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Thread: Bruuuuuuce
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02-04-2009, 12:33 PM #25On The Practice Squad
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Re: Bruuuuuuce
I will watch the half time show when the band is the
SEX PISTOLS
and they rock out on "God Save the Queen."
Until then, it's all nachos and beer for me.
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02-04-2009, 02:29 PM #26
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02-04-2009, 02:52 PM #27
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Gee Trap, you should go easy on the Boss. After all you and him have a lot in common. You both avoided the draft in similar manor.
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02-04-2009, 03:06 PM #28
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02-04-2009, 04:38 PM #29
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02-04-2009, 06:03 PM #30
Re: Bruuuuuuce
Can't we all just get along?
... guess not...
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02-04-2009, 06:07 PM #31
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02-05-2009, 04:07 PM #32
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Ill tell you how I avoided the draft. I turned 18 in 1972. I did not register. After 6 months, I got a letter with an appointment time to explain why I did not register. It was 2 or 3 months away. In the meantime the war ended, and the draft was abolished.. Never had my appointment. Never heard another word. I guess the timing was just right. I'd do it again... unless there was a REAL war on. Many people revile those who avoided serving during the VeetNam war. They Compare them to traitors, referring to WWII, as if they were comparable. That's a farce. VEET Nam was just another in the long list of farcical blunders made by our government, and to be upset at those who refused to be a part of senseless killing of our boys, and wasting our natural resources, is just WRONG!!!!
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02-05-2009, 05:13 PM #33
Re: Bruuuuuuce
I am lucky to be serving in an era where the American public supports the troops as well as you guys do.
I would never look down on anyone for not joining the armed forces-- It is a lifestyle that takes a lot of getting used to and requires lots of sacrifice and a certain level of physical and mental stamina and discipline.
I know each person has their own circumstances to consider before deciding whether or not to join and I since I hadn't even been born when Nam ended, I can't really guess what the personal or social variables were at the time for any of you elderstatesmen:D.
Rest assured, my platoon and all my fellow Marines appreciate everything you do to support us.
Semper Fidelis
Oh yeah, and without the veterans who came before us, we would be nothing. Thank you for serving. We can never fully repay you for your efforts.
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