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Offline Sandman

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Where are the patriots?
« on: August 22, 2002, 12:40:31 PM »
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Offline gofaster

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I don't know where their new stadium is, either.
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2002, 12:51:08 PM »
But don't worry - the New England Patriots will be just fine this year.

Oh, wait.

Ok, you were talking about something else completely.

My bad! ;)
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Offline easymo

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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2002, 01:23:10 PM »
I tried to re-up.  Bastards said I was to old.
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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2002, 01:34:45 PM »
They wouldn't allow me to come back from retirement. :(
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2002, 01:35:47 PM »
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In today's society, it seems more people want to take more than they want to give,"



Direct result of your liberalism, Sandman.  Enjoy the bed you liberals have made for us the last 30-40 years. :rolleyes:
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2002, 01:39:14 PM »
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Direct result of your liberalism, Sandman.  Enjoy the bed you liberals have made for us the last 30-40 years. :rolleyes:


I served ten. It's not the liberals fault.
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2002, 01:42:25 PM »
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I served ten. It's not the liberals fault.


Indirectly, yes it was.  "If it feels good do it"..."Think of yourself first"....I could go on and on of other 60's slogans that basically made almost every American think that he/she was the center of the universe, but it started with the liberal cultural hippies.
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Offline jonnyb

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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2002, 01:46:51 PM »
Started the re-up process on Sept. 12.  The USMC offered me a commission.  They were attempting to obtain waivers for me for both prior service and age.  Apparently the age waiver was rejected.  I would gladly serve again.

USMC from 1989-1993.  0311.

Semper Fi.
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Offline gofaster

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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2002, 01:47:33 PM »
Read the article and saw this:

"For former Marines like Col. Bill McHenry, who heads the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at Fort Mill High School..."

There's no such thing as a former Marine.
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Offline AKDejaVu

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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2002, 01:49:11 PM »
I think the main problem is indicated by trying to measure patriotism via hits to a web site.

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Offline easymo

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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2002, 01:54:57 PM »
Hey Mav.  You where right, and I was rah...rah...Wrong :), about that presentation box at the wall. That incident prompted me to finally, brake down and buy a new monitor.  I went back to look at that pic to test it.  Sure enough.  There it was plain as day.

The problem now is, this new monitor is playing hell with my gunnery, in the game. My old eyes liked those fat, blurry, dots, I was shooting at.:)
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Offline jonnyb

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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2002, 01:59:27 PM »
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Read the article and saw this:

"For former Marines like Col. Bill McHenry, who heads the Marine Corps Junior ROTC program at Fort Mill High School..."

There's no such thing as a former Marine.


Actually we say, "There's no such thing as an Ex-Marine"

However, you are correct because "Once a Marine, Always a Marine"

Semper Fi.
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2002, 05:20:04 PM »
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The size of the U.S. military is expected to be about 1.4 million in September, the same as before Sept. 11.

In contrast, the military grew from around 1.5 million after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to more than 10 million by September 1945, according to Pentagon figures.


Am I missing something here?  The armed services population are at the prescribed level by congress now. We *can't* legally grow any larger than we are without NCA and congressional say-so. We activated many reservists and gaurd units and then.. after we realized how much it was costing to keep them activated, released them from duty.

BTW, the ARMY and the AF are already at there recruiting levels for the next fiscal year.
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Offline Kieran

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« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2002, 05:25:37 PM »
I believe you are right, Ammo.
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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2002, 05:30:19 PM »
Dang Rip.

I'm lookin through all my old hippie pinko handbooks and I just can't find "think of yourself first" anywhere.

go figure.
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