Vaulting Veteran Gifts

"Yes! Paul nails the Edna Vault!"

"You're very interesting, for a civilian."

'This is the only part of my old Army uniform that still fits.'

Old navy veteran 3rd base coach

"Postwar is hell."

Military Medals

Decorated officer - 'And these are for keeping my pants up.'

"I guess I was a good shot, because I took down 50 Nazis...all by myself. That's how I got my silver star. Honestly, I don't consider myself a hero. I consider myself lucky."

'This one is for serving 27 years in the military without anyone finding out I'm gay.'

"The first one is for graduating from basic training. The rest are classified."

Pole vaulter jumping Lover's Leap.

'I was in the catering corps.'

Shaped Much Different: Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Thank you to those who never came home and to those who never left their side.

"The president is awarding the Medal of Honor to 24 Army veterans...whose heroism and gallantry were overlooked because of their race or ethnicity."

"Remember when we had to get along on twenty-one dollars a month!"

"Whine and cheezed party."

UNFADED GLORY

'Forget what?'

'Wow! That's got to be some sort of record!'

Kamikaze Colour

"This is one of those great jobs you'd be willing to do for free. Will you do it for free?"

"I had a great weekend... My Grandpa talked about the war again and my Dad about his most daring facebook comments!"

"Nobody listens to me complain quite like you do."

'Here we go again...'

'Ignore them, Charlie. They're nothing but philistines. I liked your poetry, truly I did!'

"I can't imagine how things could get any worse."

Old veteran walking in sun casting a giant shadow as a young soldier

Veterans Day US

'He's a retired Drill-Sergeant!'

'It's just that, when you asked me if I fancied a pint down the Legion...'

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

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

This time...War on Terrorism.