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Some Special Words For All Of You Who Served In The Military
2015 May 25, 6:26am 3,064 views 9 comments
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Not a precious day for the rest of the world since WW 2 ended. World domination by the U.S.military, and our counterfeit Yellen bucks are being rejected everywhere.
Big mistake to equate WW2 with how our military is being used now, and its bankruptcy of our nation.
Vicente
2015 May 25, 9:20am
Military service in this generation is quite different than historically.
For one thing, it's only a fraction of 1 percent who actually are in the military.
If you are in a military family, you are likely to end up there too. It's now a family business for a very small slice of citizens, just like farm kids used to end up as farmers by default.
Everyone in my grandfather's generation who fought actual Nazis is dead. Volunteering or even submitting to draft to fight Hitler, those people did their service putting up with many hardships and plenty of risks, and if they survived they went back to civilian life, it wasn't a career.
I am often alone in my boredom with the modern flag-draped holiday, but just not feeling the need to thank anyone for serving in Vietnam or the ensuing messes which had little to nothing to do with fighting for our "freedoms".
NDrLoR
2015 May 25, 9:35am
World domination by the U.S.military
By whom would you rather have it dominated? Didn't take long for a sourpuss to respond to your stirring remarks on this forum.
Y
2015 May 25, 10:02am
yeah...isn't it about time for dan to step in and shit all over the MP's??
post wwII liberal bent generations don't appreciate what they have, having not experienced someone trying to take it away.
they still think shaming isis will make them go away....and that allowing iran to acquire nukes will buy some time for a couple more bong hits...
By whom would you rather have it dominated? Didn't take long for a sourpuss to respond to your stirring remarks on this forum.
HydroCabron
2015 May 25, 10:23am
yeah...isn't it about time for dan to step in and shit all over the MP's??
Nothing like scoring political points over the graves of veterans on Memorial Day.
post wwII liberal bent generations don't appreciate what they have, having not experienced someone trying to take it away.
Veterans sacrificed so that you can feel superior to liberals.
Vicente
2015 May 25, 10:50am
post wwII liberal bent generations don't appreciate what they have, having not experienced someone trying to take it away.
So.... what's your military service record?
Bellingham Bill
2015 May 25, 10:57am
and our counterfeit Yellen bucks are being rejected everywhere
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while all the hero-worship tends to get a bit self-serving if not self-pleasuring, in addition to WWs I & II, the US's intervention in Korea was noble, save for the occasional atrocities of course, and overall over-tolerance of the ensuing rightwing military dictatorship there that didn't fall for decades.
If I ever meet Daniel Ellsberg I'd like to ask him what he thought the difference was between the US's attempt to save the Seoul regime and our later attempt to save the Saigon regime. While Uncle Ho is a bit different vs. Kim, neither communist regime was democratic and thus both were lacking legitimacy.
The US really made a major effort to "save" South Vietnam.
Aside from the 50,000 KIA, it was a major financial commitment, too:
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=1cmS
about twice that of the Bush wars, as % of payrolls, though the Cold War of course had other investments going on.
RWSGFY
2015 May 25, 4:30pm
Military service in this generation is quite different than historically.
For one thing, it's only a fraction of 1 percent who actually are in the military.
Only if you limit history to 20th century when huge standing armies made of conscripts became "the norm".
We need a strong military, so assholes need to pay more taxes to show their support.
Everyone if you came to my house and went to my study, there are several things I would show you. I suspect that the first thing that I would show you would be a model of a British Spitfire fighter plane and two incredible pictures of my Uncle Noel who flew such a plane in the Battle of Britain. Next I would show you a 1922 US dollar bill. My father got that bank note from a German field marshal who he captured in 1945. Then I would show you my Tulane diploma that I worked so hard to earn. Right below it you would see a Purple Heart certificate I won while in the US Navy. It took a long time for them to get around to awarding it to me (roughly 36 years.) An intrepid lawyer in Northern Virginia went over to the Bureau of Naval personnel and had several meetings with them. He must have been both charming and persistent. He convinced them that I had earned the decoration. His fee was a modest $600.00. The Purple Heart certificate arrived at the house quite by surprise when I was on an overseas business trip. Elena opened it and was really touched. It's signed by a Rear Admiral. It was so wonderful that my country had finally gotten around to recognizing my service and sacrifice.
To all of you who left family, home and loved ones. To all of you who raised your right hand and swore allegiance to this country, To all of you who put on the uniform and went through all of the rough training and sacrifices. To all of you who risked your life and those of you who got wounded or never returned, a special thanks to you. This is your precious day.