Well, despite what anyone thinks I was proud to serve our country for 20 years and I am still wearing my uniform with great pride as both a musician and an instructor. As our motto in Canada says; there is no life like it.

Guys, from the bottom of this marine's heart, thank you. Now I know what I'm defending, and I'm proud of it.

Thank U bro Its something we are finally getting some recognition for, when we ladnded in Frisco we were told to dress in civies after our temporary discharge so we didnt get spit on our uniforms. (mikey117)

thanks again mikey, you rock

Well i for one love you guys, what you have done for your country and ours, as Australia can't protect itself, we just dont have enough people.

I see our young boys when they get home and some of them are lost for a while.

In the last two seeks we have lost two of our boys from the same unit. It stinks they are just kids, and the other boys are left to cope and I have no idea how you all did it for us.
I have enough trouble just waiting to make sure that all our boys come home to us.

The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U.S. military. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest award that is still given to members of the U.S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion.

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the United States Congress on members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States."[1] Due to the nature of its criteria, it is often awarded posthumously (more than half have been since 1941[4]).
Members of all branches of the armed forces are eligible to receive the medal, and there are three versions (one for the Army, one for the Air Force, and one for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard). The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon an individual by the passing of a Joint Resolution in the Congress; and is then personally presented to the recipient or, in the case of posthumous awards, to next of kin, by the President of the United States, on behalf of the Congress, representing and recognizing the gratitude of the American people as a whole. Due to its honored status, the medal is afforded special protection under U.S. law.[5]
The Medal of Honor is one of two military neck order awards issued by the United States and is the sole neck order awarded to members of the armed forces. (The Commander's Degree of the Legion of Merit is also a neck order but it is only authorized for issue to foreign dignitaries).[6]
As the award citation includes the phrase "in the name of Congress", it is sometimes erroneously called the Congressional Medal of Honor; however, the official title is simply the Medal of Honor.[7][8]

army

air force

navy, marine corps, coast guard

undeniably the service and sacrifice, the honor and integrity....

there is a place in my heart for those who carried through in this that will never be forsaken, for those who went in the name of the above thank you.

we shall never forget you or your sacrifice.

Been married to a man that served in the Army and one that served in the Navy!!

Love a man in an uniform

I love a women out of a uniform.