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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #90 on: September 18, 2004, 10:12:15 AM »
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WASHINGTON - Joe Wilson knows firsthand the sacrifice of military service: Two helicopter crashes in the 1970s killed his brother-in-law and his wife's first husband, who was a friend of his.

Now, three of Wilson's four sons are in the military, including Alan, whose Army National Guard unit was recently ordered to prepare for deployment. Expected destination: Iraq.

In Congress, where Wilson represents southeastern South Carolina, the freshman Republican is one of the few lawmakers with children in the military. At least seven of the 535 senators and representatives have sons or daughters in the armed services.


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"For me, the trauma of Americans being under attack [by terrorists] is far greater than the personal consequences my family may face," said Wilson, who retired recently after 31 years in the Army National Guard.  
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« Reply #91 on: September 18, 2004, 10:12:25 AM »
lol @ you Martlet.  Your myopic and deranged "part line"  can be hilarious.

 And you're correct. Severin is indeed leagues beyond me. He's right there beside Limbaugh up on the top rungs of the belligerent, lying ******* ladder.  Which says a lot about you too.


 FYI, you're as misguided and unable to comprehe3nd what someone says as your juh_juh_Jay.  I went to the recruiter, told *him* what I wanted, took the asvap test and with my outstanding scores got to name my choice of jobs. Then I took that four years of training and ojt (including a commendation for service of Lebanon) and got a nice job on the outside.  Win-Win for me and the USN. No sucker here.  

What were you?
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« Reply #92 on: September 18, 2004, 10:18:01 AM »
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lol @ you Martlet.  Your myopic and deranged "part line"  can be hilarious.

 And you're correct. Severin is indeed leagues beyond me. He's right there beside Limbaugh up on the top rungs of the belligerent, lying ******* ladder.  Which says a lot about you too.


You obviously don't listen to Severin.  What's he lied about?   OH, you're still ticked he proved the Boston Globe Retractor wrong..........again.
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« Reply #93 on: September 18, 2004, 10:20:57 AM »
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« Reply #94 on: September 18, 2004, 10:23:25 AM »
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I went to the recruiter, told *him* what I wanted, took the asvap test and with my outstanding scores got to name my choice of jobs.  


Ah yes.  The infamous "asvap" test.  That's the one that lets you be a BM, right?

I took the ASVAB myself.  Then I too chose my duty.  2 years of training then 5 years with the MIF teams in South America/Carib conducting drug interdiction, receiving the usual display of medals and commendations, JUCs,  and LOAs/LOCs.

You done chest thumping yet, or does comparing services make you feel better about yourself?  You're sounding like Hanoi John now.  I'll bet that resume is impressive around your typical liberal moonbat crowd.  It's business as usual for my circle.
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« Reply #95 on: September 18, 2004, 10:28:34 AM »
Comparing mine to yours? Not in the least. I'm not that small. Chest thumping? Not at all either although perhaps it could appear that way to someone who has an inferiorrity complex.

I wanted to see if you'd try and trash a vet's service like your masters in the Republican party do.


Yeah. lol the asvap test that let's you be a BM.  lol. You got it Einstein ;)
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« Reply #96 on: September 18, 2004, 10:29:54 AM »
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Yeah. lol the asvap test that let's you be a BM.  lol. You got it Einstein ;)


HA!  You still don't, though.

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« Reply #97 on: September 18, 2004, 12:49:47 PM »
asvap? HA HA HA HA :rofl
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« Reply #98 on: September 18, 2004, 03:32:50 PM »
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This woman said she wanted to ask Laura Bush "Why the senators, the legislators, the congressmen, why aren't their children serving?"

actually i find it a good question, to bad no answere.

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Gh0stFT


That's a really easy one to answer. There is no draft in the United States nor has there been one since the early 1970's. Parents cannot sign their children up in the military. It is a voluntary thing that anyone 18 or over can choose to do or not do.

As to the truth of the "question", as others have said I think, there are in fact children of legislators serving.
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« Reply #99 on: September 18, 2004, 03:57:01 PM »
My error. It's actually the ASVAB although I'd always pronounced it "azvap."

http://www.baseops.net/militarybooks/asvab/

And I fully understand that for some that this test (hell, even a HS diploma or GED for that matter) would have been a waste of time given thier chosen or military assigned "occupation."   Which explains the "lol" attitude I see.
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« Reply #100 on: September 18, 2004, 04:03:17 PM »
to the lady for exercising her right to free speech.

to the cops for doing their job when required.

to the crowd for exercising their right to free speech.
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« Reply #101 on: September 18, 2004, 05:18:06 PM »
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to the lady for exercising her right to free speech.

to the cops for doing their job when required.

to the crowd for exercising their right to free speech.


I can agree with that
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« Reply #102 on: September 18, 2004, 05:27:07 PM »
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My error. It's actually the ASVAB although I'd always pronounced it "azvap."

http://www.baseops.net/militarybooks/asvab/

And I fully understand that for some that this test (hell, even a HS diploma or GED for that matter) would have been a waste of time given thier chosen or military assigned "occupation."   Which explains the "lol" attitude I see.


I hope you aren't implying stupidity...you can't be dumb to be an OS..especially an Air Controller
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« Reply #103 on: September 18, 2004, 05:46:22 PM »
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I hope you aren't implying stupidity...you can't be dumb to be an OS..especially an Air Controller


Nah, he was just bragging about a test he took and he didn't even know what the test was.  Then to hide the fact that while trying to show how smart he was he actually showed the opposite, he thought it would be fun to belittle other members of the service.  He's your typical head scrubber who comes home with stories of grandeur.

I spent some time in CIC while on patrol.  The OS's I knew were top notch.
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« Reply #104 on: September 18, 2004, 06:43:00 PM »
No grangur in the Navy. Deployments are like...Well we sat off the coast of ___ then we went to a port..then sat off of__some more...then went to a port..and came home...War is Boring in the Navy most of the time:D  Unless you are an LCAC driver or on a Cyclone class PC
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