Re: God bless the Patriot Riders!
Rodbolt: I guess we all have that threshold, or that "breaking-point" which individually delineates between freedom and anarchy. To me, "words mean things" and always will. Freedom of speech is allmost uniquely American. But there is a thin, invisable "line" that seperates free expression from an assault upon humanity. France is now in the throes of anarchy due to these "freedoms". I'm not saying we should ,as a country, remove ANY freedoms of speech. But we should all remember these freedoms are extended to ALL of us.<br /><br />Dogsdad: Thank your nephew for me, or give me his email if he has one, so i can thank him personally, please. He is truely one of many heroes of mine. Even I would serve again if 53year olds were allowed to form a division.<br />Not that serving is prerequisite for a "12Footer medal", as there are many reasons for enlisting. I just choose to salute every blessed one of them because of the service they provide me at whatever personal price it costs them.<br />But mark my words, i can and do relate!! The day the doc tells me i am terminal, i am on any form of transit that will get me into Iran, where i will return one bomb, "that somehow got mistakenly blown-up by it's wearer in a crowded venue" -- and it is only fair that i return the horrendous grief it's detonation caused also.<br />I will probably do so in a crowded training camp.
<br /> the shennan debacle was another thing though. I was almost impressed that for the most part both sides behaved. makes me think that my small sacrifice in uniform actually did something somehow. thats how the system is supposed to work. like it or not. but the system does not cover the reprehinsible act of protesting at a private funeral, or any funeral for that matter. <br /><br /> god bless them every one.
