A worrying attitude

[Laurie]

It came to my attention this evening that a person in this community found somebody who had served in the armed forces a joke.

I was rather disgusted to see a guy mock a member of the game who had served in the communications services as 'you carried a radio' in an undermining manner. He had rather obsurd attitude to the two guys who were online saying that they had served.

This isnt a report of abuse or anything, if it was it wouldnt be on this board but in HTC inbox. I am just here to state my disgust for this person and my full 101% support for any man/woman who has or is serving and puting their life on the line for our sakes in any way shape or form.

Thankyou,
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[yanksfan]

Well put! "S"

[ROC]

Those that served in the armed forces know full well they served so that others had the right to be morons if they so choose.

[Hornet33]

Well lets see...I was a "gun bunny" in a "weekend warrior" unit and then a "puddle pirate" full time. A guy that "carries a radio" we used to call "targets" when I was a "weekend warrior".

As far as the guy being out of line with his comments??? It wouldn't have bothered me too much. I've been called all sorts of stuff by all sorts of people about the service I performed. The one constant I've always been able to count on is this. I KNOW what I've done for my country and so does everyone else who has ever served or has given a crap about this country. Everyone else I could give a crap about and their opinions don't count in my book.

to the guy who carries a radio and every other grunt, jarhead, professional bullet catcher, puddle pirate, airdog, Navy nanny, trash hauler, and whatever other funny or messed up name you can think of. You know who and what you are and so do I and your service is appreciated by this retired puddle pirate twidget.

[storch]

gee he must really think highly of me, I spent my first two years testing salinity testers and fixing sound powered phones.  that was of course in between cleaning our berthing space and the IC shop.

[wooly15]

Storch, how often did you have to change the sound powered phone batteries?

[storch]

I personally never did have to change my sound powered phone batteries but I did have to field that request often.  what I did get was a BT punch and a bucket of condensate, the second request got me blue balled and a captain's mast for striking a petty officer.  

[Max]

Originally posted by Laurie
It came to my attention this evening that a person in this community found somebody who had served in the armed forces a joke.

Thankyou,
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The world is rife with morons. This community is not immune, sadly. As has been said so many times before, those who've made the supreme sacrifice to preserve our freedom, provide the means for idiots of which you speak to run their' foul mouths.

[68Boomer]

Seems to me this "Individual" must have either been alseep in or ditched History class in school. If it hadn't been for a group of people who "Carried Radios" in WWII, the Japanese would have dealt us a lot more losses than there were....I refer to the Navajo Code Talkers.

Anyone who serves is of the upmost in character and deserves our full, loyal support.....No matter how they serve!

[FiLtH]

Boy oh boy Id love to be able to take the time to reply in detail on this, but my B1B is fueled and ready to do touch and goes on the USS Nimitz this afternoon. Gotta run!

[john9001]

everyones important, someone has to cook the food, haul supplies, maintain the equipment.

[uberhun]

Anyone in any capcity in any branch deserves our respect and gratitude. End of freaking story. I had a lot of uncles and one aunt who served in Nam and they got 0. hopefully those days are behind us. Support the troops. "Not the politicians" who put our Women and Men in harms way for illconceived ventures of misfortune. Afgahnistan Yes! Iraq No!
All ways Grateful !
Uber.

[Killjoy2]

It's lots of fun to make jokes at the military's expense.  

For instance, Military - Intelligence.  Now thats funny.

Honor, Courage and Sacrifice are words that give us cause to reflect on what the United States military is.  There has never been an army, at any time in history that embodies these three words like the US Military.

[Laurie]

"Honor, Courage and Sacrifice are words that give us cause to reflect on what the United States military is. There has never been an army, at any time in history that embodies these three words like the US Military.


You havent watched the movie 'Zulu' have you?



I think saying that an american soldiers life is more worthy than any other's sacrifice or has shown more courage than any other person who has made an idenctical pledge is damn right arrogant and out of place in a bulletin board of such calibre.

A considerbaly large chunk of my anscestory did not give their lives for freedom and justice to be put on some second shelf to another.
MY family has given 17 men in the past 200 years to my country and i damned if im gonna see it put to second best for some sort of patriotic romantiscism.

Good day,

[Oldman731]

Originally posted by Laurie
Good day

And good point.

We should honor them all.

- oldman