Posted on 05/31/2004 1:34:26 PM PDT by wagglebee
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:15:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
When Vietnam veteran Chuck Gannon signed up with the U.S. Marines, he considered himself among a band of brothers. And when he returned from his tour of duty, he retained his bonds with that brotherhood and joined American Legion Post 108 in Cheverly.
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"But we'd like to achieve this in five years, not 10. We'd like larger amounts of money appropriated," he said.
This is one of the things I don't mind paying taxes for.
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...WE WERE SOLDIERS ONCE...
...& YOUNG...
...4-FREEDOM.
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Why can't private funds be raised? We are a very giving nation and those of us who cherish our Veterans would be glad to give a few $$ toward these improvements without the gov't taxes us to do so.
True, but if my tax dollars are being used to study things like the mating habits of crickets, then the tree-hugging leftists tax dollars should be spent honoring those who fought for the wacko's right to be worthless.
Incorrect. Three rifle volleys not a 21-gun salute.
A friend told me many years ago of a study that took the rectal temps of timber wolves, she didn't say what for, just that it was some study by a college on our dime.
I saw a link here today about some research study that came to the shocking conclusion that sex made people happy. I thought, damn, I'm really glad that 30+% of my income goes to taxes, otherwise I never would have known this.
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