Giving Back

Nick Grana · #1 March 29th, 2005, 05:25 PM

Scratch that. Sorry.
Thanks for the so many inputs you all have given my quick reaction to a story that made my heart soar. As some of you well spoke, some things mean different things to others.
Stacey Hansen is a 35 year old fire fighter in California that had the opportunity to make a trip to Ho Chi Minh City, (I still hate that name) Vietnam. In a shop she saw a bunch of dog tags for sale. She bought them all and, upon returning home, made this web site as her way of "Giving Back" something to the many of soldiers that gave their hearts, soul, and lives in a place far, far away.

It made me remember losing my dog tags (taped together for non-noise) in a firefight in '66. They were reissued, of course, but it just wasn't the same. Soldiers are issued dog tags upon entry to the service and become part of their body. Probably thousands of dog tags were lost.

As I said, it may seem insignificant to some but she is a hero in my book.

Thanks for not flaming me too bad as I had a good part of it coming.
Again, sorry. And thanks.
http://www.vietnamdogtags.com/
You are not forgotten, whether home... or still missing.

No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First.
Motto: First Infantry Division

Nick Grana · #2 March 31st, 2005, 02:31 PM

I was sensitive. Granted. But I did not want thousands of responses.
One response to any post is as good as a thousand. It makes one feel validated in that the post was, at least, worth a mention.
Good day to all.

Me? I'm under water down here in the southeast.

bAdWaYz · #3 March 31st, 2005, 05:10 PM

I didn't see the post in the first place guess that puts me outta tha loop.

**zipulrich** · #4 March 31st, 2005, 06:29 PM

Well, I was going to respond but then
DELETED
and I guess that's that.

**z1p** · #5 March 31st, 2005, 06:59 PM

Darth, I think like many others here, I missed your post.

I have a thought for you, take it as you may.

Those who depend on the actions of others for their happiness (and satisfaction) are destined to be be unhappy (or unsatisfied).

hypnotizeminds · #6 March 31st, 2005, 08:04 PM

What's going on here?

dammit · #7 March 31st, 2005, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hypnotizeminds

What's going on here?

Dunno I didn't see it either

Harrie · #8 March 31st, 2005, 11:13 PM

I believe I do; I think it was about the woman buying up dogtags in Vietnam and sending them back to the soldiers, and, I wish that the post were still here!

dammit · #9 March 31st, 2005, 11:20 PM

Ahhh Vietnam.... I remember that... a long time ago when I had zits... and my brains were in my pants...
at least my zits have gone...

hypnotizeminds · #10 March 31st, 2005, 11:36 PM

What brains?

amnell71 · #11 April 1st, 2005, 01:27 AM

Here's the link, if anyone wants to check it out. I thought it was a phenomenal story.

http://www.vietnamdogtags.com/Story/story.html

Enjoy

hypnotizeminds · #12 April 1st, 2005, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amnell71

Here's the link, if anyone wants to check it out. I thought it was a phenomenal story.

http://www.vietnamdogtags.com/Story/story.html

Enjoy

Thanks, Lisa.

Long time no see on the threads! Where ya been hidin'?

**z1p** · #13 April 1st, 2005, 01:40 AM

That's what this post was... I did see and as a matter of fact, forwarded it along.....
thx for reposting the link, amnell71.

and Darth... just because nobody replied, didn't mean we didn't care.

oink · #14 April 1st, 2005, 01:45 AM

That was an interesting link. I checked to see if my brother lost any tags that might have been found. I may pass the link on to him, but maybe not. He was a LRRP assigned to a Ranger regiment in the delta around 1968. Riverine Rangers, I think. He did go back for a visit a few years ago. A lot of people who were involved in the conflict are still troubled by it.

Darth seems a bit sensitive. I followed the link when it was originally posted and it did result in some contemplation but I didn't form any thoughts that I deemed were worthy of posting. I still don't think I had any worth posting, but post I did.

hypnotizeminds · #15 April 1st, 2005, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z1p

That's what this post was... I did see and as a matter of fact, forwarded it along.....

Same story here. Didn't recognize the thread after it was DELETED.

Quote:

Originally Posted by z1p

Darth... just because nobody replied, didn't mean we didn't care.

Right, I didn't have too much to say, but you can be damn sure that many of us regulars saw the thread and forwarded the message. I suggest adding it back into the first post, as it will be easier to find there than in Lisa's thread in the middle of the page.