Military Service Celebration Gifts

"Was it you dad's idea to play 'taps' at our wedding?"

Old navy veteran 3rd base coach

Infantry.

The dress uniform of the Catering Corps

Defence Cutbacks.

"That's my dad back when he was, like, militarized."

Veterans Day US

'Chili again?'

"Lemming Boot Camp"

'Daddy, what did you do on Armed Services Day?'

And this one i got for properly polishing my medals.

"Next to my two years in the Marines, you're the best thing I've ever done."

'It's been five years since leaving Iraq and I'm still getting the sand out my ears.'

"Sir, the platoon suffered heavy casualties from a roadside IUD."

"Sergeant - I'm going over the top..."

"I bet you miss your brother."

Base chapel.

"Most of the time, war...it makes no sense. A lot of times, we'd hear artillery whistling over our heads. But really, you can't move. You just wait...and wait...until it hits...and hope it isn't hitting you."

Henry was hoping nobody would notice that he had lost his helmet...'

Remembering All The American Idols.

'I don't know which will come first.. retirement or draft?'

'The Pentagon has ruled, Sargeant, since the barracks is your home,you can keep a dog, or a cat, but not both.'

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Basil L. Plumley 1920-2012.

Bigger shoulder for medals

'This one is for 'don't ask, don't tell', and this new one is for asking and telling.'

'Friend or foe?'

Death of the cook

“Sarge - When do I get to blow shit up?”

Place setting with stars

A known problem when doves fly over the barracks.

March of the Ducklings

'Could we get the Stones to play 'Satisfaction' when we pull out of Iraq?'

'Our intelligence shows that 'might still makes right'.'

A soldier fills a mortar with champagne

Two Men In A Tank.