I agree (wow) with Bill. My Lai was an atrocity sure, but there was no excuse for spitting at random draftees and calling them baby killers.
William Wheatley writes: > Yes I will have to agree that it was pretty despicable for Americans to be > so disrespectful to the servicemen who alot of the time didn't have a choice > about going. So many poor Americans scarred forever with the burden of how > they were treated by the citizens they were supposed to be serving. Some > Americans suck but they are still Americans and that's the sad thing. I hope > our citizens have gotten their heads out of their asses and won't ever do > something like that again. From readings it was mostly the educated and such > who were the worst to the soldiers, and from someone who is supposedly > enlightened by having an education they were sure being pretty ignorant. > > > > > "When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good > with a bayonet, but you can't put that on a resume - it puts people off!" > Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C. Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:03 AM > Subject: RE: A good american > > > > Do not pity me or my comerades, if anything pity the person who has no one > > that is willing to stand up for their right to spit in the face of their > > protector. Pity those who are thankful for a crum of toast given them by > > their government because they're not allowed to grow their own food. Pity > > those who are persecuted because they are not allowed to speak their mind, > > worship their God or own their homes. > > > > I joined the service (Navy) for two of the reasons you mentioned below. > > However, it was my decision to enlist and one I made willingly. We no > > longer have a draft so that those who are not willing or cannot for > > whaterver reason (religous, physical, etc) cannot enlist do not have to. > > > > Feh, Remember Vietnam... and those who cursed their contrymen for going to > > war for another people's freedom. > > > > Hatton > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:41 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: A good american > > > > > > I pity the Americans who have served and sometimes died for our country. I > > think they're often put in harms way needlessly. I wish none of them would > > have died for anyone's agenda. I don't "respect" them simply because they > > are military. People join the military for a multitude of reasons, many of > > which have nothing to do with noble causes. People join the military to > get > > away from their parents (my dad), to escape looming debt (a good friend), > to > > make money for college (lots), etc. None of those reasons has anything to > do > > with patriotism. Does that garner my respect? No. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Stanley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 8:35 AM > > Subject: RE: A good american > > > > > > > >While I hardly think > > > >that my survival depends on the sacrifices of the military, > > > > > > Let me clarify, do you mean that you do not respect the veterans who > have > > > served and sometimes died for the Untied States? > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
