Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:06:36 -0500, HK wrote:

I will admit that going into military
service with a good chance of ending up in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq
makes no sense to me.

Johnson's idiotic war in Vietnam didn't make a lot of sense to me
either, but I went anway. Hell, I volunteered.

And know what? If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a
thing.

I try not to do things that make no sense to me.

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:53:27 -0500, HK wrote:

Reginald Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go
to the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've
got tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be
wonderful of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out
a thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of
the armed
services.

Have a super day!
So what is your point?

My point is that the "Support the Troops" concept is one where the
troops can actually read a personalized card of support. It really is a
great idea, one I would think you would readily endorse.
Someone sent me that link a week or so ago, and I sent a few and then
did a general distribution to people in my email. I have it set up as
my home page, so I will fill out a new one every time I log on. As
nice as you passing along the words of support are to your son and
friends, an actually card is nice also and if we get enough people to do
it, will impact even more than your son and friends.

www.LetsSayThanks.com

ps - I would recommend you tell your son that everyone you know,
including those in rec.boats pass along their prayers and Godspeed. That
way you have covered your verbal pass along and then you can fill out
the "www.letsaythanks.com", so more soldiers will get warm words of
support during the holiday season.





The only support the troops concept that matters is to work to get them
the hell out of Iraq.

Spoken by one who's never been there or done that.


There's nothing going on in Iraq that is worth one American life.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:57:59 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:06:36 -0500, HK wrote:

I will admit that going into military
service with a good chance of ending up in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq
makes no sense to me.

Johnson's idiotic war in Vietnam didn't make a lot of sense to me
either, but I went anway. Hell, I volunteered.

And know what? If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a
thing.

I try not to do things that make no sense to me.

So why are you here?

This place doesn't make any sense to anybody. :)

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:18:37 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
.. .
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed
services.

Have a super day!


I guess I missed your comments in the "My Marine" supporting my son and his
accomplishment.


I guess you've missed all the comments I made congratulating *your son* on
*his* accomplishments.

Now, go fill out a card. Maybe he'll get it.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:53:27 -0500, HK wrote:

Reginald Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go
to the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've
got tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be
wonderful of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out
a thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of
the armed
services.

Have a super day!


So what is your point?


My point is that the "Support the Troops" concept is one where the
troops can actually read a personalized card of support. It really is a
great idea, one I would think you would readily endorse.
Someone sent me that link a week or so ago, and I sent a few and then
did a general distribution to people in my email. I have it set up as
my home page, so I will fill out a new one every time I log on. As
nice as you passing along the words of support are to your son and
friends, an actually card is nice also and if we get enough people to do
it, will impact even more than your son and friends.

www.LetsSayThanks.com

ps - I would recommend you tell your son that everyone you know,
including those in rec.boats pass along their prayers and Godspeed. That
way you have covered your verbal pass along and then you can fill out
the "www.letsaythanks.com", so more soldiers will get warm words of
support during the holiday season.






The only support the troops concept that matters is to work to get them
the hell out of Iraq.

Spoken by one who's never been there or done that.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:57:59 -0500, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:06:36 -0500, HK wrote:

I will admit that going into military
service with a good chance of ending up in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq
makes no sense to me.
Johnson's idiotic war in Vietnam didn't make a lot of sense to me
either, but I went anway. Hell, I volunteered.

And know what? If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a
thing.
I try not to do things that make no sense to me.

So why are you here?

This place doesn't make any sense to anybody. :)


This and my once every three month 20 minute peek at Faux Noise are all
the senselessness my wife allows.

