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"Howdy friend"

Howdy Mike........as we might say in Philadelphia the great bastion of liberalism, far left, and outright socialist.

Maybe I should put in a prayer request for Marine_Uncle to win a ten billion dollar lottery, so that he can move out of this less then desirable place to live. Heh heh heh. I took the liberty of assembling those Freeper names with loved ones and friends that are amoung the Marines listed, and sent them a personal note as to where if they feel the need can sign up at a Marine Parent web site. It is a great place to share, and exchange information of a non SECOPS nature. Perhaps I shall see some of them in the future at that site.
Hope your visits to our WIA may continue with only good results. I have often wondered how nice it could be if arrangements could be made for lets say middle school or high school students to visit WR and other hospitals that are helping our injured recover. Let them interact with these folks. Let them hear the stories, let them hear why these men and women choice to enlist, and defend this land.
Let them hear what they don't hear in the L/MSM and elsewhere. Then write reports to share with their classmates on the character of these people they meet. Of course pipe dreams of this kind are beyond the limites of our school systems. Even it was done on a voluntary basis. Must remain PC. Deft, dumb, and blind is the new order.
Lord have mercy on this land.

"I have often wondered how nice it could be if arrangements could be made for lets say middle school or high school students to visit WR and other hospitals that are helping our injured recover. Let them interact with these folks. Let them hear the stories, let them hear why these men and women choice to enlist, and defend this land. Let them hear what they don't hear in the L/MSM and elsewhere. Then write reports to share with their classmates on the character of these people they meet."

That is an excellent idea, I wish I would have thought of it :-)

My Son-in-Law is a High School History Teacher and a former U.S. Marine... (oops strike "former".. no such thing.) And I will suggest that he takes his students on a field trip to WR or BNH, since he was in the Marine Corps, and his two boys (My Grandsons) were born at Bethesda Naval Hospital, I'm sure he will choose BNH.

Thanks for the great idea, I can't wait to run the idea by him in the AM :-)

Cheers,
Mike

By the way.... I would not suggest Middle School students to visit WR or BNH, some of the injuries are hideous and might not be good for 12 to 15 years old children to see. My goal would be to impress upon the High School students the amount of selflessness it takes to serve a cause greater than yourself, and I can attest to the attitudes of our injured troops, they would bend over backwards to explain to the students the importance of serving their Nation.

You my friend, have come up with a brainstorm. I will take your suggestion and run with it. If we pull it off, I will go along and take pictures :-) and post them right here for all to see :-)