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All trying for their moment of fame...

You know I don't remember what I was doing on VJ day...

I remember 7 Dec.41 though..Was working at Boeing when the announcement came over the PA..Everyone stopped work for a moment, then went back to work....

.....Westy.....

Westy, you really don't remember what you were doing when you heard the war had ended? Amazing. But, you remember when it started. No, actually, not that day, but you just knew that the war had started because we had been attacked.

You know what...I am going to take this opportunity on this day of Pearl Harbour anniversary, to rant. I have had it building up over a couple of days of reading threads, and now is the time.

I have an abiding respect for the military, but the whining of some and their families is tiring, in this war. And, some of our fellow freepers seem to accept the notion that if there is a whine, we must sacrifice to their whims of fairness.

Take for example the fact that many reservists are saying that they are in dire finicial distress because of their long deployments. Yes, they are not receiving the same pay as their civilian jobs. Well, they knew the risk when they signed up. They drilled on weekends and took the pay and now they have to serve. And some of our fellow freepers think this is unjust and have started a drive to send them money. Scuse me, but they are volunteers and should plan their lives according to the risks. After all, during WWII, you joined for the duration, not a few months, no?

And then on another thread, I see that this poor soldier had to pay his own way home from a combat zone to be there for the birth of his child. I can only assume he got some kind of hardship leave. But, our fellow freepers thought he should have flown home commercial airline for free. And they are griping that the two weeks R and R is not fully paid for by the military ie government. How many WWII military got leave and a free ride home during the war?

And on another thread, they were discussing the high cost of phone bills. Westy, were you able to phone home or e-mail your loved ones during WWII?

I will do everything for the military, but I am not going to excuse them from doing the duty to which they volunteered. I am tired of the whining.