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An Open Letter To Free Republic
Free Republic | 29 SEP 2004 | Old Sarge

Posted on 09/29/2004 7:41:48 AM PDT by Old Sarge

Dear FRiends:

Many of you who inhabit this virtual home of ours, know me by reputation, and a few personally. I am so proud to be counted among your ranks, and numbered among your company. We laugh, we cheer, we argue, we fight, we weep, we support, and we live, all in this place we call home. And all who do know me, know that my greatest wish is to serve this nation of ours in uniform.

That opportunity has arisen once again, as I return to Active Duty once more. This time, though, the mission is something unique to my experience, something I have never done in twenty-plus years of Active, Reserve and National Guard service. For as of next month, I shall become… a Recruiter.

Yes, you heard it. I shall shortly become one of those intrepid souls who venture out into the countryside, into the schools, the marketplaces, the state and county fairs, and anywhere else that citizens gather, to bring to them the virtues and distinctiveness of military life.

Now, I am going to confess something, here. I know that I shall be bringing to the job a very unique set of skills and experiences. I know that usually the older recruiters have an advantage over younger troops in the job, because they’ve seen and done so much more. That would be true, if this were a parallel universe.

This is a nation at war. A war that is not only on the battlefields, but also in the minds and hearts of its’ own citizens. Young folks today are technologically savvy, have better access to more data, and their innate distrust of adults has been hardened by focus-group-tested ads. In short, I shall be playing to a very hostile audience, which has been fed the bitter food of a poisoned ideology.

And this is where you, each of you, come in. As I begin this mission, I am recognizing that I must be better informed than anyone else, more than ever before, about more issues than I gave myself time to consider. And there is no better place to find these things, as I tell my soldiers who ask me, than Free Republic.

I need links, Web pages, facts and evidence, for the questions and sound bites that will be cast upon me. Young people have issues that matter to them: jobs, education, the “draft”, to name a few. I don’t doubt there are others; I need those, as well.

So, consider this an open appeal to my Pajama Patriot comrades. Help me to prepare for these upcoming debates. Arm me with fact and truth. Equip me with the data, debunked or confirmed, to do one sincere thing: to help me articulate what I might not otherwise say clearly, that their nation, this mightiest and best of nations, is worth their support and their service, and that there is no more honorable and noble title than United States Service Member.

Vigilantly Yours,

OLD SARGE


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1 posted on 09/29/2004 7:41:48 AM PDT by Old Sarge
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; bentfeather; MoJo2001; tomkow6; Spotsy; ...

PING.


2 posted on 09/29/2004 7:42:08 AM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)
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Sarge, God bless you and thank you. I can safely say that your work is greatly appreciated by me and by most of us here on FR.

Work hard and go with God, my friend.

3 posted on 09/29/2004 7:43:24 AM PDT by mhking
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PING


4 posted on 09/29/2004 7:43:35 AM PDT by Old Sarge (ZOT 'em all, let MOD sort 'em out!)
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I salute you Sarge. Good Luck on your new venture!!


5 posted on 09/29/2004 7:44:31 AM PDT by zarf
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Well, lessee

Kerry is a toad for example and Edwards is a ......
No, wait you want something you can use.

Well,then, good luck in your new work in that case.


6 posted on 09/29/2004 7:44:49 AM PDT by ASOC (You only have the freedoms you are willing to fight for today.)
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I volunteer as a researcher. FReepmail me any request that you have and I will try to help.
7 posted on 09/29/2004 7:44:49 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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This is great! Good for you.


8 posted on 09/29/2004 7:45:12 AM PDT by EggsAckley (..........nobody knows how to lose a game like the Niners............)
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Thank you for your service. Advice from one who recently enlisted - be honest, don't intimidate and don't make calls at dinner time.


9 posted on 09/29/2004 7:45:14 AM PDT by KantianBurke (Am back but just for a short while)
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To: mhking

I second that. Your recruiting efforts are to be admired and will assist the U.S. in the war on terror. Thank you.


10 posted on 09/29/2004 7:45:30 AM PDT by cwiz24
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I have no doubt you will be a great one. Good Luck!


11 posted on 09/29/2004 7:45:45 AM PDT by 50 Cal (Next time you think nobody cares if you exist just don't pay the IRS!)
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God bless you Old Sarge, we are here to serve...ask and you will receive.


12 posted on 09/29/2004 7:46:12 AM PDT by donnab
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Thanks for your service. Again!


13 posted on 09/29/2004 7:46:50 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Vietnam veteran against Jean-France Kerry.)
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Thank you and God Bless you.


14 posted on 09/29/2004 7:46:52 AM PDT by Dallas59
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I'm with you Sarge, every step of the way!!

Does this mean your poetry time is limited?? grins and hugs!!
15 posted on 09/29/2004 7:46:58 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (~Poetry is my forte.~)
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Report to the Freeper Foxhole for your training, Sarge. Lots of informative and inspirational war stories over there.
16 posted on 09/29/2004 7:47:12 AM PDT by snopercod ("I'm so proud to be a part of this great mass deception" --Frank Zappa)
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God bless you and all the brave men and women in uniform.


17 posted on 09/29/2004 7:47:37 AM PDT by Reader of news
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Good on ya, my friend, which I am proud to consider you. Best wishes in your new service to our country.


18 posted on 09/29/2004 7:47:39 AM PDT by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)
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Thanks for your service Sarge and God's blessings on your new endeavor.

no dems


19 posted on 09/29/2004 7:47:44 AM PDT by no dems (Does the BC/'04 Campaign staff monitor this website? If not, they should.)
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A recruiter !?!? What little credibility you had before will now evaporate ; )

Congradulations. Anyway I can help, just say so. Can you recruit 50 year old USAF Cold War vets?


20 posted on 09/29/2004 7:47:47 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Dan Rather, "I lied, but I lied about the truth".)
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