The Veteran as an Ethnic Group: "...you WILL NOT make me hide in the closet."

BootMurtha.com ^ | 9/6/2006 | IPWGOP

[bannie]

I'm proud of that ethnicity!

[IPWGOP]

OldWarDogs.us article ping

[samm1148]

"Veterans are scorned, both by society and by government. Government budgets for caring for wounded and disabled Veterans is always limited, but budgets for the needs of other, civilian ethnics always seem to be limitless."

Great line but only somewhat true. We are the heroes of the moment when Japs sink ships in Pearl Harbor without warning or Arabs run airplanes into buildings. But after the hubbub dies away and our blood is spent on some foreign soil we are just another handout group; used by liberal lapdogs and vilified as welfare cases by the right.

[Coop]

I have never, EVER seen conservatives vilify veterans are welfare cases.

[Triggerhippie]

Veterans scorned by government?

I guess he never got his 10 point preference, GI Bill, or eternal heath care from Tri-care...

Nothing sadder than the "victim class."

[samm1148]

Look below your reply to me.

[Ace the Biker]

I am an Vet-American also, and am very proud of my 8 years of service and my tour in Viet Nam.

Freedom is not Free.

4th Inf Div, 67-68

[Neoliberalnot]

Veteran-Americans are actually the most worthy of the group having EARNED the designation in honorable fashion.

[HIDEK6]

I’m not impressed with "Thank you for your service" which is becoming almost a cliche ...

I hated that the first time I heard it.

I think, "A little late, aren't you? What did you do during the war?"

[HIDEK6]

It's as if the person saying it has put himself in a class that has no obligation other than to say "Thank you for your service."

[sarasmom]

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't.
I did not.
I served two terms.
I can not find a single point on which to disagree with the author, in this essay.

That you threw up a straw-man "argument" tells me many things about you.

Care to guess what those may be?

[PzLdr]

F*UCKIN' A!

[Rembrandt]

I would be most proud to buy you a beer!!!

I served in Danang during '68-'69-'70 and, I agree, we do recognize each other and we do share certain traits. And I like the "difference" issue; Vamericans or what? We need contributions here, something catchy.

[Rembrandt]

"..vilified as welfare cases by the right."

I don't agree with your statement at all and it makes me question your POV.

[samm1148]

Please see post #6. I know many liberals masquerade on here and the poster may be that. My point of view is 20 years of military service to a public who often didn't know that a base was near to them and mostly looked on it as a source of federal employment for locals.

[sarasmom]

"They" are never going to accept any clear explanation from you.
OTOH, "they" never come back for more information, when you call them on their "freely voiced ignorant opinions".
hmmmm

Changing topics slightly...
We all swore the same oath, and the vast majority of us have at least one piece of pretty parchment paper that says we faithfully honored that oath between two arbitrary dates, but that piece of paper does not say we are entirely done with that oath, and I know of no un-oath-swearing ceremony that relieved any of us from our original oaths.

Perhaps we could all unite and demand "they" make it official and final, for all those who wear the boots now, and in the future?

[ASOC]

Humm Interesting. In the book, Starship Troopers, R.A. Heinlein went this one bit further. IF not a vet, no vote. All police had to be combat vets and so on. As an adult commentary, it is worth the time to read again. Favorite quote - "There are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous people".

[ASOC]

Humm Interesting. In the book, Starship Troopers, R.A. Heinlein went this one bit further. IF not a vet, no vote. All police had to be combat vets and so on. As an adult commentary, it is worth the time to read again. Favorite quote - "There are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous people".

[bdfaith]

Glad to see George's piece getting a little of the publicity it deserves. Thank you.

It's going to take a couple of days to make it happen but watch Old War Dogs for information on buying Veteran-American bumper stickers, tees, hats, etc. Proceeds will go to one of the vet-oriented charities on our sidebar.

-- Bill Faith, webmaster, Old War Dogs