tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post2069188557775034955..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Honoring those who served -- always a good thingNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-86645614522047502902016-05-03T12:48:24.961-05:002016-05-03T12:48:24.961-05:00From Jerry Humphries: Thanks for your notice; Kath...From Jerry Humphries: Thanks for your notice; Kathy and I attended. It was a beautiful ceremony. Very sad, but also very heartwarming for their last measure of sacrifice. I still mourn for our brother(s).Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-2539327670031383702016-04-29T21:39:20.937-05:002016-04-29T21:39:20.937-05:00From Bob Basinger: Good article. A reminder of how...From Bob Basinger: Good article. A reminder of how thankful we should be for those who serve to protect us. Thanks.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-46776152175842628272016-04-29T20:51:00.363-05:002016-04-29T20:51:00.363-05:00From Jack Thigpen: What an awesome tradition. Wish...From Jack Thigpen: What an awesome tradition. Wish other schools would do this. The students of today need to know about the sacrifices that were made by the ones that went before them to give us the freedoms we all enjoy. These brave men should never be forgotten. Thanks for sharing.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-84434424903074986742016-04-29T15:12:20.818-05:002016-04-29T15:12:20.818-05:00From Beverly Ann Tozier Harlan: For the first time...From Beverly Ann Tozier Harlan: For the first time, I was able to attend the memorial ceremony this morning. Woodlawn did a beautiful job honoring our graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great country. They had a nice reception following the ceremony. It was great to see former classmates and meet some of the parents of the students participating in the ceremony. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting with Jerry and Kathy Humphries.<br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-77823069616427865682016-04-29T15:10:56.530-05:002016-04-29T15:10:56.530-05:00From Lynn Chance: Thanks, you honor me greatly by ...From Lynn Chance: Thanks, you honor me greatly by posting my comment about Johnny Saffel (and others) who are still falling to the events of Vietnam. I don't deserve to be mentioned with those that sacrificed part or all of their lives in Vietnam or the Gulf conflicts.<br />I had planned on going to the memorial service but ended up at the doctor's office due to allergies. My purpose in wanting to attend was to honor WHS Knights who gave their all for freedom!Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-57266517474566846842016-04-29T15:09:35.201-05:002016-04-29T15:09:35.201-05:00From Tommy Allen: Thank you. As always profound an...From Tommy Allen: Thank you. As always profound and well-written. God bless our veterans, both those here and those in heaven.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-7122514852191569012016-04-29T15:05:34.166-05:002016-04-29T15:05:34.166-05:00From Nancy Evans: It has been years since I went t...From Nancy Evans: It has been years since I went to [the ceremony at Woodlawn]. But I am amazed and so very pleased to know that they still honor those who gave their all. Remembering Trey!Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-1755089820975139202016-04-29T15:03:52.743-05:002016-04-29T15:03:52.743-05:00From Colin Kimball: Well done. As a veteran I find...From Colin Kimball: Well done. As a veteran I find it especially gratifying that a non-veteran such as yourself repeatedly takes the time to remember and honor those who served. It means a lot to everyone. You clearly understand that a "soldier is never dead until he is forgotten." Thank you for keeping their legacies alive.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-47896638129057357552016-04-29T15:02:26.110-05:002016-04-29T15:02:26.110-05:00From Jimmie Cox: Outstanding article as always. Th...From Jimmie Cox: Outstanding article as always. The Veterans' Administration has just recognized that Agent Orange spraying also took place along the Korean DMZ from 1968 to '71. I was in an Air Force Forward Air Control unit supporting the Army units along DMZ. <br />I am in the LONG process to get a government disability for Agent Orange exposure and all of its side effects (diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, high blood pressure, and even my liver failure in 2011 that resulted in a liver transplant).<br />There are still a lot of veterans out there with medical issues from that time frame. Don't forget our new Iraq and Afghan veterans and their pressing issues.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-83561491832227917572016-04-29T14:49:04.114-05:002016-04-29T14:49:04.114-05:00From Mickey Lowe: As usual great stuff. The memori...From Mickey Lowe: As usual great stuff. The memorial at Woodlawn is a very touching event. I went to it with both of my boys (four years apart) while they attended Woodlawn. I especially liked the last one about Mr. Cook (Mr. Woodlawn).<br /> I have been to the changing of the Guard at Arlington [National Cemetery] and touched Trey’s name on the [Vietnam] Wall. Those kids [at Woodlawn] do a great job in honoring our fallen brothers. <br /> Trey was killed one month before I went DaNang to run patrol boats. I have a boat crew member's name on the Wall just down from Trey's. That is a place every American needs to go because behind each name on the Wall there is a story.<br /> But the dying from that war is not over and will not be over until the last of us is gone. A lot of the guys do not know they have a problem until it is too late.<br /> I knew Johnny [Saffel] while we both worked for the city -- him for the Fire Department, me for the Police -- and I saw his obit in the paper. <br /> My [physical] problems hit me 10 years ago with prostate cancer (caught it early) and last year I had to have open-heart surgery. We will have to wait to see what’s next.<br /> Again thanks for not forgetting.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-72839180774578878702016-04-28T08:30:48.240-05:002016-04-28T08:30:48.240-05:00Wonderful blog. I was a Senior at WHS and attende...Wonderful blog. I was a Senior at WHS and attended that first memorial. Our parents were also there and continued to attend for many, many years. No one appreciated the US veterans and those who gave their lives more.Elsa Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322402798043249645noreply@blogger.com