[Users] Protesting This Site Due to Banning Military Members

[Alex Hall]

Very well said, thank you.  Also, tell your family thank you for 
serving, from me, especially on today, the birthday of our 
nation.

Have a great day,
Alex

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joney" <talk2owen at att.net
>To: <users at zonebbs.com
>Date sent: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:31:46 -0400
>Subject: Re: [Users] Protesting This Site Due to Banning Military 
Members

>I've done my best to stay out of this conversation.  Really I 
have.  *smile*
>My father was a World War two veteran.  Served on the submarines 
in the
>Pacific.  Both my brothers served in Vietnam when it was 
definitely not
>popular to do so.  So did my cousins, two of whom have never been 
the same,
>because of TSD.  My nephews have served in Iraq.  Two in the 1991 
wartime,
>four now.
>None of my family served because they were gung ho on killing 
others.  All
>of them were scared, feeling they might not return home again.  
Most of them
>were eighteen or nineteen when they went overseas to fight.
>Every one of them, and their comrades, need and deserve our 
support, whether
>we agree with why they are there or not.
>Some came home agreeing with why we are or were there, some came 
home with a
>differing point of view.  All came home different.  Some 
respecting life
>more, some not.
>My father was thanked for his service, by many who were grateful 
not to be
>overrun by another way of life.
>My brothers and cousins were spat at and harassed by those who 
chose not to
>fight.  Life for the Vietnam Veteran was not pleasant, during or 
after their
>service.
>My nephews were, at first, treated with respect for their 
decision to serve.
>Now, many treat them with similar rhetoric as I have seen here.
>You can agree or disagree with why we are there.  You can like or 
dislike
>our president.  You should not, however, treat those who fight 
for what they
>believe are other's freedom.
>It is because of these people that you have the right to say what 
you wish
>here without being looked up by some officer for overstepping 
your bounds as
>a citizen.
>No matter what you think of the reasons behind our being in Iraq, 
I hope you
>respect those who serve our country, doing the job you would not 
do.

>Joney AKA Blue Spirit

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