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To: #3Fan
"Are you angry that other service people have written books?"

Hardly. As a retired USAF Veteran, I am happy to see some good things coming to our veterans, especially those who have suffered as Jessica has. I have supported her on many posts, but lately as we are finally beginning to hear from her in her own words, she seems to be out to disrespect, disdain and/or ignore every person and entity that had any part in rescuing her at the risk of their own lives.

She is accusing the Army of using her. Being used by your employer, whether civilian or military, is understood by most rational people as the reason you are recieving pay, benefits and a promise of an eventual retirement package. Just a smidgen of appreciation toward those who assisted in bringing her home, would seem appropriate.

Jessica suffered in captivity, in terrible ways, but she wasn't drafted into a position to wind up a captive, she joined the Army as was her right to do and of her own free will. She has only her self to blame for the things she has been through.

I am thankful she is home and that her wounds are healing. But if she is a soldier too, as she says, she needs to start behaving like one. Soldiers cry, but soldiers don't whine.
470 posted on 11/10/2003 1:55:55 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (If you seen yourself as other people do, you'd laugh too.)
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To: F.J. Mitchell
Hardly. As a retired USAF Veteran, I am happy to see some good things coming to our veterans, especially those who have suffered as Jessica has. I have supported her on many posts, but lately as we are finally beginning to hear from her in her own words, she seems to be out to disrespect, disdain and/or ignore every person and entity that had any part in rescuing her at the risk of their own lives.

You're wrong. She called her rescuers "heros" and the headline of this article is a lie because it quotes her out of context.

She is accusing the Army of using her.

No, this headline is a lie. She said she was hurt that the false story was out there because people like you bash her now.

Being used by your employer, whether civilian or military, is understood by most rational people as the reason you are recieving pay, benefits and a promise of an eventual retirement package. Just a smidgen of appreciation toward those who assisted in bringing her home, would seem appropriate.

She called them heros. And she said they used her for morale, not just "used her" period, big difference.

Jessica suffered in captivity, in terrible ways, but she wasn't drafted into a position to wind up a captive, she joined the Army as was her right to do and of her own free will. She has only her self to blame for the things she has been through.

And the enemy. She was serving her country. So any soldier that gets hurt and abused by the enemy should only blame themselves if they volunteered?

I am thankful she is home and that her wounds are healing. But if she is a soldier too, as she says, she needs to start behaving like one. Soldiers cry, but soldiers don't whine.

You've been fooled by the liberal media. Her statement was a humble statement, not a whining statement.

473 posted on 11/11/2003 4:11:38 AM PST by #3Fan
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