Posted on 07/12/2004 2:32:44 PM PDT by NordP
It started with one first class passenger asking a soldier what seat he was sitting in, as he passed by in the airplane's isle. The soldier mentioned a seat in the back, but the passenger in 1st class told him no, you're taking MY seat.
No doubt he was really serving in Iraq, and for that alone it's good of you to buy his lunch. I would just have to take with a grain of salt any claim that he was there when Saddam was pulled out of the spider hole. But I agree, give him the benefit of the doubt and maybe it's true.
Thanks so much for this thread! It has now been designated as an official Prayer Warrior Field Trip destination!
For those who wish to join other Freepers in supporting our troops spiritually, you are invited to drop by the troop prayer threads. Lurkers are welcome!
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1101474/posts?page=648
No hoax here. Just a lot of great Americans.
You are so welcome. It was a true pleasure being able to see a story like this - warmed my heart...and I just had to share!
Wow - great story~
Sure Abigail, and Thanks for your contributions to those Marines. Here are the enlisted ranks, with abbreviation and pay grade.
Sergeant Major - Sgt Maj E-9
First Sgt (1st Sgt) or Master Sgt (MSgt) E-8
Gunnery Sgt or Gunny E-7
Staff Sgt E-6
Sgt E-5
Corporal Cpl E-4
Lance Corporal LCpl E-3
Private First Class PFC E-2
Private Pvt E-1
E-4 thru E-5 are Non-Commissioned Officers
E-6 thru E-9 are Staff Non-Commissioned Officers, and usually considered career Marines, with 6 to 30 years of service as a Marine.
Sure Abigail, and Thanks for your contributions to those Marines. Here are the enlisted ranks, with abbreviation and pay grade.
Sergeant Major - Sgt Maj E-9
First Sgt (1st Sgt) or Master Sgt (MSgt) E-8
Gunnery Sgt or Gunny E-7
Staff Sgt E-6
Sgt E-5
Corporal Cpl E-4
Lance Corporal LCpl E-3
Private First Class PFC E-2
Private Pvt E-1
E-4 thru E-5 are Non-Commissioned Officers
E-6 thru E-9 are Staff Non-Commissioned Officers, and usually considered career Marines, with 6 to 30 years of service as a Marine.
I am very pleased to hear that. There are probably a thousand such stories like this one daily that we never hear about, but some people feel compelled to manufacture them, as "counterbalance" to the media lapse.
Of course, a bit more detail in the initial posting would have made any skepticism unnecessary.
This story made it onto today's (7-16-04) Paul Harvey's "News and Comment".
We met a couple from New Jersey, and they were 100% Republicans! --Told my Mom that she raised her daughter well ;-) The VRWC underground is alive and doing well...Just take another good look at this picture. It's those nasty capitalists that gave up their seats for these heros! Ah, does the heart good to see it. Thanks again for posting it. NordP
I thought there were a lot more rules in flight as well then I read the story about the 14 Syrian "musicians" waltzing around the Northwest airline flight.
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