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hughee99

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59. You should start a chain email or Facebook notice

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:12 AM

Sep 2014

About it then.

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I am sick to death of getting chain e-mails and Facebook notices all about [View all] hedgehog Sep 2014 OP

You are right that they should be honored more. hrmjustin Sep 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ieoeja Sep 2014 #37

What about India? Dawson Leery Sep 2014 #2

My biggest pet peeve is Drale Sep 2014 #3

+1 Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #4

Thank you. That's generally (pardon the pun) the truth. sarge43 Sep 2014 #8

I could not agree with you more. LoisB Sep 2014 #17

I'm a veteran and I KNOW tazkcmo Sep 2014 #32

! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #50

Yeah, yet they listen to RoccoR5955 Sep 2014 #9

Thank you! AlbertCat Sep 2014 #12

Response to discussion about strategic discussions in DC during Vietnam: ieoeja Sep 2014 #38

Brings to mind a discussion I had back during the Gulf War ThoughtCriminal Sep 2014 #41

Excellent riposte! Populist_Prole Sep 2014 #69

I think these sorts of people were often one in the same. tritsofme Sep 2014 #5

Thank you! I'm bookmarking this for the next time I see one of those posts on FB. DesertDiamond Sep 2014 #6

So true. Coal miners have a tougher life than military men. But no admiration for them. nt Logical Sep 2014 #7

I'd say a Coast Guardman's Deep Sea Rescue duty is tougher and who ever hears about them. sarge43 Sep 2014 #10

I agree. Many jobs in this country are terrible. But the military is for some reason the only.... Logical Sep 2014 #11

Well, my husband and I may be unique, but neither of us recall being worshipped or treated special sarge43 Sep 2014 #14

as a DAV myself 1dogleft Sep 2014 #19

Returning salute, 1dogleft. sarge43 Sep 2014 #21

What war, since maybe WWII, was fought to preserve American "freedom?" Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #31

I can't argue with what 1dogleft Sep 2014 #34

Maybe we don't need a military as large as the combined forces of the rest of the world to do that. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #36

I would agree 1dogleft Sep 2014 #40

Our Macchiavellian meddling has caused us to be "hated by many." Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #42

well it certainly 1dogleft Sep 2014 #43

I don't think our presence all over the place contributes to world peace. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #44

I completely agree sammythecat Sep 2014 #60

with all the money spent Needa Moment Sep 2014 #64

Agreed! Just look at the number of homeless veterans, hedgehog Sep 2014 #56

kick and rec LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #13

! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #51

Conditioning jalan48 Sep 2014 #15

Most of mine come from non-vets SomeGuyInEagan Sep 2014 #16

K&R! TeamPooka Sep 2014 #18

Remind them who voted against our vets 10 times sicne Obama elected! ErikJ Sep 2014 #20

Hear hear... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #22

I'm tired of the hypocrisy of it! citizen blues Sep 2014 #63

That really gets me, too awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #71

In the USA we especially adore our hired killers 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #23

Don't underrate the significance of the union organizers. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #45

We adore our hired killers Stonepounder Sep 2014 #62

I remember when an entirely different ethos seemed to be breaking free 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #68

All these messages contain the "It is the soldier" poem, correct? jmowreader Sep 2014 #24

WOW JUST WOW 1dogleft Sep 2014 #35

Agree with you! Jmowreader nailed that one perfectly! n/t ieoeja Sep 2014 #39

What about China? It has a 25 million man army. 4lbs Sep 2014 #65

Not sure where you got your numbers, but they're too high jmowreader Sep 2014 #70

It bothers me because it's almost always all talk. kcr Sep 2014 #25

Bingo! n/t tazkcmo Sep 2014 #33

+1 treestar Sep 2014 #26

I'm still waiting for the military to actually protect my constitutional rights. arcane1 Sep 2014 #27

Very good point! logosoco Sep 2014 #28

Freedom to be conceited dumbasses ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #29

I don't know if this will help.. sendero Sep 2014 #30

Military worship is jingoism disguised as patriotism and used distract JEB Sep 2014 #46

I don't mind it at all. IkeRepublican Sep 2014 #47

its debatable, obxhead Sep 2014 #48

Understand but without winning World War II yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #49

Great OP! Spot On. cer7711 Sep 2014 #52

not to mention paulkienitz Sep 2014 #53

Huh? Cheviteau Sep 2014 #67

Japan didn't try to conquer America paulkienitz Sep 2014 #72

Because they were either black, gay, women, or poor. And all lacked guns. DRoseDARs Sep 2014 #54

I wish I would have joined the Navy when I had the chance. the_sly_pig Sep 2014 #55

Right on! Needa Moment Sep 2014 #66

when I hear about the military protecting our 'freedoms' this pic come to mind KG Sep 2014 #57

Another is when they claim our freedoms are "God given".... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #58

You should start a chain email or Facebook notice hughee99 Sep 2014 #59

+1. cheapdate Sep 2014 #61