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John F. Kennedy, September, 1960


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stumpy4700

No words could ever tell him "Thank You" enough.

For all the military past and present.

Thank You

Yug

What he did, he did out of love for his comrades. There are many that think like him, but thankfully there are few that are called to carry out such deeds.

I served 20 yrs, and never had to do something like that. I would hope I would have acted bravely. Today, though, I would have left the military even if not at retirement. We are asking our servicemembers to do so much for so little, and in the process be bound by rules of engagement that make no sense, and which seem to place far more value on the lives of our enemies than our own citizens. obama keeps our military in places where there is no clear mission, and where much of the country itself does not want us there, and are ungrateful for much of what we did. Libya poses no threat, and neither side is worthy of our aid, either militarily or financially, and our attacking them is currently in violation of the war powers act by someone who feels he is not bound by our Constitution. He had the gall to claim that by consulting with Congress, he satisfied the requirement to get their authorization. obama places our military at risk with no apparent concern for whether lives are risked for clear purposeful goals. He even took an unbelieveably long time to decide whether to move on Bin Ladin, one of our most desired targets for some time now. Is this man not capable of any small measure of leadershipe in even the most clear-cut cases? For me, to have served while obama is in the white house, and have him pin a medal on would feel like a slap in the face, and a mockery of all honorable things our nation has done up to now. Good for Sgt Petry, and all our honorable servicemembers, but shame shame shame on obama.

saltydad

Hi Yug. I salute you for your 20 years; I was only 5. I While I hear what you are saying, I respectfully must disagree. I don't want this thread to be a place for argument, but for reflection on SFC. Leroy Petry, so I'll just leave it at that. We are united in our thanks to him and as to why he did it. In Nam it was only your buddies, your brothers, and your loved ones, not our government or President, that kept us going. Thank you again Yug, and thank you SFC. Petry.

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"If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal."
John F. Kennedy, September, 1960


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saltydad

Chief, is there a way to keep the font info, etc. from copying over to here? Thanks.

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"If by a liberal, they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind; someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions; someone who cares about the welfare of the people, their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties; someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicion that grips us; that is what they meant by a liberal, I am proud to be a liberal."
John F. Kennedy, September, 1960


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laserlight

SFC. Petry is way cool. that was really a scary thing and he did it anyway and saved people. I say Thank You to him too cause thats really brave.

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