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West Point on East Side ( Liberals still stupid )( and the good news is ...)
The Sun ^
| November 15, 2006
| AMY DE ROSA
Posted on 11/16/2006 1:00:40 PM PST by george76
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West Point parent, class of 2010.
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:00:44 PM PST
by
george76
To: george76
great article! Thanks for posting it
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:05:10 PM PST
by
RDTF
(Quote of the year: "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak.")
To: george76
Congratulations. Your son joins a long and honorable tradition of service and valor.
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:07:00 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: george76
I could never live in New York City. If I did, there would be a marked increase in hospital admissions for broken noses.
To: george76
from article:
As a still-uninitiated parent of a West Point plebe, I am more than a little in awe of what the U.S. Army has done with over a thousand 18-year-olds fresh out of high school. In six weeks of basic training, our son, along with other new cadets, was challenged in ways I could never have foreseen. He learned how to salute, stand at attention, and march in step with his company. He learned how to be on time. He was introduced to M-16s, hand grenades, tactical marches, and long days that began at 5 a.m. He continues to learn what it is to follow orders down to the most seemingly inconsequential detail.
I had imagined the Army to be little more than a machine churning out fighters, but I'm now more inclined to think of the Army as the final word on team building, a think tank devoted to training our country's soldiers and officers. I imagined military academies to be filled with dull cookie-cutter types in uniform but instead have found dynamic, articulate, and thoughtful individuals. At West Point, these individuals are energized about educating young men and women, our sons and daughters, to be "leaders of character." Increasingly, I see military life as for neither the faint-hearted nor the weak. It is a life of sacrifice, service, and commitment.
Selfless commitment, the willingness to sacrifice, and the decision to serve are not popular notions in our culture today, nor are they ideas that we baby-boomer parents instill in our children. For the most part, my generation grew up in a culture filled with cynical disregard for such lofty concepts as duty, valor, and steadfastness. Yet these are qualities that our military must embrace in order to prevail. They are ideals that as a country we must support if our military is to be successful. We may pay lip service to supporting the troops, but how much do we respect them, and how well do we understand their job, especially now during a time of war?
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:07:23 PM PST
by
RDTF
(Quote of the year: "Halp us Jon Carry - We R stuck hear n Irak.")
To: Disambiguator
We'd probably only give you one ...
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:08:20 PM PST
by
eastsider
To: RDTF
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:09:27 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Air Force Academy Parent - Class of 2008
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:11:43 PM PST
by
nevergore
(?It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.?)
To: george76
Wow, congrats to the mother of this future leader.
I hope I'll still be around when this young officer completes training, and can meet him. Then I'd be able to say that, after 12 years active duty and over 20 years of drilling reserves, I'd finally met someone from NYC in uniform.
I always laugh when I see WW II movies, in which half the unit is from the Bronx and Brooklyn.
BTW: It seems like ever other soldier I met on active duty was from UCLA (the upper corner of lower Alabama). Maybe that's where all the NYC soldiers moved to?
NY soldiers, go ahead and flame away! I await both of your posts ;-)
To: george76
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:19:39 PM PST
by
AliVeritas
(Big Tent (We don't need no water, let the m*therf*cker burn))
To: Disambiguator
Don't worry, my quotas done... i'm working on yours here.
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:20:15 PM PST
by
AliVeritas
(Big Tent (We don't need no water, let the m*therf*cker burn))
To: ConorMacNessa
'Better check that dog. Muslims, for whom a new "prayer room" (whatever that is) has been established at The Point, ain't gonna like it, and won't stand long for it!
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:20:26 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: george76
West Point bump!
Go Army! Beat Navy!
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:22:32 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: Give therapeutic violence a chance!)
To: Chgogal
Selfless commitment, the willingness to sacrifice, and the decision to serve ...
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:24:35 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Rummyfan
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:25:57 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Only dumbass losers who can't get a real job join the military. NOT!
Proud parent of a daughter, USAFA Class of 2010.
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:27:20 PM PST
by
CholeraJoe
(USAF Air Rescue "That others may live.")
To: neverdem; The Mayor
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:30:52 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: AliVeritas
the Anheuser-Busch ad honoring our military. Simple, elegant, inspired, and inspiring. Watch it here.The ad says it all: Thank you.
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posted on
11/16/2006 1:32:34 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: eastsider
I meant the annoying liberals.
To: Disambiguator
I know that. I was just having a little fun : )
Have a great day!
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