"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 7/28/13 4:42 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 7/28/13 2:39 PM, Eisboch wrote:


Nice. There's a guy who remained proud of his country even in 1968
as
the anti-war (Vietnam) protests were escalating.



Most of the anti Vietnam war protesters I knew and know were proud
of
their country and wanted it to do better by getting out of SE Asia.
The
"my country right or wrong" attitude is what gets young Americans
killed
for no reason.

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I went into the military in 1968. Before I left the country I could
wear a uniform while thumbing a ride home for a weekend and have
half a
dozen cars pulling over to offer me a ride at the same time.

When I returned to the States for the first time (a little over a
year
later) we were not supposed to travel publically in uniform due to
protests and potential violence. I remember my orders to my new
duty
stations included a clause, "civilian clothes during travel is
authorized and recommended".




What does any of that have to do with the behavior of the anti war
protesters *I* knew and know? Oh, wait...you knew protesters who
didn't
behave in a civil fashion. Well, I know protesters in your party who
would like to kill the president.

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What party would that be Harry?

I am not interested in playing your word games. You have established
your feelings about Vietnam and those who served willingly or not.
Many felt they were doing their duty based on a culture that
encouraged service to the country, including the military, and
promoted it as being an honorable thing to do. Some did reluctantly
because they were drafted. But they served. I resent the fact
that you have stooped so low as to accuse some here of being
purposeful baby killers and asking crude questions like "How many
innocent Asians did you kill?" That's lower than whale ****.

Yeah, I know, you've repeated the "I am against the military
establishment and not the ones who served" thing several times. But
you also haven't hesitated to accuse those you know here personally as
well. You have no idea of what their backgrounds are or what they
did.

Sorry, but I didn't have any respect for those attitudes and
accusations then and I don't have any respect for them now.

Have you *ever* done anything in your life that would be considered an
"honorable" thing to do, or have you spent your life simply looking
out for what *you* can get out of the system or the interests of those
who paid you to promote their interests? Based on your history of
posting here, I think it's the latter.