Let us celebrate the men and women who serve our country in the face of an illegitimate Federal government subverting their sacrifices with LGBTQ+ perversions and deployments into various illegal wars and grotesquely unconstitutional military adventurism operations.
Thanks for the story. My husband was drafted into the corps because he had a college degree. Went with a group of army draftees to Chicago and left Chicago on a plane to California as a Marine. That was 1969. Scary times. He was an Expert shot so they asked him to be a sniper so they sent him to Vietnam a couple of times to be in a sniper outfit. I didn’t even know this until years later. He just didn’t talk about it. He found the whole exercise really creepy and he told them he couldn’t do it. They did give him a choice so he came back to Barstow CA where I joined him. He never went back. We think his uncle (his mother’s brother), a high up officer in the army in DC finagled his remaining in the states but never knew for sure. The uncle died youngish. It was all so brutal and unnecessary. It’s the old men who start the wars and up to the young to die for them. I pray President Trump will keep us out of war. I give my sincere thanks for their service though. (Just an observation. Autocorrect gives after writing President several options. Bush, zBiden, Obama etc but NOT Trump. You have to type every letter ). iPad.
My now deceased husband was a Marine in a Search and Destroy unit, nearly destroyed him. He came back from the edge, lived a full and happy life, died young.
Rest in peace Ed, and peaceful rest as well to all who fought and died in and from the many wars rich men up in Richmond drum up.
In Viet nam 68-69. Well written. Sounds genuine. Communicates my observations and reactions with unusual accuracy. A lot of anger. I didn’t think our society would survive the return of so many of us.
What a powerful story. I am blessed to have not had anyone I grew up with or knew sent to Vietnam; my brother and husband missed the draft by mere months, my classmates by a year. I have since met and made friends with vets of that era, and they are good and decent human beings, but I can see they harbor dark secrets, and refuse to forgive themselves as they forgive others generously. God bless them all, and may they all find peace in Heaven.
I truly believe, all the brave young souls, who so tragically die young in these horrific wars, are automatically blessed with a place in Heaven. And those tortured souls, left to witness those atrocities of war, will also have a place next to their “buddies” in Heaven. God forgives and loves those who would lay down their life for their brother. God Bless all of our Veterans!🥰
28 Civil War Soldiers have been left in storage for many years in Seattle. The cremated remains were found in cardboard boxes and copper urns. Those not claimed were receiving full military honors. The Missing in America has identified the remains of 7,000 soldiers and buried 6,800 soldiers. I served some of the Tuskegee Airmen in the nursing home and some Code Talkers at the nursing home. I also served an Army motor pool for Mc Arthur. I would always ask the Sgt if little Sgt permission to enter her room every morning. When the chow tasted like garbage would season it up for her to eat with enough time not to throw it back up when others would shovel it in with the result it coming back up. With the loss of weight serious enough if MacArthur sees you this least amount of weight I'll get court martialed about this. Do you want me in trouble with him I'll go to the stockade brig? I really don't want to go there. Can you please help me? She would eat for me with no problems without any issues. The others make her sick all the time and was going to get a G tube put in which was not appealing to her. I don't know her outcome. I got injured in an auto accident and couldn't put weight on my left side for a whole year busted up vertebrae the civilian hospital stated it was just bruising. Many years before this took a spill down 150 foot cliff survived it never the same. Harbour UCLA wanted to do brain surgery and asked their infection rates or paralysis if there is a fubar. Asking questions do you party every night? How many ex wives and girlfriends must you support financially? Do you sleep? Are you angry you have to do this? Are you angry at me? Do you drink and do drugs all night long the night before surgery? How many years have you done these procedures? Have you had complaints against you? How many patients have you killed? Have you had your license revoked in another state or sanctions? Do you maintain liability insurance for practice home car? Is it active? Do you leave instruments in people? Do you like to butcher people? What do you think a person below that status needs to die? Who or what do you dislike or hate? Who or what do you like? Do you think meat eaters are good? Do you think plant eaters are good? How much income is required for you to live this lifestyle? If I do go with you for this surgery you must have a CAT scan done do you have a problem with this? Let me explain this CAT scan we will take an animal around you and ask questions depending upon how the dog interacts with you, if animal trying to bite and attack you have not been quite truthful in the answers. Have you? The reactions to the dog will speak if you have been truthful. I have been on every antiseizure drug there is with many combinations that did not work sometimes making the grandmal seizures very bad. Sometimes there is no aura at all and go down on concrete which does not feel well in the facial areas many broken pairs of glasses since 1987 with no possibility of getting drivers license back even with surgery to correct the impact brain bleed. Had a minor stroke
The story had vivid reality all over it. I wished for a happy ending but he touched on the depravity of man. This depravity has no happy ending.
I also pondered his pursuit of peace and his search for God. The desperate place between atheism and saving faith. Evidence indeed of evil in the earth. Evil that would devour goodness.
I hope the author found true peace and true purpose in his damaged body and mind in Jesus. The only way out of this carnage some call life.
Quite a story. The story we tell ourselves about war. Do I think war has a place? Yes, but not as it so frequently is “justified” by those that do not leave their loved ones and put their lives on the line for an undisclosed ulterior motive.
