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Fri Aug-20-04 08:50 PM
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Who are the men and women of the US military? |
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We come from all parts of the country, although the lower and middle class are strongest represented.
We are all colors,races, ethnicities, and cultures.
We are all religions.
In short, we are a cross section of America.
We are Democrats, Republicans, and (a whole lot) of independents.
We have been getting a bad deal in the media. A few bad servicemembers are being punished for their crimes. A few trumped up heros are trying to heal from that as well.(Lyndie England, and Jessica Lynch)
We are mothers and fathers, brothers, uncles, sons, boyfriends, girlfriends, ect.
This is what we are.
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Fri Aug-20-04 08:53 PM
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LibraLabSoldier
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:01 PM
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2. Forgot to add a few things |
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Some of the things we are not......
We are not all Bush supporters. Notice how he isnt doing big unscripted love fests at Army bases anymore?
We are not psychos that like to kill people.
We are not in it for the college money.
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:06 PM
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I was as liberal as could be in 8 years of service. Funny thing was, most of my co-workers were too. These are still very close friends of mine, and we're ALL working to defeat Bush, just as we worked to elect Clinton twice and Gore once.
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:09 PM
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Most of my coworkers were too. Maybe not outright liberals, but definetely not conservatives. And I still keep in touch. Heck, it's only been 6 months...
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:19 PM
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5. Thank you both for your service... |
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I am getting out after this enlistment. I am wanted to stay in for twenty, but I have some injuries that are keeping me from reenlisting again. Most people I know want to get rid of Bush. Most of us know at least one person who hasnt come home from Iraq.
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:35 PM
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I was out in 2000, but I've known several people who have gone to the ME several times in the past 4 years. It's such bullshit. I'm sorry you've lost comrades. I had a couple of friends who were severely wounded at Khobar Towers in '96. I was in Jordan at the time.
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:33 PM
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6. Hey Hawk, what branch? |
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I thought us Airmen were the only ones to say "co-workers" :evilgrin:
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:18 PM
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"My Fellow Squids".
I joined the Navy To see the world But what did I see? I saw the sea.
I saw the Pacific And I saw the Atlantic But the Atlantic Wasn't romantic And the Pacific wasn't very much at all!
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LibraLabSoldier
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:20 PM
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Mainly to get the hell out of Louisiana.....of course, I ended up being stationed at Fort Polk, LA.....
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:28 PM
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If you had joined the army to STAY in Louisiana, they would have sent you to Thule, Greenland of course.
My father, from NYC, joined the Air Force to see the world. He saw... Basic in Lackland, Texas Electronics in Mississippi And 4 years in Selma, Alabama. So he Joined the Air Force, and saw the Confederacy.
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:31 PM
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That's hilarious! I'm sorry. :D I didn't want to go overseas, then after 4 years in Virginia, I begged to go overseas. Nothing agains VA, I was just ready to go. So, the wife, daughter, and I got orders to Okinawa, and spent 4 years of our lives there. Our daughter wasn't even 2 when we got there, and when we left she was in Kindergarden.
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:35 PM
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To south Korea. Its a lot like Louisiana. Weird food, smells funny, and you cant understnd what the hell anyone is saying, although you are sure it is supposed to be english....
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:45 PM
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Oh man, you're killin' me tonight! LOL :D
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:47 PM
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I have owned three copies of that book. It should be required reading for everyone in basic training. It could have been written contemporarily...Just change Milo Minderbinder to Haliburton or KBR.....
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:49 PM
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19. Man, it should be required |
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For EVERYONE period! Brilliant book. My grandpa (WWII pilot) tried to get me to read it when I was like 12. I thought, man this book sucks! Then I had to read it in college (while I was active duty) and was completely and totally floored!
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Fri Aug-20-04 11:08 PM
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20. Catch 22, Clockwork Orange, Farenheit 451,1984, and The Jungle. |
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These are books that no one should die without reading.
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Fri Aug-20-04 11:08 PM
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21. Catch 22, Clockwork Orange, Farenheit 451,1984, and The Jungle. |
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These are books that no one should die without reading.
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Fri Aug-20-04 09:38 PM
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8. My brother in law is a retired Col. from the Army |
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30 year career, he now lives deep in the retired military belt of sarasota where the general opinion among he and his friends is ABB, same goes for his son and my nephew who is a captain in the 82nd airborne that is on his second tour in Iraq, he was supposed to get out but there was a stop loss order so now we dont know when he'll be back.
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:30 PM
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12. here are some from NH |
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Fri Aug-20-04 10:32 PM
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14. What, no camel spiders? |
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No set of Iraq war photos is complete without a huge camel spider carrying a young 2LT between its fangs....
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