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Post by Vagrant on Nov 11, 2004 8:32:10 GMT -5
Happy Veterans Day, to all hucklebuck and non-hucklebuck members! ;D
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Post by DoubleX on Nov 11, 2004 11:49:55 GMT -5
Yes, Happy Veterans Day! ;D  |
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Post by Malebolgia on Nov 11, 2004 12:19:22 GMT -5
May TurdFerguson's celebrate as well?
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Post by TNRighty on Nov 11, 2004 16:30:32 GMT -5
To all who served, you have my utmost appreciation.
Thanks
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Post by Cheneysmyhero on Nov 11, 2004 16:45:21 GMT -5
May TurdFerguson's celebrate as well? No way. TurdFergusons are too close to Benedict Arnolds. HAPPY VETERAN's day to all our hucklebucks! |
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Post by scrap on Nov 11, 2004 19:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by groucho on Nov 11, 2004 19:43:49 GMT -5
In addition to Veteran's day, today is also THIS great man's birthday:  Thank you to ALL Vets - past, present, AND future; you keep this country FREE and GREAT!!!! |
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Post by ImNotBenny on Nov 11, 2004 20:01:55 GMT -5
I sent a nice card to Dr. Parr, who neutered our kitten...
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Post by groucho on Nov 12, 2004 1:24:04 GMT -5
A day late, but here's an epiphany I had going to work yesterday: On the
way to work this morning, on the radio, there was an
interview with a 105 year old WWI vet, and his
descriptions of the fighting in the last months of the
Great War nearly caused me to go off the road.
He remembered the gas attacks: "The worst was this
strange green cloud heading towards us, with the
Germans advancing behind it. All of a sudden, the
wind shifted, blowing the gas straight into the face
of the Germans!! They dropped like flies, caught in
their own chlorine gas......They didn't just
suffocate, or choke; they literally burned from
within......."
And he remembers September, 1918: "it had rained for
almost two weeks straight; the entire field was a sea
of mud; the trenches were more like canals, with the
men often hip deep, as they went on patrol. The first
clear day was a massive offensive - the artillery
started about 5 am, and lasted all day. I was in
charge of keeping our battalion's 3 machine gun nests
supplied with ammunition, so I was scurrying all over
the battlefield, hoping to God I didn't get hit."
"The most horrific thing I have ever witnessed
happened late in the afternoon, as the sun was
setting. One division broke through the line, and
charged headlong into no-man's land. They cleared the
barbed wire defenses, and it looked like they might
actually threaten the enemy's positions, as they were
closing fast. That's when the biggest artillery
explosion I have ever seen hit. Bodies, and parts of
bodies flew everywhere. One poor fellow went straight
up in the air, looking like a department store dummy -
and when he came down, he looked more like a beanbag -
all four limbs were gone. There was a twelve foot
diameter crater, at the point of impact. That was the
end of our 'offensive' for that day!!"Any of this sound familiar? There are yet a small (VERY small) handful of people who can remember when warfare first hit a personal (meaning the idividual started to think about the rationale behind the motivation) dis-chord among the general populace; remember, America stayed out of the Great War until near the end, because of this very fact. Now, consider the fact that this particular Vet has had to live with the wisdom, understanding, and remorse his battlefield education brought him for the rest of his life - which hasn't ended, yet!! How many more wars (including "police actions," "limited strtegic battles," "peace-keeping missions," or whatever other euphemism works) has this Vet seen since his own days of personal involvement? Does he not know something about war? He finished the interview by proudly announcing that he'd just voted in his EIGHTEENTH Presidential election "And I've only gone wrong three times - Dewey, Ford, and Bush the elder!" People, are YOUR convictions strong enough to see you through an entire century of life? Think about all of this, the next time you mindlessly lash out on the 'Net in general, and this board in particular - what price was paid for the freedom we all enjoy now? (hint - think "price of admission"  ) (PS hint - liberals, all you have to do is THINK for the first time; we'll gladly give you a pass, while you adjust to the new exercize!!) |
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Post by Cheneysmyhero on Nov 12, 2004 16:33:18 GMT -5
Think? Is that what you conservatives think you are doing when you decide to blindly follow George W. Bush around like a dog on a leash?
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Post by scrap on Nov 14, 2004 18:51:39 GMT -5
Think? Is that what you conservatives think you are doing when you decide to blindly follow George W. Bush around like a dog on a leash? A dog on a leash, a dog on a leash. I'll have you know that I resemble that remark ;D |
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