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For those that don't understand why we go to war....
Sorry I have been absent for the past few weeks.
Unlike when I was very young and was raised with the utmost respect for our veterans, my first 5 years of life our family lived at the Waupaca, WI Grand Army Home. My Father was the "Chief Engineer" and along with his job we were provided housing on site. I remember all the parades, military funerals, and daily visits to the retired from WW1 who now lived at the home.....so when I read about, see, and talk to those that are against any conflict to preserve & allow for a democracy...or to head off another attack against us here at home, the feeling of just how clueless so much of our population is and how they take our freedoms for granted angers me.
My Father passed away the Sat before last and we had to fly to WI to say goodbye, and his funeral was a military honors affair and the pride, respect, and determination in the eye's and actions of the VFW members was one of the most emotional events in recent years. Here is a small window into his story of serving in the Navy:
" A few years ago Tom Brokaw wrote a series of books about what he called "The Greatest Generation" . They grew up during the depression, then went to war to save this country and the world from Japenese & German domination. My Father was part of that generation.
On the evening of January 9, 1945, on board the battleship U.S.S. Colorado off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 30 men were in the port gun control platform when a shell from the USS Pennsylvania, whick had been firing at a Japanese kamikaze plane, hit it. Of the 30 sailors in the platform, my Father was only 1 of 5 that survived and could still stand. For the next 30 hours, he and his buddies stayed at station and continued the battle with the blood, guts, and brains of fellow sailors he had lived & worked with on the battleship covering him & his buddies.
Two years earlier, he was one of tens of thousands of 18, 19, and 20 year olds (and plenty younger that lied about their age) who joined to fight for their country, knowing they might not come home. We owe them, and our current active soldiers a great debit; we owe them our freedom.
So for those that are out there protesting our involvement in conflicts around the globe, and think that the current threat of radical islam is not something to be concerned about and their "if we leave them alone, they will leave us alone" attitude, open your eyes and read a little history on our past conflicts (not all done right I acknowledge), and get your heads out of the sand.
And with todays rules of engagment, our soldiers have their hands tied & the current administration wants to tie tham more! You should always be able to fight with the same rules your enemy uses.
Tracy Lewis
Sorry I have been absent for the past few weeks.
Unlike when I was very young and was raised with the utmost respect for our veterans, my first 5 years of life our family lived at the Waupaca, WI Grand Army Home. My Father was the "Chief Engineer" and along with his job we were provided housing on site. I remember all the parades, military funerals, and daily visits to the retired from WW1 who now lived at the home.....so when I read about, see, and talk to those that are against any conflict to preserve & allow for a democracy...or to head off another attack against us here at home, the feeling of just how clueless so much of our population is and how they take our freedoms for granted angers me.
My Father passed away the Sat before last and we had to fly to WI to say goodbye, and his funeral was a military honors affair and the pride, respect, and determination in the eye's and actions of the VFW members was one of the most emotional events in recent years. Here is a small window into his story of serving in the Navy:
" A few years ago Tom Brokaw wrote a series of books about what he called "The Greatest Generation" . They grew up during the depression, then went to war to save this country and the world from Japenese & German domination. My Father was part of that generation.
On the evening of January 9, 1945, on board the battleship U.S.S. Colorado off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 30 men were in the port gun control platform when a shell from the USS Pennsylvania, whick had been firing at a Japanese kamikaze plane, hit it. Of the 30 sailors in the platform, my Father was only 1 of 5 that survived and could still stand. For the next 30 hours, he and his buddies stayed at station and continued the battle with the blood, guts, and brains of fellow sailors he had lived & worked with on the battleship covering him & his buddies.
Two years earlier, he was one of tens of thousands of 18, 19, and 20 year olds (and plenty younger that lied about their age) who joined to fight for their country, knowing they might not come home. We owe them, and our current active soldiers a great debit; we owe them our freedom.
So for those that are out there protesting our involvement in conflicts around the globe, and think that the current threat of radical islam is not something to be concerned about and their "if we leave them alone, they will leave us alone" attitude, open your eyes and read a little history on our past conflicts (not all done right I acknowledge), and get your heads out of the sand.
And with todays rules of engagment, our soldiers have their hands tied & the current administration wants to tie tham more! You should always be able to fight with the same rules your enemy uses.
Tracy Lewis
The WWII generation was the most inspiring group of men and women this country has ever produced and I'm glad to see our current generation of service men/women are following in their footsteps. Not because they're at war, but because it means the ideals and dedication born so long ago lives on. The nay sayers of today would truly have to "walk a mile in their shoes" to understand what that means.:usa_flag:
