[November 11, 2025] Hello General Satterfield, Here we are again celebrating Veterans Day. Sir, this will be my 57th year being home from Vietnam. I guess you can say I am one of the lucky ones.
General , even though Veterans Day is a day to remember and thank our living Veterans, it is a day that I also share with my brothers and sisters that are not here on earth to visible see. As long as we think of our deceased Veterans, as long as they are in our minds, as long as they are in our hearts they will never die.
We live in a world with a lot of heroes in it. If we were to ask our young generation to describe their heroes, they would probably say movie stars, singers, or sports players. I guess that is ok to look up to this group of people, but what have they given back to you and our country?
They live in big homes, drive expensive cars, wear a lot of jewelry, and the walls of their homes are full of awards and trophy cases.
But General Satterfield, why is it important to remember our Veterans with a special day? Why General Satterfield is it important to thank them for their job? Us Veterans never appeared on TV showing us doing our job. Except maybe showing injured Vets walking along a snow-covered road using crutches, being carried on a liter or carried down the side of a mountain in a body bag. Like they say General, there are no Atheists in a foxhole. Guess what General, there are no TVs on a battlefield either;
Veterans never appeared on stages, movie screens, baseball or football fields. We never had a game of the week like sports teams do. Stop and think, many veterans missed many things on movie screens and tv while being deployed.
One thing sports and movie stars and Veterans have in common is we all played in big arenas. Only the arenas veterans worked in were life and death jobs. We got little applause, no pats on the back and of course no one waited in line to get our autographs.
General Satterfield , why I care so much for our Veterans is because they have given the American public and most of the world the greatest gift. It is the gift of FREEDOM.
General, as you well know, veterans living in foxholes at war are pretty much alone except for a buddy or two. Our great Coast Guard Veterans traveling up and down the Mekong Delta in Vietnam on a boat with five or six mates were pretty much alone. Our great paratroopers in World War !! jumped out of planes with only a shoot and a rifle, not knowing where they were going to land, if land at all.
General, what about our brave Veterans walking through rice patties not knowing what was waiting for them on the other side? Or our brave submariners that live in the belly of a whale under the Ocean. They live in very and I mean VERY tight quarters, No TV, laptop, cell phones. Just a few doing their job seven days a week around the clock, and by the way they sleep next to the nuclear reactor room.
Please let us not forget the brave ladies that served in all wars. For example, our Donut Dollies that showed up at all wars to put smiles on our soldiers faces. These brave ladies, to me, are one of the biggest heroes of Vietnam. They traveled in groups of two or three . They went all over the country. There was not a place or a smile that they feared going to help our Veterans.
I hope people realize the loneliness a veteran feels while at war. Many times, alone with no one to talk to. Worrying about loved ones left at home. Hoping their children are ok. Hoping they can stay alive to come home and pet their dog and hug Mom and Dad and their kids.
My Friend, General Satterfield, when Vietnam Veterans came home, we all know about the spitting on us , name calling us baby killers, even being told not to wear the uniform of our country for fear we would be harmed at bus, train and airports.
What I think was the worst thing done to our Veterans coming home from Korea and Vietnam, was the SILENCE that was being given to us. Our Cities, Counties, States and Country , didn’t want to hear us or talk to us. Colleges didn’t want us to attend; some made it public that Vietnam Veterans were not welcomed. Our Jobs were given away and not returned to us when we came home.
Even the Veterans Affairs didn’t want to hear from us. They told us you went to Vietnam with one leg missing or two legs missing and you must have gotten sprayed with Agent Orange on the streets of Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, or Atlanta. My God, why didn’t the boxes we got our pimple balls out of playing ball growing up on our streets say these pimples on this ball may be harmful to your health and give you Agent Orange!
All I am trying to say General, that it’s not too late to thank our veterans for a job well done. It’s not too late to pat them on the back for a job well done, and it’s not too late to just say hello to a veteran. It just might make you and them feel good.
To all Americans, remember to thank all our Women and Men Veterans. Thanks means all Parties , Races , Creeds, Religion, Atheist , Gay or Straight. I mean all VETERANS.
General Satterfield , I know God can do all things, but I am wondering if even God could make a wall big enough or a trophy case big enough to honor and hold awards given and should have been given to our Veteran Heroes.
And to all America, you would not turn the volume down on your tv while watching a movie or listening to one of your favorite singers.
PLEASE STOP TURNING THE VOLUME DOWN ON OUR VETERANS YOU MAY JUST LEARN WHO GAVE YOU YOUR FREEDOM.
THERE WAS A REASON FOR NOT TALKING IN A FOXHOLE BUT THERE IS NO REASON FOR NOT TALKING TO A VETERAN IN AMERICA.
