[Milsurplus] Re: A Visit to Battleship Cove

[jwatkins]

I agree with those that have been shot at, whether hit or not.  War is not a
game, nor is it particularly fun to see your buddies get hurt or killed.
Those of us that have experienced it don't want to do it again unless there
is a very good reason.  The WW II vets had that reason and basically save
the world from what would have been a horrible future. War or what ever you
want to call it should not be entered into lightly.  The Battleship cove
should be looked at as a lesson in sacrifice by the people of the world to
stop something that could not be allowed.  I sometimes wonder if we really
learned that lesson.

John  WD5ENU/A45XV  

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of J Forster
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:58 PM
To: Michael Tauson
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Re: A Visit to Battleship Cove

I think Massachusetts is being portrayed a bit unfairly. I have no great
love for the state, but it has sure done it's share for US freedoms. These
come instantly to mind:

Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill
Mass. Constitution (which guarantees more freedoms than the US one)
MIT Radiation Lab (think design of most WW II US radars & the Rad Lab
books)
MIT Instrumentation Lab (now C.S. Draper Labs)....  (Mk 14 gunsight;
inertial guidance for planes, subs, and ICBMs)
Raytheon (Submini tubes =>> Proximity Fuze); Submarine Signal (SONAR),
Hawk & Patriot & Sidewinder

The many people of Mass are freedom loving and don't just blindly follow
politicians into silly wars, knowing full well the horrors therein. That
attitude has been distorted by the opposition for its propaganda purposes.

YMMV,
-John


Michael Tauson wrote:

> On 10/30/07, Mark Richards <mark.richards at massmicro.com> wrote:
>
> > "Guys".  Lovers of war.
>
> Huh?  Where did that come from?
>
> I neither can nor will speak for others but this is one veteran (Nam
> era, 100% disabled) who hates war but would love to see more memorials
> like Battleship Cove built.  According to your apparent concept, to
> honor our dead and wounded is to love war.  To me, it's a reason to
> hesitate before plunging into war thus creating more dead and wounded.
>  It's a visual reminder of the horrors and wastefulness of war, and
> should not be swept under any rugs or otherwise taken out of sight
> because it disturbs the sensitivies of those who would prefer we
> forget our history & heritage.
>
> I'd say more but ... well, that's a soapbox you [all inclusive plural]
> do NOT want me on.
>
> BEst regards,
>
> Michael
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