Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Disambiguator
At least there were spaces between the words.

HE/SHE/IT COULD HAVE DONE IT IN ALL CAPS.

70 posted on 10/22/2009 10:19:21 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Jimmy Carter - now the second worst POTUS ever. BHO [the LIAR] has #1 spot in his sights.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies ]


To: Arrowhead1952
HE/SHE/IT COULD HAVE DONE IT IN ALL CAPS.

WHENIFOUNDOUTABOUTTHESELECTIVESERVICEREGISTRATIONIWASDEVASTATEDIAM32YRSOLDHAVEAWIFEANDTHREECHILDRENANDAMSTRUGGLINGTOMAKEDINNERMUCHLESSAFUTUREIWASRECENTLYLAYEDOFFFORTHESECONDTIMEIN1YRGOINGBACKTOTHEUNEMPLOYMENTOFFICEWASSOMETHINGIDREADEDIHEARDTHATPRESIDENTOBAMAMADEITPOSSIBLETORECIEVEUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITSWHILEATTENDINGSCHOOLTOCHANGEYOURCAREERFANTASTICITHOUGHTAFTERALOTOFTHOUGHTANDPLANNINGMYWIFEANDIDECIDEDTHISWASBESTFOROURFAMILYIWENTTOMYLOCALCOLLEGEFILLEDOUTALLTHEFORMSANDREGISTEREDIPAIDTHENONREFUNDABLEFEESWHICHLEFTUSWITH6000TOOURNAMESTHINKINGITWILLBEALRIGHTIWASTOLDTOFILLOUTANFAFSAAPPLICATIONONLINETOPAYFORTHESCHOOLINGGREATBECAUSETHEREISNOWAYICOULDAFFORDTHESCHOOLINGTOBECOMEANELECTRICALENGINEERIFILLITALLOUTANDAMTOLDMYSCHOOLINGISCOVERED100THINGSWEREFINALLYLOOKINGUPUNTILIWASTOLDTHATTHEREWASAPROBLEMWITHMYAPPLICATIONPROCESSINGIWASTOLDTHATINEVERREGISTEREDFORTHESELECTIVESERVICEIHADNEVERHEARDOFTHESELECTIVESERVICEBEFORETHATEMAILICALLEDTHENUMBERINTHEEMAILFORTHESELECTIVESERVICETHEYEXPLAINEDTHISISTHELAWANDBYTHETIMEYOUR18ANDBLAHBLAHBLAHNOONETOLDMENOTSCHOOLNOTFRIENDSNOTFAMILYNOONEIWASTOLDSIRIMSURESOMEONETOLDYOUTOGOTOTHEPOSTOFFICEANDFILLOUTTHECARDNONOONEDIDWHYWOULDNTIHAVEDONEITIASKEDSEEFORMETHEMILITARYWASNTANOPTIONIWANTEDTOJOINTHEMILITARYWHILESTILLINHIGHSCHOOLMYBESTFRIENDENTEREDTHEDELAYEDENTRYPROGRAMFORTHEMARINECORPSIWANTEDTOGONAVYALLMYMOTHERHADTODOWASSIGNTHEPAPERWORKBUTSHEWOULDNTSHESAIDNOTHEREWASNOTHINGTHERECRUITERCOULDDOIHADJUSTTURNED16YRSOLDATTHATTIMEIWASPUTOUTOFTHEHOUSETHATYEARFORAMULTITUDEOFREASONSBOTHMYWRONGSANDMYMOTHERSIWASONTHESTREETSANDBOUNCEDFROMFRIENDSHOUSESTOTHEWOODSANDTHENFINALLYJAILITURNED18YRSOLDINJAILASSOONASIGOTOUTOFJAILIWENTTOMYLOCALRECRUITERSOFFICETOENLISTONLYTOFINDTHATIMUSTFIRSTCOMPLETEMY5YRSOFPROBATIONMEANWHILEITISDISCOVEREDTHATIHAVEBIPOLARISMTHEMILITARYWOULDNTHAVETAKENMEANYWAYFROMAGE17TO26WASSPENTEITHERINJAILORONTHESTREETWAITINGFORJAILIDIDNTHAVEANYREALFAMILYORFRIENDSORANYKINDOFHOPEPEOPLEDIDNTBOTHERTOLENDAHANDMUCHLESSINFORMMEOFSOMEPOSTCARDTHEWORSTPARTABOUTTHISISTHATAT32YEARSOLDITISHARDFORMETOFINDWORKEVENTHOUGHIEARNED2DIPLOMASINPRISONICOMMITEDMYLASTCRIMEOVER12YEARSAGOINOWHAVEAFAMILYOF5THATALLDEPENDONMETHROUGHGODANDICANTRETURNTOSCHOOLANDBECOMEAMOREPRODUCTIVEMEMBEROFSOCIETYLIKEIDIDWHILEINCARCERATEDALLBECAUSEOFASECRETPOSTCARDWHATMAYBECOMMONKNOWLEDGETOSOMEISNTSOCOMMONTOOTHERSITHINKGIJOESAIDITBESTWITHANDKNOWINGISHALFTHEBATTLETHEYCOULDVEPUTTHESELECTIVESERVICEREQUIREMENTSINTHECREDITSIWOULDVEKNOWNWOULDBESTARTINGSCHOOLINAFEWWEEKSANDWOULDNTBETHINKINGOFBECOMINGABIGGERCRIMINALTHANIEVERWASBEFORESEENOWIFEELLIKEIDONTBELONGIHAVENEVERBELONGEDANDNOMATTERWHATIDOIGETKNOCKEDDOWNITMAKESYOUWANTTOKNOCKBACKTHENITHINKOFTHOSEOTHER4INNOCENTFAMILYMEMBERSOFMINEIJUSTDONTKNOWWHATTODOATTHISPOINTIWILLLOSEMYHOMEANDEVERYTHINGIWORKEDFORTOPROVIDETHESE3CHILDRENTHELIFEINEVERHADANDMYOWNGOVERNMENTISHELPINGTHATHAPPENTOBOOTNOWTHEYACCEPTFELONSINTHESERVICEANDITSTILLDOESNTHELPMEISNTTHESERVICEAFEDERALJOBHOWMANYENLISTEDFELONSSERVINGINIRAQNEVERFILEDASELECTIVESERVICEREGISTRATIONMYGRANDFATHERWHOISAWWIIVETERANSAIDWITHTEARSJERTHISISNTTHESAMECOUNTRYIFOUGHTFORANDWATCHEDSOMUCHSACRIFICEDFOR

Must I do all the work?
76 posted on 10/22/2009 10:24:25 AM PDT by 109ACS (Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 70 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson