[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings LibertyBelt, ATWIOTB FReepers, et al:

Lurked this thread since I first discovered FR; but never felt compelled to respond in this thread before. This is more of a rant. Fortunately, most of you are gone by the time of this post.

I expect a telephone call soon. Again taking me from the arms of my loving wife and three sons. With honor and moral courage, my US armed forces reserve commitment continues. Could have retired nearly five years ago, but this Gulf War Veteran understands the value of experience. The same expertise and devotion to duty passed onto me by like minded Viet Nam era veterans.

On 9/11, 09:30, my office phone rang. Exiting my desk through a teary eyed, but now cheering office staff; to wear a uniform again, daily. By noon, with the help of fine respectable young men and ladies; we did our duty, protect our country. Four days later, the local mass media went ga-gah. The media finally connected the dots, they discovered a horrific homeland security hole. And a enemy fifth column also carefully selected their targets. But we had our corner of America covered.

Some day, when the threat condition drops, we would love to tell America, and the world: what events happened in the USA the year after 9/11. Warfare entered a new paradigm. Let me assure you, no news is very good news. And it is time to bring the fight to the enemies of freedom, concurrently liberating a captive Iraqi people.

Our enemy reads our newspapers, uses Internet, exploits the very freedoms we enjoy, to expedite acts of evil against us. We know who directs the fifth column here. Questions? A.N.S.W.E.R.

With two sons in college, I pray those fine young men, both Eagle Scouts, will complete their education; before they feel compelled to do what they can for good of their county.

What's great about the USA, everyone is entitled to their opinion; even the opinion is steeped in sheer partisan ignorance. Let there be no mistake. We are not talking about a sleazy, self-serving, draft-dodging, dog-patch lawyer here. My Commander in Chief believes: In God we trust. /rant

With Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty,
OneLoyalAmerican

[lysie]

Thank You, sir!!

May God bless you.

[Molly Pitcher]

Hello, and welcome! May God Bless you and keep you, and we honor you for your service.

Please post again, when you can and let us know.....

Coast Guard to be deployed to Gulf

[Neets]

God BLESS yiou Dear OLA...my thanks, my gratitude and my blessings to you and yours...

"You believe in America, and Americal BELIEVES IN YOU!!"

[lysie]

And welcome to ATRW!

[Neets]

...with honor and RESPECT back to you.

Dear sir, if you do get the call, and you can, please come back and let us know....

[lysie]

LOL are you beaming and smiling as much as I am??

Actually, Neets. I'm a little tear-eyed. Fine men and women like OneLoyalAmerican who know the meaning of sacrifice always make me tear up with great respect.

Is it okay for a civilian to salute a serviceman? If so, sir, I salute you and all our members of the armed services. Thank you.

[kassie]

Thank you for your post and welcome to ATRW.

[LibertyBelt]

Because I am deeply concerned that the best of America, folks like OLA, would be killed for reasons other than true national security to USA, does not make me a partisan ignoramus? Not sure he meant to say thay, but I am partisan towards liberty, in the USA first.

If sdH has longstanding links with AQ and verified wmd, nuke the whole village he came from and send in the smart bombs. If it turns out that most of the reason is to compete with Fr/Russia in the world oil market, that would be no reason to spill red white and blue American blood. Once again, we don't have the facts, and the fact that in a land of liberty we the people don't demand them is frightening. Of course Bush is not the scum of Clinton.

Other countries have and are going to hell; it is not our job to get Americans killed for them to deal with their dictatorships. I do not want to send any son to a country to die for the American flag if that flag is NOT threatened. AS OLA pointed out, we have a lot of enemy combatants here in our own nation, some in our own Senate! I applaud his duty and I share it.

One last concern: is every veteran who risked his/her life for his/her America, and later came to believe the war was imperialistic or immoral (and there have been hundreds of thousands of such honorable veterans from many wars)....are they now or were they traitors for saying, for instance, that Vietnam, or other wars, was a waste of American blood? (not that I agree necessarily).

I am glad our military is reading and willing to defend us. May it turn out that I am wrong in my doubts, but don't call me partisan for having them??? I take my Bible seriously: there is heaven and hell. A just war is the ONLY war we are morally allowed to wage. Because I am not convinced does not mean I am a moral coward or trying to get the moral upper ground. It ain't about an argument on a listserve, something criminal in many nations. It's about the buckets of blood that may soon water the Earth, and whether this will bring blessing or curse?

[A Citizen Reporter]

Welcome to ATRW. I am very pleased to know you. Thank for your service to our country!

[Mr. Mulliner]

Thank you so much for your faithful service to our country, OLA. Welcome aboard!

[Mr. Mulliner]

Thank you so much for your faithful service to our country, OLA. Welcome aboard!

[Guenevere]

I am very late with my reply.....

...I am so sorry to have missed your posts...
..I woke up this AM, and thought to check on what transpired the day after the President's speech.
I left early on that day, and didn't follow all the posts, because LB was upsetting me with his 'opinions'.

Just want to say....GOD BLESS YOU...AND YOUR FAMILY!

Thank-you for taking time to post to our Thread.
It was very meaningful to us.
guennie