Hi Gloria. Thank you for your kind comments. You said what I was trying to say in that to a lot of us veterans feel it is an obligation, responsibility and debt that needs to be repaid to those that have gone before us and especially those that died for our country, both men and women. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net http://www.basden.com ---------- > From: GMa1945@aol.com > To: gebasden@worldnet.att.net; GenTips-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: GenTips-D Digest V98 #455 > Date: Sunday, June 21, 1998 2:31 PM > > I read your posting regarding using benefits available to veterans. My > father, who is now deceased, was a retired Air Force veteran who also did not > make full use of what was available to him. I concur with the other > supportive response about lack of use of benefits. You guys are responsible > for "taking care of" this country each and every time there is a military need > to do so. Sacrafices are great on both the part of the veterans and the > veterans' families. I view it in a similar light as being responsible for > ageing parents/family who once cared and were responsible for us. LET US > express out thankfulness and gratitude to you by helping provide back some of > the benefits all of you so loyally assured us!! WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY > ONE OF YOU. > Gloria Bagwell-Martin