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Originally Posted by MedMech
Personally, in my heart the reason I fought was for the rights of flag burning hippies I have a deep respect for freedom . I know that may be hard to grasp but I applaud protesters even though I think that they are knuckleheads and am more than willing to fight and die so they can be knuckleheads.
It may seem irrational and stupid but if if I enjoyed killing I would have gone infantry instead of commo.
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I understand completly, my father was in the Navy, as was my grandfather. I came within an inch of following them. One of my good friends is on his way to the Marines. I know quite a few people who were in various services and respect each and every one of them for it. I just recently met a very old guy who was on Iwo Jima, he was a Marine and some of the stuff he went through was incredible. He has 4 purple hearts, a silver star, and a bunch of other metals. He got one of those purple hearts bringing the flag that they raised up to the mountain. A shell blew up right near him and nearly killed him, but he got the flag to the top of the mountain, regardless of his wounds. A true American hero,
Semper Fi!
His budy the Colonol I want to meet, frankly talking to his budy would be like speaking to a living legend. He was on the Bock Car, on the fatefull mission over Japan. I didn't think any of those guys were still alive.
It seems the people that have a deep respect and appreciation of freedom are willing to put their money where there mouth is, so to speak.
I sleep very well at night knowing the quality of brave men and women that protect out shores. I also thank them for protecting freedom so we can do things like debate on this forum.
Zeitgeist the world just isn't as black and white as that.