tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post3893610002656124942..comments2023-10-22T04:41:23.913-05:00Comments on Delta Delta Delta: Thank You For Your ServiceBeth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-53088114408516333182012-06-20T18:47:03.365-05:002012-06-20T18:47:03.365-05:00You may not have expected thanks, but deserved the...You may not have expected thanks, but deserved them. I think our country's conscience has been steadily kicking in over the past few years. I'm sorry to hear about Oscar, and will pass that news on to Mom. Love you, Unca Reese.Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-21346966636431226522012-06-20T16:49:37.226-05:002012-06-20T16:49:37.226-05:00I never expected "thanks". I grew up to ...I never expected "thanks". I grew up to balance my privilege with my duty. It was my "oblige". It is extraordinary that now, 46 years later, "thanks" are pouring in. It is happening everywhere I go. It swells my heart.<br /><br />I regret to report that my first cousin, Oscar Kadle, passed away yesterday. He was a veteran of the battles Saipan and Tarawa. RIP Oscar, and thanks to you, we don't speak Japanese.<br /> <br />Ol Unca Reese,<br />MarineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-6654259659757667442012-06-20T09:30:24.929-05:002012-06-20T09:30:24.929-05:00I didn't know you served in Viet Nam, David. T...I didn't know you served in Viet Nam, David. Thank you for your service. <3Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-76175378567762193922012-06-20T05:53:49.194-05:002012-06-20T05:53:49.194-05:00Thank you, my friend. That kind of felt good. I ha...Thank you, my friend. That kind of felt good. I have to say that the very first thanks I EVER received was on this gizmo called Facebook. I understand the expression is "Better late than never", but 40 years..................?????<br />PapaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-15916601198061154312012-06-19T19:11:37.650-05:002012-06-19T19:11:37.650-05:00Glad y'all liked it. Definitely brought a tear...Glad y'all liked it. Definitely brought a tear to my eye.Beth Duke, Author of Delaney's People, Don't Shoot Your Mule, It All Comes Back to You, and Tapestryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461053485414797544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-23160819296456862512012-06-19T19:10:36.697-05:002012-06-19T19:10:36.697-05:00This was outstanding, Beth! So many Viet Nam veter...This was outstanding, Beth! So many Viet Nam veterans were not appreciated and they should have been!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-40110819886749647722012-06-19T11:58:59.460-05:002012-06-19T11:58:59.460-05:00Wow.Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1304246250292041543.post-59275832047250248312012-06-19T11:03:09.659-05:002012-06-19T11:03:09.659-05:00thats awesome! thank you for sharing that. xoxo
~S...thats awesome! thank you for sharing that. xoxo<br />~S~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com