Military Respect

[willy3486]

I have a lot of relatives that have served. Even though I was not able to do so due to my lungs I would have liked to. I have relatives that served from almost all wars. Dad was served during Korean and my father in law was in the battle of Midway. My wife also had a uncle that was a paratrooper at normandy. Anyway the older I get the more respect I get for them. I guess thats why I am so vocal about respecting others rights and views. Anyway there is a lot of good rules here. .


Rules for the Non-Military:

Make sure you read # 13

*Dear Civilians,
We know that the current state of affairs in our great nation has many
civilians up in arms and excited to join the military. For those of
you who can't join, you can still lend a hand. Here are a few of the
areas where we would like your assistance:*

1. The next time you see any adults talking (or wearing a hat) during
the playing of the national anthem - kick their rear.

2. When you witness, firsthand, someone burning the American Flag in
protest - kick their rear.

3. Regardless of the rank they held while they served, pay the highest
amount of respect to all veterans. If you see anyone doing otherwise,
quietly pull them aside and explain how these veterans fought for the
very freedom they bask in every second. Enlighten them on the many
sacrifices these veterans made to make this Nation great. - Then hold
them down while a disabled veteran kicks their rear.

4. (GUYS) If you were never in the military, DO NOT pretend that you
were. Wearing battle dress uniforms (BDUs) or Jungle Fatigues, telling
others that you used to be 'Special Forces. Collecting GI Joe
memorabilia, might have been okay when you were seven years old. Now,
it will only make you look stupid and get your rear kicked.

5. Next time you come across an *Air Force* member, do not ask them,
'Do you fly a jet?' Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot. - Such
ignorance deserves an rear-kicking (children are exempt).

6. If you witness someone calling the *US Coast Guard* 'non-military',
inform them of their mistake - and kick their rear.

7. Next time Old Glory (the US flag) prances by during a parade, get on
your darn feet and pay homage to her by placing your hand over your
heart. Quietly thank the military member or veteran lucky enough to be
carrying her - of course, failure to do either of those could earn you
a severe rear-kicking.

8. Don't try to discuss politics with a military member or veteran. We
are Americans, and we all bleed the same, regardless of our party
affiliation.

Our Chain of Command is to include our Commander-In-Chief(CinC). The
President (for those who didn't know) is our CinC Regardless of
political party. We have no inside track on what happens inside those
big important buildings where all of those representatives meet All we
know is that when those civilian representatives screw up the
situation, they call upon the military to go straighten it out. - If
you keep asking us the same stupid questions repeatedly, you will get
your rear kicked.

9. 'Your mama wears combat boots' never made sense to me - stop saying
it! If she did, she would most likely be a vet and - therefore would
kick your rear!

10. Bin Laden and the Taliban are not Communists, so stop saying 'Let's
go kill those Commies!' And stop asking us where he is!

Crystal balls are not standard issue in the military. That reminds me -
if you see anyone calling those darn psychic phone numbers, let me
know, so I can go kick their rear!

11. 'Flyboy' (*Air Force*), 'Jarhead' (*Marines),* 'Grunt'
(*Army*),'Squid (*Navy*), 'Puddle Jumpers' (*Coast Guard*), etc., are
terms of endearment we use describing each other. Unless you are a
service member or vet, you have not earned the right to use them.
- Using them could get your rear kicked.

12. Last, but not least, whether or not you become a member of the
military, support our troops and their families... Every Thanksgiving
and religious holiday that you enjoy with family and friends, please
remember that there are literally thousands of soldiers, sailors,
marines and airmen far from home wishing; they could be with their
families.. Thank God for our military and the sacrifices they make
every day.

Without them, our Country would get it's rear kicked..'
'It's the Veteran, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of
the press.'
'It's the Veteran, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of
speech.'
'It's the Veteran, not the community organizer, who gives us the
freedom to demonstrate.'
'It 's the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to
burn the flag.'

*AND ONE MORE THING:
13. If you ever see anyone singing the national anthem in Spanish
- KICK THEIR rear!!!!

ONE LAST THING:
If you got this email and didn't pass it on - guess what - you deserve
to get your rear kicked!!!!

WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!

IN GOD WE TRUST!!

[Michelle]

The following is something that everyone should read. Especially anyone that protest military personnel instead of government policy. Code pink is one example, they like harassing military recruiters in the San Francisco area.

[Obsa]

I will respond to this posting. My father served in the Navy during WW2 piloted a LSM , My Father in Law served in the Army as an Infantryman at Anzio in Italy. Both were fine men who I can only attempt to try to be as good of a person as they were.

I graduated from High School in 1970. At that time the war in Vietnam was still 3+ from the end of US involvment. The spring of 1970 brought sadness to my family with the loss of a cousin who was KIA over there. The one and only time I made my mother cry was about one month after graduation when I told her I planned to join the Army (was holding a 1-A draft card at the time). After about a week of Mom staying in bed at the edge of hysteria and several heart to heart talks with my Father I was convinced to wait until I was called up. I instead went to work in a local textile mill and waited. I was never drafted but if I had been I would have proudly stepped up and served.

I have often wondered how different my life might have been had I traveled the other path? I saw people of this country looked down on it's Brave Soldiers and heard many disparging remarks made about them. It did not set right with me then and my feelings have not changed. We as citizens of this nation owe our Men and Women who have served and who are serving much much more than they receive.

Willy, Michelle,

Thank you both for posting your thoughts
To those of you who are serving, have served, or have children who are serving let me say Thank You

I shall now step back to the corner and be silent

[adrianspeeder]

Your welcome, we do it for you.

My favorite is from John Stuart Mill

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

Whats even better is that this was from the mid 1800s and still applys today.

Adrianspeeder