by **mommar** » August 2, 2005 12:15 pm

Thank you so much for all you do for our country each and every day and nite. May this Buffett Bash remind you for just a little while that we are thinking of you and we are grateful for all your acts of courage. Take care of each other, and return home safely, and soon.
Enjoythe Bash, Mo

DonnaKayDunbar · Post by **DonnaKayDunbar** » August 2, 2005 2:18 pm

Thanks for doing a job that I know I wouldn't have the courage to do.

PHat Matt · Post by **PHat Matt** » August 2, 2005 4:44 pm

Thank you so much for what you are doing. Words cannot describe the feeling of awe and debt each of us has towards all of you. I hope that this Buffettfest brings a little piece of home to you all, and I hope that it reminds you of how everyone here is thinking and praying for you. I hope you return safely home, and as long as this nation exists we will remeber what you have done. THANK YOU, and PHINZ UP!

Sam · Post by **Sam** » August 3, 2005 3:30 am

Thank you my brother and sisters...you are making history and creating the future.
JOB WELL DONE for all the successful mission completes.. all the stuff the media has ignored...to tell us of.

There is not much else anyone can offer you other than a few words.
Ok ALOT of words

But besides saying Thank you...I want you to realize there are people that do know what you are going through and love and respect you for it. No matter what some of the the media is telling you!!

Combat or not, REMF or grunt...you are earning a title and a Right no one can ever take away from you...Your asses and lives are what backs up the check for everyone else, paying the Price of Freedom...With your lives,with your blood, with your sacrifices to your friends and family. The things you have to go through and see and experience...The cold ... the heat..the sand...the mud and the wet....the lonliness...the gore....combat naps for sleep, the aches and pains, no hot showers...no "real" food....with your Duty and commitment to your/our country,to your team mates, to yourselves, with your Honor and Dedication, and skills...all of that and more....much more....it takes much more than simply humping a ruck and firing a weapon, or driving a plane or a helo or a track or turning a wrench or any of all of the numerous other jobs.The most important thing it takes IS YOU!!! Without YOU the rest would all be useless and worthless.

Now after all of that....remember everything you were issued from the bottom of your feet to the top your head,...to the weapon and ammo you carry, to the food you eat, to whatever vehicle or aircraft you have or use or ride in.... were all built by the lowest bidder, just like has been done for every other troop or airman before or after you!!! It worked for them in the past....it will work for you too!!!

Watch and cover your six. Do your best to keep each other safe and come home alive and intact as possible...no matter what... Wishing all of you to be allowed to win and complete the job and a safe return home

Remember :

It is the VETERAN, not the preacher,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the VETERAN,
who salutes the Flag,

who serves under the Flag,

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD,
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

Thank you Brother and Sister Vets! You have earned the title!

PHBeerman · Post by **PHBeerman** » August 4, 2005 6:43 pm

We are only Free
Because of the selfless job that you do.

God Bless and Thank You.

Troy.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » August 4, 2005 7:23 pm

To say "Thank You" is not enough.
To love you all, to keep all of you in my prayers every day, and to cherish the grit, courage, and nobleness of each and every one of you is not too much.

Simply put-you're all the nation's best from the best nation.
I'm proud of you all, I'm honored, and at the same time, very humbled to be your fellow American.
I pray for all of you every day.
I pray for your families every day.
I pause for a moment every day to remind myself of my good fortune to be kept out of harm's way because of you.
There is no "second best" nation anywhere on this Earth. There is the United States, and there is everywhere else.
Thanks to your courage and dedication, there is NOWHERE else like the United States, and all of us here are forever indebted to you for what you do for this, the greatest nation.

THANK YOU, OUR GREATEST CITIZENS, GODSPEED, GOD'S BLESSINGS, AND KNOW THAT AT ONE HUMBLE RESIDENCE IN OXFORD, IOWA, YELLOW RIBBIONS WILL BE FLYING HIGH AND FLYING WITH PRIDE UNTIL EACH OF YOU ARE SAFELY HOME.

TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, I OFFER MY DEEPEST PRAYERS, MY DEEPEST RESPECT, MY DEEPEST PRIDE IN EACH OF YOU, AND ALL THE LOVE AND GRATIUTDE I CAN MUSTER.A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART IS FOREVER YOURS.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND BE SAFE.

WITH LOVE,
Your greatful fellow American,
Garry M. Joseph,
Oxford, IA

sailingagain · Post by **sailingagain** » August 4, 2005 7:45 pm

Thank you SO, SO, SO very much for the thankless job that you do. Never think that you are forgotten or unappreciated. I live the life of a free man because of great people such as yourselves. You truly are HEROES in every sense of the word.

Dally · Post by **Dally** » August 6, 2005 7:31 am

I just want to say THANK YOU!!!

No amount of words could express the gratitude I have for what you are there doing. It is because of you that we as a country can have freedom, and for that I will always be grateful. We are all so proud of you. Come back home safe, and soon.

Jamie
Palatka, FL