[Milsurplus] Memorial Day

[Michael Bittner]

When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the 
Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of 
empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of 
its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond 
our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is 
enough to bury those that did not return.'

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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers 
were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the 
French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest 
dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to 
help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three 
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear 
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they 
have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a 
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water 
each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting 
victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such 
ships; how many does France have?'

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  A  U.S.  Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included 
Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At 
a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of 
Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was 
chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral 
suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans 
learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak 
English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the 
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to 
speak German.'

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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At 
French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry 
on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked 
sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
'Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it.' 
'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in 
France!' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he 
quietly explained. 'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 
to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a 
passport to.'



73 Mike, W6MAB





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Memorial Day


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Whartenby" <antqradio at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Memorial Day
>
>> I, for one, just wish that more people stepped up to the plate
>> and served in the military.  Perhaps there would be fewer hawks
>> and more doves in the world?
>
> "He who beats his swords into plowshares
> shall plow for him who does not...."
>
>
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