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reconmike · 11-26-2003, 06:58 AM

Your friend has more restraint than I do, please tell him so.
I would have put him in a fatal hand to hand combat move just to see the expression on his face.

I had a simular situation on veterans day, I am in the color guard of the vfw I belong to, and was on my way to the parade in full dress blues.

I stopped at the 7-11 for some coffee when a couple of Rutgers students wanted to know if I had just got back from Iraq, how could I go and fight a reprehensible war, then they got very personal, with my lack of morals, killing indiscrimatly.

All this before I had the chance to tell them I wasnt even there.

When I had the chance to tell them I wasnt there this time but did it GW1 thats when all the cliches started,
But I stopped the with my best Jack Nicholson quote:

"Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you dont talk about at parties, you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to! "

Tell your buddy that he is doing a good thing that most do not have the stomache or the courage to do.

11-26-2003, 06:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
reconmike Thank You Jesus Location: Twilight Zone	Your friend has more restraint than I do, please tell him so. I would have put him in a fatal hand to hand combat move just to see the expression on his face. I had a simular situation on veterans day, I am in the color guard of the vfw I belong to, and was on my way to the parade in full dress blues. I stopped at the 7-11 for some coffee when a couple of Rutgers students wanted to know if I had just got back from Iraq, how could I go and fight a reprehensible war, then they got very personal, with my lack of morals, killing indiscrimatly. All this before I had the chance to tell them I wasnt even there. When I had the chance to tell them I wasnt there this time but did it GW1 thats when all the cliches started, But I stopped the with my best Jack Nicholson quote: "Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Whose gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have more responsibility here than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. I know deep down in places you dont talk about at parties, you don't want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide, then question the manner in which I provide it. I prefer you said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand to post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to! " Tell your buddy that he is doing a good thing that most do not have the stomache or the courage to do. __________________ Where is Darwin when ya need him?