[Milsurplus] Flag salute by veterans okayed!

[Mike Feher]

I agree. While I never served, as I had was either a college student or had
a military deferment during Vietnam, I have been working for the military,
all services, for over 40 years. Part of that time in industry and most of
the time as a consultant, the last 10 years on my own for Fort Monmouth.
Having had come here from a Communist country as a refugee, I truly
appreciate our freedom of speech as well as all of the other benefits of
being a US citizen. If it was not for politics or wars we would not have
military radios to collect. As someone else said, if you do not like it, use
the delete key. I like Trish's point of view on the Army Radios reflector.
She encourages free speech on almost any topic, however she does ask that
the poster put "political" or OT in the subject line so people can delete it
if they want to, without opening it. 73 - Mike  

 
 
Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell, NJ, 07731
732-886-5960
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of stillnormal
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 10:34 AM
To: Pasquale Lombardi; mark.richards at massmicro.com; 'D C *Mac* Macdonald'
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Flag salute by veterans okayed!

Are there any Political forums for veterans?
It's a much needed area; we are loosing ground.

In my city there are few veterans in local gov't
management positions; yet, we have one of the
highest concentrations of veterans in the country.

I'm rabid about giving Veterans a better deal in civilian
affairs.  We should all be working to ensure Veterans
get treated better.  

   I understand your postion about taking it elsewhere;  but,
having suggestions for other sites would help a lot.  Bickering
between Veterans has led to the lowering of respect for
our service.  We need to understand that we are many 
individuals of differing opinions; with a common thread:
military service. 
   I want to maximize our impact on our society as veterans. 
 Sometimes,  we don't agree on current events and get 
pounded for different opinions.  
   That's one thing I love about being an American; and 
more importantly, an American Veteran.  We've stood up 
and served; we don't need to fall into line with everything our
leaders do to be loyal citizens and veterans.  When and where
we served doesn't really matter; we could have been transferred 
anywhere they wanted it was out of our control as individuals.
  Therefore, it's only necessary to know we served!

We are a FREE nation (although; at times makes me question
what's really going on)and that's the best we can ask for.  Dialogue
is a necessary part of a true democracy.  I'm really happy to be
in such a place.  Just want to improve it's potential.

Paul McCarthy, Pittsburgh
______________________________________________________________
Milsurplus mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milsurplus
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Milsurplus at mailman.qth.net