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by Joel Hendon
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Fabulous article! Paul(P.S. take a peek at my article;"aliens in ancient times" I would love to see your face after you've read it;PaulThanks. Will do, but nothing could mess up this face :o)it could stop a clock!Pfffft! I intended that to be my response but the program gave me an error that it was too short. So...Pfffffffffft!
Joel,Great article, and I want to thank you for your service to our country. Whether stateside or overseas, I feel that all members of our military, past and present, deserve our gratitude. It's the least we could do for their taking on such a dangerous and stressful job.JDThank you Judge, I agree with you. As a young man who had only barely been out of his home county, I was very homesick to begin with. I was extremely thankful that I did get to stay stateside, but as I witnessed some of those boys coming home, I felt somewhat guilty. I could only assuage that feeling by telling myself that I did what they asked me to do. Thanks for the kind comment.
Beautiful article, Joel.Yes, you made me think of the organization in Bangor, Maine, that meets and greets every military plane coming in. I think there have been over 4000 arrivals. (It is heartwarming and probably should be an article in itself.)Your words, especially about those who live their lives unaware of the sacrifices being made by the few who want to serve their country so that others can live in freedom, touched me.Thank you for your kind remarks Nancy.
I served 17 months in Viet Nam. The reception I received when I came home is far different form the one our soldiers get today. I am grateful for their service and I do realize what it takes. The coward in Ft. Hood should be shot and if there is justice he will be. Also the ones who allowed this creature to remain an officer should be taken to task. There were many signs this guy was a nut case and they should have never allowed him unsupervised access to anyone. I have met a few psychiatrists and every single one of them was / is a nut case. Good jobThanks Jim, I agree with your ideas
I liked your last paragraph in particular - so true. If you are mad at the war tell the Generals and the politicians not the soldiers.Thanks Connor for reading and commenting. You are right, but it's more the politicians than the generals. Those guys/gals who have taken their career as a soldier for our country, are not the ones who say where they go or whom they fight.
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