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On Jul 2, 2:37?pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
August 13, 2007. One day before our 25th Wedding Anniversary our son leaves for Paris Island. He is slotted for Military Police training after completing basic training and *earning* his right to officially call himself a Marine. He originally planned delayed entry in mid September but the MP opportunity came up if he went in earlier. Even before his decision to join the Marines he has been concentrating on his physical condition, recently completing a community event 5 mile race and finishing in 2nd place. He will continue with the physical preparation but will now start to mentally focus on the fact that he will be leaving for Paris Island in 6 weeks. We are very proud of him and his decision to join the Marine Corps. Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. |
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... On Jul 2, 2:37?pm, "JimH" ask wrote: August 13, 2007. One day before our 25th Wedding Anniversary our son leaves for Paris Island. He is slotted for Military Police training after completing basic training and *earning* his right to officially call himself a Marine. He originally planned delayed entry in mid September but the MP opportunity came up if he went in earlier. Even before his decision to join the Marines he has been concentrating on his physical condition, recently completing a community event 5 mile race and finishing in 2nd place. He will continue with the physical preparation but will now start to mentally focus on the fact that he will be leaving for Paris Island in 6 weeks. We are very proud of him and his decision to join the Marine Corps. Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. |
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"RCE" wrote in message
... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? |
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news 
Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Although humorous at times, you are basically a clueless idiot. Eisbcoh |
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On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:28:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "RCE" wrote in message m... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq? Stop being an ass Doug. Honest to pete. |
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On Jul 2, 3:28?pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"RCE" wrote in message ... "JimH" ask wrote in message .. . "Chuck Gould" wrote in message roups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Did your son ever mention which of the list of vaporous invasion reasons he clung to in order to remain sane in Iraq?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - (dusting off soap box.....apologies for this lapse in self discipline) If JimH's son sincerely believes that he is defending America by serving in Iraq, then that belief and the decision it precipitated deserves to be honored and respected. You and I and perhaps the majority of Americans probably feel that invading Iraq was a bizarre response to 9-11. We may wonder if we're *really* better off with a chaotic Iraq lacking effective leadership than we were with an a-hole dictator at least keeping some sort of approximate (even if heavy handed) order there. JimH's son knows full well that he's very likely indeed to wind up serving in Iraq and is willing to risk his life to do so,,,,, And that's the difference, Doug. You, I, and lots of others can pee and moan about Bush, Iraq, bogus stories about WMD and Nigerian yellowcake, etc. We can even (and shouldn't) inject this subject into a newsgroup dedicated to non-political issues like recreational boating. What do we risk? Getting flamed by the Bush supporters and/or war mongers? Wow, I'm trembling at the thought....(not) JimH's son obviously believes in the mission or he wouldn't volunteer to participate in it. What does he risk? His life and limbs. That's no small thing. In fact, that's a pretty huge thing. Two things that separate the anti-war crowd from those who volunteer to serve in it are (1) a difference of opinion about the foreign policy decisions being made at the highest levels in Washington DC and (2) a willingness to bet ones' very life that his or her opinion is correct. Opinions are like a-holes. Everybody's got one. And while I haven't made an up close and personal study of the situation, I'd venture to guess that no two of them are exactly alike. Most of the people living today may well be dead from old age before the lens of history ultimately reveals whether our invasion of Iraq was a strategic masterpiece and Bush has shown incredible political courage in "staying the course" despite the outcome to this point or whether it was possibly the disastrous beginning of another world war. It's entirely possible that the opinion that our country is well served by occupying Iraq may prove to be the more accurate opinion in the end. A lot of those who hold this opinion risk no more than those of us who opposed the invasion and regret the costly, unending, and possibly unendable occupation there. Others who support the mission do so with such a passion that they are willing to put their very lives at risk to participate. That's a courageous move. If my own son were to volunteer, I'd certainly disagree with the foreign policy decision he was supporting but I would have to admire the courage of his conviction. JimH is justifiably proud of his son's courage. I don't know how JimH currently feels about the war in Iraq, (he wrote several months ago that his support for the war had eroded), and in actual fact that doesn't matter. Anybody who raises a son who is willing to stand up for his principles and beliefs despite personal inconvenience or perhaps even mortal risk has a justifiable right to be darn proud. Opinions may be like a- holes, but courage to take a stand is a rare commodity. (returning soap box to dark closet) |
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"RCE" wrote in message ... "JimH" ask wrote in message ... "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Congrats to him. I'd like to hope the situation in Iraq improves and stabilizes or even gets resolved before he's eligible to be deployed. Thank you Chuck. We will be getting a first hand report on the *actual* conditions there well before he is slated for deployment to Iraq as 2 of our best friends sons (US Marines) are soon scheduled for redeployment to Iraq. Ironic. Your son is starting his duty. Mine, (Eisboch Jr.) was just discharged yesterday after 4 years and two deployments to the Persian Gulf. Life goes on. Eisboch Please pass along my sincere thanks to him for his service to our Country and his successful return. You and your wilfe/family have to be proud of his service and thankful he is now out of harms way. ;-) |
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On Jul 2, 2:37 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
August 13, 2007. One day before our 25th Wedding Anniversary our son leaves for Paris Island. He is slotted for Military Police training after completing basic training and *earning* his right to officially call himself a Marine. He originally planned delayed entry in mid September but the MP opportunity came up if he went in earlier. Even before his decision to join the Marines he has been concentrating on his physical condition, recently completing a community event 5 mile race and finishing in 2nd place. He will continue with the physical preparation but will now start to mentally focus on the fact that he will be leaving for Paris Island in 6 weeks. We are very proud of him and his decision to join the Marine Corps. Tell him Sempre Fi for me. It's really an amazing thing to do and a difficult choice but a wiser man than me once said that anything in life worth having doesn't come easy. Your son is going to know what those words mean real soon. I've never met him but I'm proud. Bill |
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