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To: fireman15

You seem to be dragging over a grudge from another thread and making it personal, which is against FR policy.


289 posted on 06/14/2012 3:55:37 PM PDT by ansel12 (Massachusetts Governors, where the GOP now goes for it's Presidential candidates.)
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To: ansel12; Chgogal
No Ansel, When I discovered more of your misinformed bullying posts I felt compelled to comment. This is a subject that interests me. My wife is a military historian who sets up displays throughout the Northwest.

The thing that armchair warriors such as yourself do not seem to understand is that behind every man in the field there are a whole team of support staff. This started even before the revolutionary war when armies were followed into conflicts by “camp followers” many of whom were women. The services they provided were considered essential enough that the British actually sent many of them to America to assist their troops.

During WWII General Douglas MacArthur said of the “WACs were my best soldiers”. He said that “they worked harder, complained less, and were better disciplined than men.” Eisenhower said of the WACs, “”their contributions in efficiency, skill, spirit, and determination are immeasurable”.

You are not the only one in this thread that posted negative stories and claims about women in uniform, but as usual you were one of the more vicious and presented your typical exaggerated claims, “170 lb packs”. Right!

I seriously doubt whether there are more than a handful of women in the entire country who would even be interested in going to Ranger School. The thing that I object to here is mischaracterizing the women who have served and are currently serving our country right now. I have a big problem with that... I recently finished a slideshow that was used at the funeral of a friend of ours who was the first Marine Officer woman sent to Vietnam. I couldn't care less about your foolish comments in the other thread. They stand by themselves... you've been debating the origins and fine points of the term baby boomer for years! That gave me a good laugh; thank you! I almost posted back that I'd give you a big kiss if you were standing next to me. So there is no grudge there.

You really ought to take a critical look at what you have been writing however. there is really no need to be a bully on this forum. We can disagree and teach each other without being nasty. Your accusation is pretty funny considering the vitriol that you routinely spread. I guess that you have had the rules explained to you a few different times.

292 posted on 06/14/2012 5:54:17 PM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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