View Poll Results: Are You, Did YOU, serve
YES
40
63.49%
NO
15
23.81%
NO, but I would`ve IF.....
8
12.70%
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Have YOU, Are YOU, Served (ing) in military
#11
Originally Posted by Black Beauty
If you think prisoner abuse is OK, then you`re fighting for the wrong side. That`s exactly what Saddam was charged with, Abuse of power..
#13
would have, but ended up going to college instead....
my dad who was lied to in 67 by his army recruiter, told me not to believe the crap coming out of a recruiters mouth...well i took his advice and went to college, sometimes i regret it cuz i did want to go into the army as well, oh well.
dad served in Nam in 67-68, purple heart.... my brother served from 94-98 i believe....
for the guys who served on the front lines in Nam, they dont often get the recognition they deserve
my dad who was lied to in 67 by his army recruiter, told me not to believe the crap coming out of a recruiters mouth...well i took his advice and went to college, sometimes i regret it cuz i did want to go into the army as well, oh well.
dad served in Nam in 67-68, purple heart.... my brother served from 94-98 i believe....
for the guys who served on the front lines in Nam, they dont often get the recognition they deserve
#14
Originally Posted by Nevrnfpwr
Abu Ghraib was a disgrace, but having prisoners pose naked in piles does not constitute torture.
Originally Posted by Nevrnfpwr
Just to be sure that I am not being misunderstood, I DO NOT think torture is OK. I don't believe that making prisoners pose naked is torture--nor do I think it's right, but it's not torture. My grandfather was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and was in German POW camps. He never talked about it, but I don't think I can even imagine what he was subjected to and had seen.
#15
Had to choose NO, but would have if... My story is I did join the Navy while still in high school on the delayed entry program. Took my physical, said the oath, and was just waiting graduation. Then it happened. While rollerskating (of all things) I fell and broke my wrist. I was in a cast fo 8 months, and it still didn't heal correctly. Had o retake the physical and of course they x-rayed the wrist and failed me. Funny how your whole life can change in an instant. It still to this day upsets me that I was unable to serve my country.
#16
Was the LAST 18 year old to register for the active draft in my town. Tried to enlist in both Army and Navy. Turned down for health reasons. On the other hand, my pop served in the Navy during WWII, and then with the Army during Korea. Purple Heart from the Navy, Purple Heart and Bronze Star from the Army. And I'm damned proud of that.
#17
1986-1996 Army Infantry and Electronics
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
#18
Originally Posted by scaleguy
1986-1996 Army Infantry and Electronics
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
#20
Originally Posted by scaleguy
1986-1996 Army Infantry and Electronics
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
Combat missions;
Operation Just Cause Panama
Operation Desert Storm Kuwait/Iraq
Peacekeeping missions;
Multi-national Force and observers Sinai, Egypt
I live with the knowledge that the lives I took in combat were done in accordance with the moral purpose of my government while furthering of Democracy in the World and the protection of our interests and citizens abroad...I am proud of my military career and of the soldiers who served before me with me and after me...A million American service personnel have given their lives for the freedom of this nation and all of them are my brothers and sisters. Today, like in every conflict there are issues that none of us can fully understand, many do not agree with the politics of this war , as was true with every war, but we must never allow our disagreements with the politics to ever take away from the support of our troops, our sons and daughters in harms way...We are blessed with those who choose to serve,they have taken the torch of freedom and continued to march with it...Thank you and God bless you to the service members of the United States... past, present and future !!!
Scaleguy...you are continuing to amaze me
CH....While I agree with a lot of the content of your post, the strongest agreement is the comment regarding NATO and the UN. I agree....because, IMO, it would have been the best thing for the U.S. The UN and NATO stink and are largely, inaffective without the U.S.
Again, my opinion.