[SAMWolf]

I'd sure want her in my foxhole covering my butt < /sarcasm>

What a self-centered, shallow, selfish b*tch!!!

The only reason her generation has it's Freedom is because of previous generations who DID give up our dreams and to die for our country. We will be asked to leave our loved ones, to leave our educations and to die alongside our brothers, sisters and friends.

[Sir Gawain]

Portland. Doesn't surprise me.

[The Other Harry]

This sounds like a kid who should have had a relative on board one of those four airplanes.

(Assuming, that is, that it's even a legitimate letter to begin with.)

[anniegetyourgun]

Another indication that women have no business in combat positions.

[American Soldier]

Oh she'll have a good time at drill this month. Hohoho. WTF she's not in the combat arms anyways. Shut up girl. I know infantrymen right now who're literally chuckling and praying for a chance to stick it to these murdering SOBs right now. If she were a guy and I were enlisted I'd probably sucker punch this PFC in the supply house.

She obviously needs to read The American Battle Hymn to fuel her warrior spirit.

[Bonaparte]

No problem, SW. After her stretch in the stockade, she can hang her letter of dishonorable discharge on the wall -- right next to the diploma she got courtesy of the country she refused to fight for. That ought to make her grandchildren real proud.

[MistrX]

This is pitiful. "Gee, I just signed up for the free college degree. I didn't think you guys were rilly serious about that war junk. Can't I just go home now?"

[dead]

What did she think the guns were for?

[SAMWolf]

Sorry my original response :

The only reason her generation has it's Freedom is because of previous generations who DID give up our dreams and to die for our country. We will be asked to leave our loved ones, to leave our educations and to die alongside our brothers, sisters and friends.

Should have read:

The only reason her generation has its' Freedom is because of previous generations who DID give up their dreams and died for our country. They left their loved ones, left their educations and died alongside their brothers, sisters and friends.

I was so upset by this letter I did a cut and paste and forgot to edit.

[Don Myers]

If she is sent off to fight a war, she wouldn't last long. Her own buddies would finish her. They wouldn't let her get them killed. I would hope that the Oregon Guard kicks her rear end out though.

[surfer]

Why did she join? Maybe she just figured the National Guard was just another hand-out program from the Government.

[glock rocks]

Please don't ask us to do this.

what? you thought you were signing up for welfare when you joined the guard?

you think you got in the wrong line?

freepin unbelievable. an army of one. you are a disgrace.

[nopardons]

What a disgusting, stupid, whinging little idiot this Laura is. " Please don't ask me to die "? Why the *&%^$##%%^^ did she jpin the military in the first place ?

Why females should NOT be allowed in the military !

[nopardons]

What a disgusting, stupid, whinging little idiot this Laura is. " Please don't ask me to die "? Why the *&%^$##%%^^ did she join the military in the first place ?

Why females should NOT be allowed in the military !

[Gargantua]

Please don't ask me to kill others or to die myself in the name of revenge. LAURA VILLANI, Private first class, Pendleton

Oh, of course not, Laurie. We'd have to be a bunch of big meansters to ask that of you! Give me an effing break!!??

THIS is why the U.S. Army should be MEN, and not WOMEN.

[RikaStrom]

What a whining, whimpering wuss. If she's not willing to kill in defense of her country, why did she even elist to begin with? It's not like she was forced into it... It's still a volunteer military.

That little girl needs to grow up.

[Tacis]

This honey is really going to be upset when she finds that the white wine in the mess hall is domestic!!!

[harpseal]

Laura should go to Washington, DC and look at the Vietnam wall or go to the local World War II monument and look at it. Those people did not wish to die or kill. They did what they must. She enlisted. Let her do her duty. desertion in time of war is a capital offense.

Stay well - Yorktown

[cynicom]

She took our money, she can stand and fight or face the firing squad. We were all young once, we all took our turn, these selfish people want what others died for but want to give nothing. Throw her in the brig, bread and water for ten years.

[FITZ]

Why did she join then? Was it just for the money? The scholarships? What a loser.

[Ethrane]

"Please don't ask us to do this. I am not afraid to defend my country..."

Unfortunately, her definition of defending her country consists of showing up for her weekend drills, possibly in her uniform (plus lipstick), and collecting her check...

"but I am afraid for my country."

If this is a representation of our National Guard, then I fear for MY country (that I spent over 22 years in the military defending) also...sad...

" Enough people have died already.

She's right in this...and we'd prefer to keep the death toll at this number. Unfortunately, freedom ain't free babe.

" Please don't ask me to kill others or to die myself in the name of revenge. "

Ask? I don't remember my military superiors asking me about my opinions about mission objectives, and I was a CDR (O-5), not a PFC. Who says we're acting for revenge? Perhaps we're doing this for National Security!

If this is for real, I pity this "servicemember"...DEVELOP A SPINE PRIVATE!