Voting Veteran Gifts

"Obama has the potential to get a whole new generation disillusioned."

Support the Ex-Troops

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

"I'm voting for Stephen because I cannot stand Katie's mother, she is so catty! Anyway-- how're your parents doing with the divorce?"

Old navy veteran 3rd base coach

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

"Postwar is hell."

Military Medals

"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."

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

'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."

'I was in the catering corps.'

Shaped Much Different: Vietnam and Afghanistan.

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

UNFADED GLORY

"It's going over the top? D' you realise what you've just said?"

'Forget what?'

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

Kamikaze Colour

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

'Can you fetch all of these but leave these others alone?'

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

'All in favor of my idea say 'Aye.' All opposed, say 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' ten times real fast.'

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

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

Veterans Day US

War never felt the same after the Great Puppy Ambush.

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

"'If you can't say something nice, don't say it at all' doesn't work with a grand jury."

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

Flag Kryptonite

Television guests' essentials in November.

This time...War on Terrorism.

Harry Chauvel & T. E. Lawrence