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David Strike's avatar

Beautifully put. You are both a credit to your countries and the service that you've given them.

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Jill Heinerth-Robert McClellan's avatar

Thanks David...or should we say "Shipmate?" Cheers.

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Brian Preston's avatar

Thank you for your service Robert! Many of our fathers and grandfathers have served. My Scottish merchant marine Chief Engineer sailed the world throughout WW I and luckily was never torpedoed! I used to sit on his lap looking at all the B/W photos he took around the world! My Scottish born father was an RCAF Spitfire pilot, like his older brother Jim 'Snooker' Preston. It seems that human memories and learning from the past are so short-term! We can hope for peace but freedom and peace must be defended, as sadly, this seems to be the human condition throughout history. Lest We Forget! We will remember them!

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Jill Heinerth-Robert McClellan's avatar

Indeed, the older I get and the further away from my service, the more I realize how many people sacrificed far more than me to provide the security we enjoy here in North America. Cheers!

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Luca van Dam's avatar

I am working tonight and I spent the night trying to comfort my younger colleagues, while we are all freaked out about the fate of the US and what that means for us here and globally! Then the message about your post came in and I took a moment to read it. As usual your words resonated with me! Peace and freedom are so fragile and once they are lost, the price to restore them is so high! Will we ever learn or are doomed to keep repeating the same cycles?

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Jill Heinerth-Robert McClellan's avatar

Apparently, every few generations need to re-learn the value of freedom, equality, and tolerance. Keep your chin up and continue to do good work in your community!

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Luca van Dam's avatar

Thank you! We are hurting badly here today! Your message means a lot!

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