Thanks for the story. My husband was drafted into the corps because he had a college degree. Went with a group of army draftees to Chicago and left Chicago on a plane to California as a Marine. That was 1969. Scary times. He was an Expert shot so they asked him to be a sniper so they sent him to Vietnam a couple of times to be in a sniper outfit. I didn’t even know this until years later. He just didn’t talk about it. He found the whole exercise really creepy and he told them he couldn’t do it. They did give him a choice so he came back to Barstow CA where I joined him. He never went back. We think his uncle (his mother’s brother), a high up officer in the army in DC finagled his remaining in the states but never knew for sure. The uncle died youngish. It was all so brutal and unnecessary. It’s the old men who start the wars and up to the young to die for them. I pray President Trump will keep us out of war. I give my sincere thanks for their service though. (Just an observation. Autocorrect gives after writing President several options. Bush, zBiden, Obama etc but NOT Trump. You have to type every letter ). iPad.
My now deceased husband was a Marine in a Search and Destroy unit, nearly destroyed him. He came back from the edge, lived a full and happy life, died young.
Rest in peace Ed, and peaceful rest as well to all who fought and died in and from the many wars rich men up in Richmond drum up.
There are really no fully descriptive words for the horrors of wars nor for those who engineer and promote them.
In Viet nam 68-69. Well written. Sounds genuine. Communicates my observations and reactions with unusual accuracy. A lot of anger. I didn’t think our society would survive the return of so many of us.
What a powerful story. I am blessed to have not had anyone I grew up with or knew sent to Vietnam; my brother and husband missed the draft by mere months, my classmates by a year. I have since met and made friends with vets of that era, and they are good and decent human beings, but I can see they harbor dark secrets, and refuse to forgive themselves as they forgive others generously. God bless them all, and may they all find peace in Heaven.
Great story! And Semper Fi!!!
My dad was a Marine and loved being one. Lots of good stories, but yours topped all of them. Thanks for your service.
I truly believe, all the brave young souls, who so tragically die young in these horrific wars, are automatically blessed with a place in Heaven. And those tortured souls, left to witness those atrocities of war, will also have a place next to their “buddies” in Heaven. God forgives and loves those who would lay down their life for their brother. God Bless all of our Veterans!🥰
28 Civil War Soldiers have been left in storage for many years in Seattle. The cremated remains were found in cardboard boxes and copper urns. Those not claimed were receiving full military honors. The Missing in America has identified the remains of 7,000 soldiers and buried 6,800 soldiers. I served some of the Tuskegee Airmen in the nursing home and some Code Talkers at the nursing home. I also served an Army motor pool for Mc Arthur. I would always ask the Sgt if little Sgt permission to enter her room every morning. When the chow tasted like garbage would season it up for her to eat with enough time not to throw it back up when others would shovel it in with the result it coming back up. With the loss of weight serious enough if MacArthur sees you this least amount of weight I'll get court martialed about this. Do you want me in trouble with him I'll go to the stockade brig? I really don't want to go there. Can you please help me? She would eat for me with no problems without any issues. The others make her sick all the time and was going to get a G tube put in which was not appealing to her. I don't know her outcome. I got injured in an auto accident and couldn't put weight on my left side for a whole year busted up vertebrae the civilian hospital stated it was just bruising. Many years before this took a spill down 150 foot cliff survived it never the same. Harbour UCLA wanted to do brain surgery and asked their infection rates or paralysis if there is a fubar. Asking questions do you party every night? How many ex wives and girlfriends must you support financially? Do you sleep? Are you angry you have to do this? Are you angry at me? Do you drink and do drugs all night long the night before surgery? How many years have you done these procedures? Have you had complaints against you? How many patients have you killed? Have you had your license revoked in another state or sanctions? Do you maintain liability insurance for practice home car? Is it active? Do you leave instruments in people? Do you like to butcher people? What do you think a person below that status needs to die? Who or what do you dislike or hate? Who or what do you like? Do you think meat eaters are good? Do you think plant eaters are good? How much income is required for you to live this lifestyle? If I do go with you for this surgery you must have a CAT scan done do you have a problem with this? Let me explain this CAT scan we will take an animal around you and ask questions depending upon how the dog interacts with you, if animal trying to bite and attack you have not been quite truthful in the answers. Have you? The reactions to the dog will speak if you have been truthful. I have been on every antiseizure drug there is with many combinations that did not work sometimes making the grandmal seizures very bad. Sometimes there is no aura at all and go down on concrete which does not feel well in the facial areas many broken pairs of glasses since 1987 with no possibility of getting drivers license back even with surgery to correct the impact brain bleed. Had a minor stroke
I do not often read the whole post but this one I did it was special.
Thank you for sharing a beautiful story. Thank you also for getting these wonder drugs out into the world. 💖🌺💖
Interesting.
The story had vivid reality all over it. I wished for a happy ending but he touched on the depravity of man. This depravity has no happy ending.
I also pondered his pursuit of peace and his search for God. The desperate place between atheism and saving faith. Evidence indeed of evil in the earth. Evil that would devour goodness.
I hope the author found true peace and true purpose in his damaged body and mind in Jesus. The only way out of this carnage some call life.
Thank you for the riveting story
I wanted to say thanks for posting. I looked this up and it is a piece of fiction! Quite well-written.
Quite a story. The story we tell ourselves about war. Do I think war has a place? Yes, but not as it so frequently is “justified” by those that do not leave their loved ones and put their lives on the line for an undisclosed ulterior motive.
God bless our veterans.