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| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
| Thu, 04-02-2009 - 4:49pm |
There are a lot of new posters out there and some old faces, lets all introduce ourselves again...
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No one painted them as drunken. You are the only one saying that the reasons they joined the military and gave part of their life to the country is unintelligent.
Your post is a good example of those who claim they "support the troops" but do not even give that lip service.
we had our wedding at a local catering hall. they did a beautiful job -- great food, lots of space to dance (two of our requirements), reasonable prices.
we also had great music -- provided by our dj (family friend -- dh's ex-wife's 1st husband, LOL! -- who charged us $300).
interesting assortment of guests -- all had a great time.
I've also thrown 3 b'nai mitzvot -- two receptions that were of the same quality as my wedding. ALL were lovely affairs and still chattered about within and among family and friends.
eileen
My feelings about the military are so mixed up. I am the wife of a vet, and military service in my family goes back something like 9 generations. There hasn't been a war in this country since the Revolution that some ancestor of mine didn't fight in. My grandfather was a POW in WWII. My Dad fought in Korea, and DH in Vietnam. His father was a colonel in the army, and between us, we've got something like six relatives who were West Point Graduates. And yet I hope neither of my sons ever has to go to war, and I am not sure how I feel about a military career for either of them even during peacetime. My younger one has some inclination that way; the older one not at all.
The thing I noticed about the military is that military people tend to come from one of two groups -- the service elite, men and women whose parents and grandparents were officers, who grew up in military surroundings and whose parents encouraged them to continue the family tradition; or young men and women from working class or lower-middle class backgrounds for whom military represents a "step up" in terms of later socio-economic status. It is kind of troubling to me that professional people without a military background tend to look down on soldiering and would be highly unhappy if their children chose a military career. I am not talking about those with a completely pacifist world view; I am talking about people like me -- people who could fall into your hawkdove or dovehawk category.
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