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Laos Hmong leader Vang Pao denied Arlington burial
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| 4 February 2011
Posted on 02/04/2011 8:38:33 PM PST by Racehorse
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:38:36 PM PST
by
Racehorse
To: Racehorse
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:42:11 PM PST
by
La Lydia
To: Racehorse
Mr. Waters, I am afraid you have no appeal to the current occupants of the White House.
"Peace with Honor" [sarc tag implied]
Tens of thousands of military and Hmong mourners have gathered in the city for his traditional funeral.Hey, here's a thought - go "Egypt" on the White Hut. Bring the funeral to DC. Gather on the Mall.
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:43:57 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Palin 2012: don't retreat, just restock [chg'd to comply w/ The Civility in Discourse Act of 2011])
To: Racehorse
To many commies in the federal government..
Gen. Pao must have killed lots and lots of their comrades..
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:45:36 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: La Lydia
To: Racehorse
The guy isn’t US military? So sorry.
To: Racehorse
They have room for Teddy Kennedy but not room for an actual hero.
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:50:02 PM PST
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: PistolPaknMama
I agree, Arlington should be reserved for only U.S. Military.
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posted on
02/04/2011 8:57:08 PM PST
by
marine86297
(I'll never forgive Clinton for Somalia, my blood is on his hands)
To: Racehorse
This guy did much more for this country than most of the politicians buried there.
To: Racehorse
This guy did much more for this country than most of the politicians buried there.
To: Racehorse
I think the General should have been interred at Arlington.What he gave to this country as an ally should not go unnoticed.Besides,our gubmint paved the way for the loss of his country to the communists.
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:02:57 PM PST
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Great point. A point lost on all the anti-military folks. As someone that spent time working with the Hmong, these people were with us and yet were abandoned by us in the end ... sad.
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:04:35 PM PST
by
doc1019
(Martyrdom is a great thing, until it is your turn.)
To: PistolPaknMama
So what do you do with a privateer?
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:16:18 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: La Lydia
I don’t know about Arlington, but Vang Pao in my mind was a great ally.
And Yes, he and the Hmong did kill a lot of Pathet Lao (commies) on the Plain of Jars.
If you don’t think he was brave, loyal to the U.S. and a tough soldier, ask anyone who knew Tony Poe and Pop Buell.
Rest in peace Royal Lao major general Vang Pao.
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:18:18 PM PST
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: PistolPaknMama
Oh that’s right Teddy Kennedy was a U-boat commander after all...
Say...wasnt he against the vietnam war?
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:20:13 PM PST
by
Crim
(The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompetence..)
To: doc1019
A point lost on all the anti-military folks. That's kind of a dumb comment. What makes people "anti-military"? Because we don't think a foreign collaberator should be buried in Arlington makes us anti-military in general?
We lost that war. If the guy is such a hero, there is room in his home country. People who feel that way are not anti-military. Probably they're very pro-military because they want that ground reserved for the US military.
To: Racehorse
Re Tallman: I spit upon his grandmother’s shadow.
To: Texas Fossil
I don’t doubt that he was a great ally. It is just that he was not a member of the American military. We are running out of space at Arlington, and I think what is there should be for Americans who served in the American military.
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:36:45 PM PST
by
La Lydia
To: Racehorse
The appeal might work if they stipulate that Gen Pao had converted to islam.
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posted on
02/04/2011 9:44:00 PM PST
by
RobinOfKingston
(An election is not a (national) suicide pact.)
To: Racehorse
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