Here's mine, back in the day
Posted on 08/24/2004 3:06:29 PM PDT by A Navy Vet
"Spittin' Kittens"???
No siree! A nice dimcrap man says it qualifies me to vote twice!
Bookmarked.Thanks
Here's mine, back in the day
Great story! Thanks for the ping!
Worked with an old Navy Chief that would love this image.
As to the vet sticking up for Bush it's more like sticking it to Kerry and crew.
There it is!!! President Bush is on our ZOT SQUAD!
Durn! Ya beat me to it.
Very nice!
I wish I had one of mine "back in the day"
to share with you.
Tell me...was yours cocky?
Did he swagger?
Those were traits ALL Navy pilots shared. ;o)
I think that's a prerequisite for fighter pilots.
Look under "cocky" in the dictionary. That is his picture ; )
Five servings, fire for effect.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Doubt is sometimes good. I've had to think back. I do seem to recall three National Guard units being activated, but do not recall the circumstances. All were support units. No combat units were activated as I recall.
Another vital factor not discussed enough is the TIMING of the war as it wound down. By the time Bush was applying for the ANG, the war was over the hump. By the time he was a qualified pilot, it was really winding down, and the military was GLUTTED with highly qualified pilots. The military was encouraging pilots in Bush's position to "early out" all the time.
btt
You have a fantastic homepage, btw! Great job!
But in 1974, after studying the issued, growing and maturing, I recognized that the U.S. had a valid reason for aiding an ally that we had a defense treaty with. Other SEATO countries were also aiding the people of South Viet Nam. Our efforts were commendable ... but LBJ and his micromanagement of the war, ham-stringing the military, created the environment until the Viet Nam War was falsely discredited. Kerry himself suggested that the South Vietnamese didn't care, and only a few thousand "upper management" people in SVN would "suffer" if we departed and North Viet Nam took over.
Well, we essentially won the war with heavy bombing in 1972 - and NVN agreed to withdraw and cease hostilities and respect the SVN government. But in 1974, the liberals drove Nixon from office, and the liberals decided not to honor any treaties with SVN ... and they essentially handed the country over to NVN. After the NVN violated the treaty and conquered SVN .... hundreds of thousands died, over a million fled, and millions were placed in "re-education camps." We reneged on our former allies, thanks to liberals like JF'nKerry and Teddy Kennedy.
I became a conservative ... joined the Navy and served active duty for 5 years, reserve now for 24 years. No regrets on my service.
I don't have ANY reservations or questions for our President ... it might be that he wanted to fly, and the Texas National Guard was the fastest route to flying. But he never never never did anything remotely resembling the shameful actions of JF'n Kerry!
Kerry might have "embellished" his record while in Viet Nam. I could live with that. Kerry came back and told lies about the military ... THAT is unforgivable. Kerry disrespected the military honors that were accorded him and other men when he threw ribbons and medals over a fence to "return them to Congress." I don't give a DAMN whether or not he threw his own medals (or just ribbons) over the fence. He admits to throwing other individual's medals over the fence .. and his own ribbons. Well ... those ribbons and medals are symbols of honor, like our American Flag. He might as well have burned or pissed on our flag ... in his effort to dishonor the symbols, he really dishonored himself. I would not vote for him for dog-catcher if he was the only person on the ballot.
But the reason we are dwelling on the Viet Nam War is because Kerry keeps bring it up ... because his Senate record is equally dismal with lack of support to the military, to our ability to gather intelligence (think of his effort to cut intelligence spending by $6 Billion after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and then he wonders why we didn't better anticipate 9/11).
Mike
I knew many guys who enlisted in the Navy and the Air Force inorder to avoid being drafted. They entered active duty knowing the chances of getting shot at were pretty slim as a sailor or an airman.
We can debate whether or not Bush sought the Guard to avoid the draft. He probably did. Kerry enlisted in the Navy to avoid the draft. There is documentation all over to the Kerry point. Thank you for your service!
MoodyBlu
USAF (1973-77)
"Look under "cocky" in the dictionary. That is his picture ; )"
LOL! I understand totally.
I REALLY do. ;o)
"You have a fantastic homepage, btw! Great job!
Thank you very much for your very kind words. ;o)
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