A Salute to the Freedom Fighters - a photo on Flickriver

            To all veterans of all branches: Thank you for your sacrifice, your bravery, and the example you set for us all. To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve… Happy Veterans Day!

Shown is the upper machine gun turret on the B17 Madras Maiden, taken when this rare plane visited Spokane.

When I turned 18 I was up for the draft as the Vietnam War was raging on.  Rather than dodge bullets I enlisted in Rickover's Navy nuclear engineering program, getting a great education  I later served as a nuke on 2 boomer submarines, deep underwater for a total of 577 days safe from any bullets.  Was quite a unique experience.  Was hard but joining the Navy was one of the best decisions I ever made.  Came out a better man. And as it turned out I would have been drafted...my number came up.  

We celebrate our veterans in America on this date.  Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.  

"In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, Alabama, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who died in World War I. Weeks led a delegation to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, who supported the idea of National Veterans Day. Congress amended the bill on June 1, 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and it has been known as Veterans Day since."  Wiki

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/4.5, 1/1600 sec, 200mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/4.5
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Embettered by PicMonkey. http://www.picmonkey.com
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