davis419b Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 The finest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing were Veterans.I think of my step father though gone 25 plus years.He fought at D-day Battle of the Bulge and Batstonge among others.I thank God for my 20 year old son A Marine who left his family behind to serve in Afghanistan.As long as i have breath in my body I will thank them everyday for my freedoms.I know when I leave this world my last thoughts will be of my family and the hundreds of men who were cut from a different cloth.Such good men and women.. What a great post !!! Made a 60 year old mans eyes water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnlw7 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I just got to talk to him via internet.120 degrees.he doesn't complain though.he loves his job and this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCliff Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 May God bless all that have fought for our country and lost their lives in doing so. AMEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Your sacrifice has made much possible...and will continue to do so...you were not left behind...you went ahead of us all...clearing our paths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.John F. Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.John F. Kennedy It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. John F. Kennedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 There is nothing wrong with preparation, the problem lies in the initiation of force. The last time the congress legally declared war was for WWII. We went to war eight times without declaration from WWII to the Clinton presidency (Thomas E. Woods, Jr., The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. Washington: Regnery, 2004. xvi + 270 pp). Clinton took us to war fourty-four times during his time in ofice. Collectively, last year the goverments of the world spent 8 Trillion dollars pursuing war. Aside from the ethical issues, follow the money. Reading Henry Hazlitt's 'Economics in one Lesson' we don't need to go any further than the 'broken glass fallacy' (also read Bastiat circa 1850) to understand what is happening today. I am part of the problem, I work for the military industrial complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorderCollie Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 "It's been 35 years or so since the draft ended. It's been a all volunteer gray military service. " Really? Tell that to someone that has been stop-lossed. I don't want to argue this, being stop lost would be crap, but now they are paying a lot of money to keep someone on stop loss which has effectively eliminated the practice... ESP in the national guard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 We went to war eight times without declaration from WWII to the Clinton presidency (Thomas E. Woods, Jr., The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. Washington: Regnery, 2004. xvi + 270 pp). Ah, THomas Woods is an acquaintance/friend of mine. I don't see him often, but he is very astute and not your run of the mill historian. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I enjoy reading Woods, and seeing him with Lew Rockwell, and on Freedom Watch. I wish I could afford to buy more of his books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Freedom....what a noble idea....too bad it's lost to history.Thanks anyway to those that fought for that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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