Posted by beardedlady on March 20, 2003, at 8:55:49
In reply to Re: I support my president, posted by syringachalet on March 20, 2003, at 8:01:32
S:
Thanks for your comments. I'm glad discussions so potentially heated can remain civil.
My dad was stationed in Kansas for six months, as he registered for Selective Service, and there was no war going on. His first cousin was killed in WWII.
My father-in-law was strapped to the mast of a ship for hours on end in the pouring rain at Iwo Jima. He couldn't ever go swimming again, though he did take his kids to the beach.
My brother-in-law applied for and won Conscientious Objector status for Viet Nam.
My grandfather escaped from Hungary when he was twelve. A sister who stayed behind had her husband and son taken by the Nazis. They were never seen again.
That's about all the war history I have.
beardy
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