To all veterans out there, THANK YOU!!

There are a lot of TC-toting vets on this forum. I am, as it appears one of many, who owe a great debt of gratitude to them. I still get verklempt thinking about all the men and women "who died to make men free." Many of the hard-core vets on here will probably not reply. We were in Flagstaff for most of the week this past week and a trombone-toting Army veteran and I were reminiscing about our 'faux' service. He played in TUSAB (The United States Army Band) and I played trombone in the 562d U.S.A.F. Band. He and I both played with the L.A. Philharmonic and retired the same year. Faux is the fact that we never had to dodge bullets, sleep in the mud, loose our hearing due to shell explosions, or loose our tomorrow.
Pax in aeternum those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum. (Into thy hands, O Lord, i commend my spirit)
regards, as always, jefe