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To: Former Military Chick; Lil'freeper

I can't stomach the whole CO thing. Its a copout to avoid sharing the responsibilities of citizenship.


9 posted on 03/07/2006 6:45:00 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (..it takes some pretty serious yodeling to..filibuster from a five star ski resort in the Swiss Alps)
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To: big'ol_freeper
I can't stomach the whole CO thing. Its a copout to avoid sharing the responsibilities of citizenship.

So being a combat medic isn't' "sharing the responsibilities of citizenship"?. I would beg to differ.

Running off to Canada, because you couldn't swing "alternate service", such a the public health service, or some Americorps type thing, that's ducking responsibility because of cowardice. Getting your a$$ in the grass with the rest of the troops, and unarmed to boot, is not.

37 posted on 03/07/2006 8:00:31 PM PST by El Gato
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To: big'ol_freeper
I can't stomach the whole CO thing. Its a copout to avoid sharing the responsibilities of citizenship.

What did you do to receive your Medal of Honor?

55 posted on 03/07/2006 9:16:05 PM PST by Triggerhippie (Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
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To: big'ol_freeper
I can't stomach the whole CO thing. Its a copout to avoid sharing the responsibilities of citizenship.

That's too bad. My cousin registered as a CO during the Vietnam war, then went next door and enlisted in the US Army as a medic. He did two tours in Vietnam, and never fired a shot in anger.

Guess he did a pretty good job of avoiding those responsiblities while saving those lives.

69 posted on 03/08/2006 8:30:00 AM PST by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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