Love YA GENERAL,
Joe
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Joe Griffies
Director of Veteran’s Affairs
This Joe Griffies is a valuable man of knowledge and experience.
Mr. Joe is certainly marriage material.
Thank you, Mr. Joe Griffies. It was a great pleasure to read your Veterans Day message. And, please accept my WELCOME HOME for its sincerity.
Welcome Home to all our Vets and especially to our Veitnam War Vets. They were so mistreated that it sickens my stomach that Americans could mistreat their fellow Americans. But I believe that it is a result of Leftist political indoctrination and propaganda from our news media and Leftist politicians. From Jane Fonda to Walter Cronkite to the ilk of Joe Biden, our Vets are not treated well by the political class. See an article by Gen. Satterfield from last year, “A Lying Dog-Faced Pony Media”
https://www.theleadermaker.com/a-lying-dog-faced-pony-media/
Mainer, good one! Yeah, the media is really screwed up, heavily biased (and they don’t even know it), and it weren’t for Leftists, America would be a great place. But with them dragging us down into their Hell, we sure struggle sometimes. The past few Democrat Party presidents have been awful and destructive. Obama was the most destructive and Biden the dumbest. Even my dog is smarter than Biden. But hey, he got a $10 million book deal. I hope the “donation” by the book company was worth it, because no one is buying his book—a book that he won’t write, having been brain-dead for several years now.
Good one, Frankie.
Is there a trophy case big enough for the awards for our Veterans? No. Never. 🫡
Joe, sir, thank you for your Vets Day post. I loved it. ❤️ Sir, please keep these coming our way.
Adolf, I agree that we should thank Joe Griffies for his Veterans Day post and it was, indeed, well written. Joe has a unique way to communicate; rough but clear. I like that. A basic kind of guy who you can tell has his vets as his priority in life. Good for him. And good for those vets he helps. Thank you to all our vets, we love you and respect your service to our nation.
Hello, another Veterans Day message from our favorite radio host Mr. Griffies, Vietnam Veteran and all around good guy. I’m proud of Gen. Satterfield for going out to obtain permission for this article on my personal favorite day of the year. It’s my favorite day because its the only day of the year where we celebrate those who are living and helped make us free from government overreach and outside forces like Socialism, Communism, Fascism, and all those nutty “isms.” For all the Veterans, thank you for your service. Like so many reading this leadership comments in the forum, I’ve also had relatives who served, and served honorably. Certainly many have done so, but there are those who cannot and for many reasons that are worthy and some that are not-so-worthy (like cowardice). Mr. Griffies, well written and I do appreciate the article. Thanks!
Happy Veterans Day!
Good one, Mr. Griffies.
Thanks Joe for an excellent article about honoring our Vets. My family has given themselves all to military service; as a condition for being viewed as a real “man” in our households. All the men served. Us womenfolks made sure the household remained a place of peace for our husbands and they could ccome home to a refuge, even for a few minutes, to rest and recharge. We all sacrificed and while the menfolks sacrificed their bodies they never gave up on America as the greatest nation on earth. Again, thank you Joe. If I was about 30 years younger, I’d go out on a date with you. LOL. 😂
Paulette, thanks for the service to our nation. We are all in this together and should remember that. Your family knows it. And you are spot-on about making our homes a place of peace.
Mr. Griffies, you never disappoint.
My dad was in the Vietnam War, my grandfather in the Korean War, and since coming to America, my family has made it a priority to always give back to a nation that gave us every opportunity. We worked hard, married great women, had plenty of kids, were loyal to the USA, and we also help those in need in our community. That’s what having a good life is about, and what Gen. Satterfield writes about every single day. And Joe Griffies has written a Veterans Day message that should be shared with those around you. If you work today, print this one out and post it in your workplace. The good folks will read it and understand. I doubt some of the crazies will, but I can only pray for them. God Bless our Veterans.
PLEASE HONOR OUR VETERANS TODAY
Joe is BACK and I was waiting patiently for this post on Veterans Day and I was not disappointed. Thank you, Joe.
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I salute our veterans!!!!!!
Judy, yes! And we all pray 🙏 for the best for our vets. 👍. Watch for a vet and thank him or her for their service. ✅
The reason we can go about our business without some fascist or communist government interferring is because of our vets. Give them a big “thank you” and handshake. 🪖
One way, folks, to support our Veterans and Gen. Satterfield is to get a copy of his books:
“Our Longest Year in Iraq”
“55 Rules for a Good Life”
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I have both and they are the kind of books you can’t put down. This morning, I got my cup of coffee, my dog, my easy chair, and “55 rules for a good life” and read a few pages. I work today, but I’ll still go out and talk with Veterans and thank them.
Great books where you can actually learn something about what leadership and a good life is all about.