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Old 07-28-2009, 06:36 AM
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Wink Patriotism catch the fever......

These vets and their wives, come out every Monday to show their support. During the ten minutes of taking the shots, the amount of honking was incredible. It made me happy to hear and see all the support.

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Old 07-28-2009, 06:38 AM
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Wonderful shots!! I really like that 1st one
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:08 AM
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Ummmm.....I think you mean honking, right ?
Beautiful, well done shots of some wonderful people. The shots are all moving, thanks for sharing.
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southernbelle- Thank you, number one is my favorite also. He was very willing and happy to have his picture taken.

toyvlle- Thank you for catching that, I was pretty much sleep typeing when I posted this last night. Also thank you for the kind comments.
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Old 07-28-2009, 02:11 PM
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Makes my heart proud after loosing my son in Iraq to see that support.
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leonaashlee- I' am so very sorry to hear about your lose. The woman that where there, shared there storys with me. They all said the same thing, that they where happy to see all the people that support our troops. It also made them happy that I was taking there pictures and was going to post them on a site that reachs all sides of the globe.
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Honk honk honk!!! Nice captures and three cheers for these folks and for you sharing these shots.
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Thanks for sharing these. I am heartened by the support for our troops
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I salute these folks .. I also have a grandson in Afghanistan and everyday I pray that he and everyone there is safe ... it's nice to see see public support like these .. way to go
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:46 PM
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Thank you Fred flyfisher for you cheers, makes me happy to see the support for the troops.

fstopMike- I completely agree with you.

Hayward Taylor- Thank you for your comment, and you grandson, as with the rest of the troops will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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