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Originally posted by Valigator
Andy that was my first thoughts this am when I heard about the bombings....I know its terrible...but I thought to myslf lets see how many protesters their are in Scotland today versus yesterday....I know thats horrible man...but I have to be honest...I edited this last sentence...three of those Navy kids were black.....I apologise for that....
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I FAIL TO SEE THE RELEVANCE OF SKIN COLOR, RELIGIOUS BACKROUND ETC HERE.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I LEARNED IN THE MILITARY WAS YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO SORT OUT WHO YOU ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH. YOU LEARN TO WORK AS A TEAM AND THE PEOPLE YOU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WILL EITHER MAKE YOU OR BREAK YOU. THERE IS NO TIME FOR PERSONAL PREFERENCES.
LIKE I HAVE SAID BEFORE, I WAS "LUCKY" TO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE WAS A MIX OF EVERYBODY. WE KIDS MIXED AND EVERYBODY GOT ALONG. WE PLAYED TOGETHER, ATE AT EACH OTHERS HOUSES. GOD, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO WALK DOWN THE STREET AT SUPPER TIME. WHAT A SMORGASBORD OF SMELLS WHEN THE FOOD WAS COOKING.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ARE APOLOGIZING, I WISH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU AROUND DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. MAYBE THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE THIS CHIP ON MY SHOULDER.
AND IT IS MORE A CHIP IN MY HEART THAN THAN ON MY SHOULDER.
FROM A VETERAN OF 27 YEARS IN THE MILITARY I SAY THANKS TO YOU FOR PICKING UP THOSE GUYS TAB. ALL OF THEM. YOU ARE A GOOD LADY.