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Show s H.!;tep Te es fcrch COMMENTS 8, 1991 )ira Fa m irj TK TASXi & Middle East conflict gives sergeant new understanding We must all remember... and teach our children to do the same, because we owe an enormous debt to those brave men and women who served and gave their lives in the world wars, Korean War and Vietnam, as well as Lebanon, Grenada, Panama and, yes, Desert Storm. by Sgt. Gary Kunich 386th TFW Public Affairs, Deployed t0 child, my friends and I would place fogs over the graves of deceased the day before Veterans Day with the Sons of the American Legion. The following day, I'd march in the yearly parade through the streets of Pittsburgh, honoring those veterans. I wish I could say it was because I was proud to recognize the contributions of these heroes, but I can't. I was only 10 years old and the free pizza and $5 we got for marching far outweighed the significance of the holiday and the ceremonies that accompanied it. I thought I finally knew what the Veterans Day holiday ceremony was about when, as a stationed at Randolph AFB, Texas, I stood in front of the missing man monument there and read the inscription: "Those of us who came home must never forget those who did not." But even then, I don't think I understood its importance. Nor when I traveled to the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. Sure, the monument and the trip to look at the Communist side of Korea reminded me of why I was in the military and the bond I shared with the warriors past and present. But because I was never actually involved in a war at the time, there was still something I couldn't quite comprehend. It has taken this conflict in the Middle East for me to finally fully understand what these holidays and ceremonies honoring our veterans really mean. Several servicemen have given their lives reaching our goal of liberating Kuwait. Next time I attend a ceremony dedicated to America's veterans I'll always remember my time s a service-iTume- two-strip- n er MA1 WANT in the desert and the people from this conflict who didn't come home, as well as the thousands of servicemen from wars past. I'll always remember those who gave their lives here and the images of allied prisoners of war on Iraqi television -- beat up and being forced to make statements against their will. We must all remember these things and teach our children to do the same, because we owe an enormous debt to those brave men and women who served and gave their lives in the world wars, Korean War and Vietnam, as well as Lebanon, Grenada, Panama and, yes, Desert Storm. Like the hundreds of war protesters today, I also hunger for a world filled with peace, but if it weren't for these people, that wouldn't be possible. Without pilots who flew into Iraq on a daily basis and the ground troops who fought on the front lines, that wouldn't be possible. Without people who wear the uniform representing the U.S. Armed Forces, that wouldn't be possible. Remember that, and teach others to remember that -t- oday, tomorrow and forever. Determination provides path to greatness by MSgt. Rick Sucik Kelly AFB, Texas "q elieve it or not, each of us has the py opportunity to become the greatest leader the Air Force has ever known. Each of us has the potential to be the most dynamic follower in the Air Force. Each of us has the ability to become the next chief master sergeant of the Air Force or Air Force Chief of Staff. How? The answer is simple -d- eterrnina-tion. Determination is intangible; you can't taste it, touch it, feel it or hear it. But we've all seen it. One definition of determination can be put in terms of things we must be concerned with as members of the Air Force. Determination is getting up at 4 a.m. to do your daily run because you want to stay in top physical condition. 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