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:18:00 GMT, "Canuck57"
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:
On Nov 18, 6:53 pm, HK wrote:
Reginald Smithers III wrote:
JimH wrote:
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go
to the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've
got tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be
wonderful of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???
If you go to this web site,www.LetsSayThanks.comyou can pick out
a thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .
You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of
the armed
services.
Have a super day!
So what is your point?
My point is that the "Support the Troops" concept is one where the
troops can actually read a personalized card of support. It really is
a
great idea, one I would think you would readily endorse.
Someone sent me that link a week or so ago, and I sent a few and then
did a general distribution to people in my email. I have it set up as
my home page, so I will fill out a new one every time I log on. As
nice as you passing along the words of support are to your son and
friends, an actually card is nice also and if we get enough people to
do
it, will impact even more than your son and friends.
www.LetsSayThanks.com
ps - I would recommend you tell your son that everyone you know,
including those in rec.boats pass along their prayers and Godspeed.
That
way you have covered your verbal pass along and then you can fill out
the "www.letsaythanks.com", so more soldiers will get warm words of
support during the holiday season.
The only support the troops concept that matters is to work to get them
the hell out of Iraq.- Hide quoted text -

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"F" you, you are the last person to tell us what someone serving their
country would want. I don't think someone like you could even really
understand why someone would serve in the first place...

Au contraire. I can understand why a young man or woman would want to
donate a couple of years of his or her life to public service, whatever
direction that service takes. I will admit that going into military
service with a good chance of ending up in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq
makes no sense to me.

Yep, it is time Bush either delivered Osama Bin Laden's head or get the ****
out. Let the Taliban kill their own people as they rebuild and perhaps the
UN will get off their buts in fear once the next crop of dictators grow up
with power.

No kidding, you can stay in war like this for too long. They like you at
first then kill you. Save it for a nuke later. Costs too damn much.


When one has friends who will protect their ass, anything can be said.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:59:03 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:


"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
. ..
JimH wrote:
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to
the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be
wonderful of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

So what is your point?

My point is that the "Support the Troops" concept is one where the troops
can actually read a personalized card of support. It really is a great
idea, one I would think you would readily endorse.


Nice snip Jim/Reggie. Why did you snip the following from my post:

"As Tom knows, I pass along the support shown to our troops here to my son
and the other Marines I personally know.

I have yet to read any support from you or John to my son in the "Our
Marine" thread."

'nuff said.


Oh, did I not provide support in the correct thread? You mean statements in
other threads don't count?

Hell, he's not even 'your' Marine. He's 'our' Marine, who happens to be
your son. We're all proud of *him*. We've all said so. Now, are you going
to turn all those good comments to ****?

Shame on you, Hertvik.

HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:06:36 -0500, HK wrote:

I will admit that going into military service with a good chance of
ending up in Bush's idiotic war in Iraq makes no sense to me.

Johnson's idiotic war in Vietnam didn't make a lot of sense to me
either, but I went anway. Hell, I volunteered.

And know what? If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a
thing.

I try not to do things that make no sense to me.

You post here.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:33:01 -0500, BAR wrote:

JimH wrote:
"Reginald Smithers III" wrote in message
news
JimH wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
...
Something cool that Xerox is doing ... Please take a moment to go to the
website below and pick out a thank you card for our Troops. We've got
tons
to be thankful for during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be wonderful
of
each of our soldiers (and Marines, of course) received a bunch of
these???

If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a
thank
you card. Then Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier
currently serving in Iraq .

You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the
armed
services.

Have a super day!

I guess I missed your comments in the "Our Marine" supporting my son and
his accomplishment.
Does your son read rec.boats while he is in training?


As Tom knows, I pass along the support shown to our troops here to my son
and the other Marines I personally know.

I have yet to read any support to my son in the "Our Marine" thread.

So what is your point?

Your son has done something selfless. He is not looking for public
affirmation of his actions and neither should you. I know you are proud
of your son and you want the best for him but you really need to give it
a rest. Put some time and effort into Toys for Tots or some other
charitable activity.

I have a cousin who is going to Iraq for the second time, his first tour
was in Afghanistan. Hell, he may be in country already, I haven't heard
from him in a couple of weeks. His battalion was in Kuwait for some
acclimation and desert training before moving north, he is a Major and
is the XO of his battalion. Just before he left Iraq last time his
battalion's XO was KIA with two weeks before the went home.


I hope he gets one of the cards. I like Reggie's idea to make it a home
page. I've done it also. It works.

Read some of the responses from the troops.

My wife sent her niece's fiance, in Baghdad, a care package with a calling
card so he could call her niece. Tonight she received a call from Baghdad,
made on the calling card, just to say thanks. She ran him off the phone and
told him to stop wasting the time! She then had tears in her eyes.