Originally Posted by Uncle_Al

I attended a Memorial Day concert here in Sun City. They had the WWII guys stand. There were only a half dozen left. If you want to personally thank one of them, the clock is ticking.

They then had vets from each individual service branch stand. There were a half dozen Coast Guard guys there. I sometimes forget them. When the army vets stood, some ladies rose. Another group that can be forgotten. It seemed that at least 1 in 4 of the men folks present stood at some point. Vets are all around us but as the poem said we don't always know them.