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sparky51

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message   Posted on: Sep 4, 2009 - 10:45am
Liberal socialist press, news media , tv programs. WTF. Wonder where we go from here. Hope we do not become Bosnia, but it sure is begining to look that way. Great rebutal to grandaughters 'ideals' by the way Frank.

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mike berlin

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As the son of someone who was in the Philippines on the day in question, awaiting orders to invade Japan, I will resist using naval slang, but I know that my dad would have given a hearty bronx cheer to the ‘patriotic’ anti-liberal opinions expressed above.

I assume that you would include him, in PT boats in the Pacific , ’43-45, decorated (bronze star) and a life long liberal (FDR voting, civil rights supporter) in your diatribes. Why do you assume that all the veterans that this site celebrates were 100% Republicans? Conservatives, Liberals and even Socialists fought and died in World War II. Surely they all deserve our respect? Why bring politics into it?

Yes it is a sad indictment of our present generation that VJ day passes with little notice-but you are way off target. As time goes on and the veterans are fewer and fewer we need to honor them with the dignity that they deserve, rather than trying to score petty partisan points.

I suggest anti-liberal posters have a read of the sermon by USMC chaplain Roland Gittlesohn given at the dedication of the 5th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima in March 1945.

http://www.ww2gyrene.org/spotlight4_gittelsohn.htm




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SteveS156

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People, back off! This is a historical, not a political forem. I am sure those who served and gave their lives for the freedoms we all enjoy and value were from all points of the political compass. Focus on all we value. Keeping alive the vision of those who pushed the throttles forward and drove the attack to "fire one!"

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TED WALTHER

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Well said Steve! This sort of thing has led to trouble before, we know what is lacking out there, especially those of us who have served and those of us that are still in. We know where it belongs.....out there not in here.
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Thank you to our veterans !


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