I would say the opposite. Being American gives you the right to disagree with what everyone else believes. Whether you are correct or not is irrelevant. I do appreciate everyone's beliefs on this issue, but I will say that this thread needs to stop now. It can only lead to trouble.
Thank you. At 06:17 AM 4/7/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Thank you for sending this. There should be no place where this is not >welcome. >And any place that does not welcome a message like this is not deserving >of the freedoms that it enjoys. >Cleve > > > >At 11:58 PM 4/6/2003, you wrote: >>(cut headers from my email) >>Subject: The average age of the military man is 19 years. >> >> >> >>He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal >>circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not >>yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough >>to die for his country. >> >>He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own >>car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either. >> >>He's a recent High School graduate; he was probab! ly an average >>student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten >>year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with >>him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world >>away. >> >>He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and >>155mm Howitzers. >> >>He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he >>is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. >> >>He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he >>can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the >>dark. >> >>He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun! or grenade >>launcher and use either one effectively if he must. >> >> >>He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a >>professional. >> >>He can march until he is told to stop or stop until he is told to >>march. >> >>He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not >>without spirit or individual dignity. >> >>He is self-sufficient. He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and >>wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry. >> >>He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. >> >>He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own >>hurts. If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are >>hungry, his food. >> >>He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when >>you run low. >> >>He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they >>were his hands. He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job. >> >>He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay and >>still find ironic humor in it all. He has seen more suffering and death >> >>then he should have in his short lifetime. >> >>He has stood atop mountains of dead bodies, and helped to create them. >> >>He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in >>combat and is unashamed. >> >>He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body >>while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to >>'square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove >>their hat, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far >>from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. >> >>Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is >>paying the price for our freedom. >> >>Beardless or not, he is not a boy. >> >>He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this c! ountry free for >>over 200 years. >> >>He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and >>understanding. >> >>Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration >>with his blood. >> >>For our Military >> >> >>Prayer wheel for our military...please don't break it Please send this >>on after a short prayer. >> >>Prayer Wheel >> >>"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they >>protect us. >> >>Bless them and their families! for the selfless acts they perform for >>us in our time of need. Amen." >> >>Prayer Wheel: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say >>a prayer for our ground troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, sailors on ships, and >>airmen >>in the air, This can be very powerful.... Just send this to all the people in >>your address book. Do not stop the wheel, >>please.... Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Marine or >>Airman, prayer is the very best one. >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>General mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
