Time of War!

[dantheman]

Originally posted by PornoDoggy@Aug 26 2004, 12:10 PM
Dan, I've known what John Kerry said in front of Congress since shortly after he said it. Kerry didn't say anything different from what hundreds of thousands of other returning Vets were saying - he just did it in front of a larger audience.

John Kerry EARNED the right to say those things, Dan. I sure as hell hope the private who broke the prisoner abuse scandal doesn't ever plan on running for office ... he'll get called a traitor too.

So lemme see if I got this straight - you support a guy who couldn't even fulfill the responsibilities of a weekend warrior over a guy who volunteered when his country called. You cite as the greatest CinC the guy who got 200+ Marines killed in Beruit and responded by doing NOTHING, the consequences of which are still a factor in our lives.

First of all, Out of those 200 killed from headquarters 8th marines(a company I was personally in until 3 weeks prior to deployment)I lost several GREAT friends whom I think about daily, only by luck,grace of god or whatever I wasn't in that building that day. It was sad, it was something that everyone wishes didn't happen, it was done wrong and it was corrected.

When I enter the corps in 1981 most of the military(not only the MC)was in a very bad way, the 70's consisted of cuts, downsizing, general disregard of the military by those in power. Reagan came in and just about overnight started doing things that improved our lives, moral that was very bad started to turn around, more money for training started coming in, we were issued newer equipment, mars gear(this makes training about as real as you can) was issued and used for the first time. The older nco's whom for years lived in downright demoralizing conditions for the 70's starting to come around and enjoy their careers again, We got the first pay RAISE in YEARS. Nco's instead of getting out were staying in to train us newbies. In the 70's everyone was getting out in record numbers, for a military to be great you have to have older experienced nco's and officers staying and training. That started to happen in Reagan's time in office. He made our ONCE proud Military PROUD again. We all had his picture in our rooms and would salute him every morning. WE were there, we saw what he did for us and we respected him greatly. HE was the BEST CIC of MY time. I'm VERY proud to have served for him.

I'm always going to support those that support the Military, I know what's it's like to have someone in office that CARES and supports you, and I've seen the way it is when it's not there. And that's NOT good for national security

Anyhow, you all know where I stand.

SemperFI


*sorry to get so long winded and for any misspells