Guest guest Posted January 27, 2003 Report Share Posted January 27, 2003 D'accord, mon ami. Exactly so. On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 03:20 PM, wrote: > Now wait a minute. I was set and ready to go into the > Air Force before my Father died, which was the only > thing that held me back. After that, life took off > and I met hubby, had babies, etc. SO, I never made it > to the military. I was enlisting because it was an > opportunity for me to work, have an education, travel, > meet people, etc. I had dropped out of college and > had no direction. I feel many people enlist for much > the same reason. Others have no place else to go. My > Uncle was 'forced' into the armed forces b/c he was a > punk in school. The judge gave him two choices: the > military or jail. > No one I know that has served in the military (both > parents included) are war hungry, gun toting > individuals ready to fight, fight, fight. Both my > parents served in the Air Force. My Mother was in the > reserves up until the mid 80's. > Please be more careful about what it is you're > accusing people of thinking and doing. > Warmly, > Allison " An artist is usually a damned liar, " D.H. Lawrence wrote in " Studies in Classic American Literature. " " Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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