Posted on 11/04/2007 4:32:54 PM PST by Fido969
Glad his wife could go see him. All who serve our country should have the RIGHT to see their spouses and children.
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I guess this “hold-over” krap just started,for some units,
in the last few months,,,
The congress-kritters phones mite be lit-up over this,,,
We would like to know why...
There is zero news on this outside what the Troops have
told their families,,,
It’s a SEEEkrit !!
In war, there are always mistakes. There are always decisions that in retrospect are shortsighted, incompetent and downwright stupid. That is even in the examples you have mentioned.
War is carried on by humans. Therefore, mistakes will happen. As one general said, “All plans are perfect until the first shot is fired.”
But getting the Germans to believe the invasion would be a Pas de Calais was an important part of the plans in "Bolero" and "Overlord." We did more preinvasion bombardment of Pas de Calais than we did Normandy, for instance, and there was a lot of secret agent stuff going on also to give the Germans the idea they had reliable information.
More than that. Our invasion of Sicily and then Italy was not to occupy or free them, but to learn more about how to conduct successful marine landings and most importantly to draw German divisions away from the beaches of France and the Russian front.
Additionally, before Normandy we bombed all the railroads leading into France so that the Germans couldn't transport divisions into France easily to fight the Normandy invasion.
And that's just part of the story.
Are you kidding? The wackos don't even consider winning the
war on Global Warming. Especially drugs.
The obvious answer.
I will pray that this is only a precautionary measure in case something big in the wind, like the fall of Pakistan, happens.
May God grant that we will pass the shoals safely, and your son will come home as scheduled.
The waves of the media have been pounding the shore so long that the
debris left behind on the beach is embedded in the minds of people
in America and around the world (sic).
I say,
If people can believe their own lies, why not the lies of others.
/Salute
Niters,,,I will ping you when they land,,,
Mite have some pics to post...;0)
TANKS a Bunch Pat,,,
He’s my house-mate’s Son but I love him like my own,,,
They should land at Ft.Drum very soon,,,
I will be posting here :
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1921185/posts
And hopefully will have some cell-phone pics,,,don’t know.
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