Keywords in the article:
‘social justice’
Although I tend to agree, it’s kind of crass say it out loud, like the man on TV trying to guilt me into helping Izzak go to school, be fed rice and drink clean water. There has never been a generation in my family, to my knowledge, that didn’t serve in uniform, but I don’t think you owe me money because of that. I knew what going into the service entailed, my father was in three wars.
Another lame, poorly written AP article, JMHO. I’m all for donating to important causes...I like Gary Sinese’s efforts myself and have given....But these people sound like dopes. Really bugs me when people say that others should “send THEIR kids” to the military. It’s a choice that adults NOT their parents make.
Maybe I read it wrong, but they’ll get no $$$ from me. Let them give away all their money to whomever they want....
Looks to me like the Greens and their “green” cohorts are all about the “greens”
Green, president of health care consultancy PDG Consulting, and his wife Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs, head of geriatrics at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, teamed with two other couples to start the fund-raising. Together, they donated a total of $1.1 million. Contributing with Green and Cobbs were Glenn Garland, head of Texas-based CLEAResult energy consultancy, and wife, Laurie, and Jim Stimmel, CLEAResult’s executive vice president, and wife, Patty.
Whaddya wanna bet this is not about “Charity” but rather getting that name out?
People always need to invent winners and losers but life isn’t always like that.
I am sure many who served are doing much more well than I am. Many many many.
I will retire next year after 24 years of serving. I don’t ask for anything from anyone except maybe a thank you and then let me enjoy the freedoms that I served to defend. And please use your unalienable rights. Hold our elected officials accountable and make them vote to better America.
After 24 years of being told what to do I just want the government to leave me alone.
This will quickly snowball into China-style mandatory conscription.
I smell a skunk here.Helping the families of those who’ve lost their lives in Iraq/Afghanistan is,IMO,a solemn duty of *all* Americans.In fact helping our vets and their families has *always* been such.But the way this piece is written doesn’t smell right.Not even close!
It’s not the parents’ decision whether their children go into the military or not. If they want to help the troops, go to “AnySoldier.com” and send a box of what the troops are asking for, but skip the guilt.
If it’s so unfair, why not just reinstitute the draft?
Well the concept has been cleared by the US Supreme Court.
You are free to choose to serve your country, but if you don’t pay the TAX!
Didn’t send the kids to war? Maybe you guys could help reduce spending and debt by getting the government out of civilian health care and the energy business...oops, did I spill somebody’s rice bowls?
Just like the Middle Ages before the Reformation. The Church would sell Absolutions. Look where that got them.
I agree. We should do something for the draftees who fought in this decade’s wars.
It’s called TAXES and I “gave” a large amount already.
Effers want us to fresking quarter troops, essentially. Note that the troops themselves aren’t demanding entitlements but fricking wealthy guilty conscience liberals are.
Feeling guilty you didn’t serve? One way to ease those guilty feelings is to make good use of the liberties those who have served secured for the rest of us. Be a responsible citizen and work to preserve The Constitution, The Bill of Rights and our Republic!
Those who volunteered stepped forward because they believed there’s a duty to serve our country...Most never asked for anything in payment from our fellow citizens except maybe a little respect for that service.
America has a long tradition of volunteers, citizen soldiers, but there have always been those who avoided, evaded or otherwise bought their way out of what was once a duty of manhood, and an obligation of citizenship...Many of them have since gone into very profitable careers in politics...
Greek matrons would hand shields to their husbands and sons admonishing that they come home “With this, or on this”...Living in victory, or a dead hero...Eventually this custom declined, and so has Greece...There is a lesson for us if we will only see it...
“To have really lived, you must have almost died. To those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.” — Scrawled on a bunker outside Khe Sahn, RVN
>>”We’re also delighted that none of our kids had to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan.”<<
Nobody’s kids HAD to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan. Some of them just had the brains, the stones and the love of country to do it anyway.
God bless them all.
With humble apologies, Kaslin...I did not mean “you”, or to suggest you are feeling guilty...
Meant instead those others who DO feel guilty about not serving...
Wording poorly chosen...