I think Alvin did the right thing. I would do much the same. The only difference I have is with the last statement because there is nothing in this universe greater than myself. I don't mean that to be disrespectful nor arrogant. It's simply the way I view the world.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:51 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A good american > > > > | >| So I take it that you hold in contempt those who have > a sincere, > religious > > | >| or otherwise, conviction that serving in the military is wrong. > > Alvin York was a consciencious objector on religious grounds > and petitioned the government to not be drafted on that > basis. He was turned down. > > Later during basic training here in Georgia, he refused to > shoot at targets shaped like humans, and instead qualified > using plain round targets. "Sir, I am doing wrong. > Practicing to kill people is against my religion" was his > reason. His superiors wondered how someone with such uncanny > marksmanship at 500 yards could possibly be a consciencious > objector. They had a talk with him about the principles of > this country of ours and its history, and they gave him some > time to think it all over. > > Alvin came back to his superiors saying that he was more > against war than ever, but that he would serve and do what > was necessary of a soldier. He was send to the Argonne > Forest, right to the German front line. > > For those of you not familiar with the outcome, Alvin York > killed 25 Germans, knocked out 35 machine guns, and captured > 132 prisoners almost single-handed. He killed over and over > again with great precision and strategic military thinking so > that he could kill as many as possible in just the right > places and make it seem that the division was under attack by > another division. He was awarded, among other things, the > Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions. > > There is a proper way to conscienciously object to war, and > Alvin C. York showed us all exactly how to do it. You object > on moral grounds as long and as hard as possible, but when > push comes to shove -- and not just to shove against you > personally -- you fight with everything you've got. And you > do it for something greater than yourself. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > > Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training > ColdFusion MX Master Class: > July 14 - 18, 2003 > http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com > > Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > The ColdFusion MX > Bible is in bookstores now! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
