On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 15:40:53 -0500, Harry Krause wrote:

JohnH wrote:

Harry, are you going to sell your boat(s)? It would provide a sizeable donation
and, in your estimation, do a lot to help get the country on the track you
desire - socialism. If you decide to sell, please let me know.

My boats are always "for sale," John, since I'm always looking forward
to the next one.





Sure wish you had been around during Vietnam.

I was.


I could have used some of the
money to help me fund my R&R. Have you considered going to an airport and buying
a soldier a ticket? No?


Any soldier returning home for leave from the battlefield should have
his ticket paid for by Uncle Sam, courtesy of the US taxpayers. Why
should a soldier have to pay his way home for leave from a war zone?

As a soldier, I never considered a difference between going on leave from a
combat zone or going on leave from a non-combat zone. I chose to take the leave,
I chose to go where I went, and I made the choice knowing I'd pay for it.

There were a whole lot of things the government could have paid for. Thermarest
mattresses are great in a field environment, but the Army didn't buy me one. I
love my little maglites, but the Army didn't buy me one. In Vietnam I had to
fund my own Kabar knife. I was an engineer, and the Army wouldn't buy me one. I
could go on, but you should be getting the point.

Now, I have tried not to call any names, and I answered this only because you
asked a question. I'm going to try to be good, so don't feel a need to respond
to this.

John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD