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03-29-2008, 07:04 AM
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There is no excuse to abandoning our service people - ever
That sums it up for me, too, Boss. This story makes me sick, but doesn't surprise me at all.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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03-29-2008, 11:00 AM
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Retired Surfer
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Yes, I did, but that is why I put a question at the end and not a period making my reply a statement. I didn't think Hesh meant it that way. Looking for clarification. And thank you for that.
This book is an extraordinary written indicment of intra-agency cooperation (which never occurred before and never will again) to negate any evidence that POW's ever existed in Vietnam. Like I said I avoided this book for years, because my generation got caught up in this whether you were in the service or not, and I listen to a dear friend many mornings at coffee talk about his group and single meetings at the VA, (Sepcial Forces helicopter crew chief), so I stopped following my literary interests in this era awhile ago. But like my brother will tell you I am a history buff, so I dropped my guard and now I have a renewed interest again. I sometimes become obsessed with different eras or writers like my interest in Kerouac. I read everything even remotely attributed to him, sometimes twice.
It is one thing if it is impossible to follow up on POW's, but it is an entirely different when so many people purposely led the American people away from what appears to be incontrovertable truth that American pow's were alive at least into the late 1980's.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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03-29-2008, 05:50 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Totally inexcusable to leave ANY of our pow's ANYWHERE, ANYTIME..  |
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03-30-2008, 08:04 AM
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Location: CONNECTICUT
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like you swimmer retired history buff.get totally pissed off over our rules of engagement in these conflicks.don't shoot at the ememy unless they shoot first,don't stop the arms coming in on camels because the guy leading them does'nt have a gun.our leaders gotta wake up.read the lone survivor i mentioned previous post about a heroic navy seal in afganistan.not that i'm wealthy but have given to interpid fallen heroes fund,check it out.
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03-30-2008, 10:46 AM
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Retired Surfer
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Thank you I will.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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03-30-2008, 12:22 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by afterhours
Totally inexcusable to leave ANY of our pow's ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.. |
Tell that to not only the civilian leadership but the brass.
Two words: Expendable Assets. |
Ski Quicks Hole
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03-31-2008, 08:21 AM
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Here fishy fishy
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Lone Survivor was the best book I've ever read, it was written by Marcus Latrell. His buddy Lt. Murphy from Long Island received the CMH from his actions in the mission. Inside Delta Force wasn't a bad book either!
Ice
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