tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post1355942142478818448..comments2024-03-03T21:52:36.774-06:00Comments on A trainwreck in Maxwell: Sorry VFW, I think you're wrongKurtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-71762954940705352772012-05-29T07:34:51.390-05:002012-05-29T07:34:51.390-05:00I never served, but I think it's heroic to put...I never served, but I think it's heroic to put up the tons of crap required to exist in the military and not choke the crap out of some pissant officer. Maybe I'm wrong, but considering the fact so many of the soldiers have the means to take care of external annoyances, it takes a lot of bravery to control the almost uncontrollable urges.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-20775906176624490722012-05-28T18:30:08.649-05:002012-05-28T18:30:08.649-05:00I just did what I was told to do too. Sometimes ju...I just did what I was told to do too. Sometimes just half-assed, most of the time I did to the best I could.<br /><br />What I meant was that anything he says about it won't change the way he (or most Liberals) feels about the military.<br /><br />I don't think the noncombat deaths were on his radar when he said that. As a complete Liberal- he has absolute disdain for anything the military does. So an apology would mean nothing but more meaningless verbiage.KurtPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-66594955928385955682012-05-28T18:06:23.078-05:002012-05-28T18:06:23.078-05:00In a way I almost agree with the guy. If he'd ...In a way I almost agree with the guy. If he'd been a veteran I would agree. I spent some time in the Southeast Asian War Games. I knew men who died doing something stupid. Hell, I saw where a man was killed sitting on the military version of a porta potty, a mortar shell dropped right outside. I do not believe that taking a dump is particularly heroic. Still, he volunteered. Most of us did. Hero? Unlucky shmole? Who knows. The Company Commander wrote a nice letter mentioning only the good things and nothing about the john. <br /><br /> All I really know is that I was no hero. I just went where I was sent and did what I was told. And I wasn't a damned Hee-Row, either, wearing questionable medals, either.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328124105257667842noreply@blogger.com