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Special Report U.S. military and civilians are increasingly divided
The Los Angeles Times ^
| May 23, 2015
| David Zucchino and David S. Cloud
Posted on 05/24/2015 10:39:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Jovano Graves' parents begged him not to join the Army right out of high school in 2003, when U.S. troops were fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan..
But their son refused his parents' pleas to try college. He followed them both into the Army instead.
Last June, 11 years later, Staff Sgt. Jovano Graves returned home from Afghanistan, joining his mother, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sonia Graves-Rivers, for duty here at Ft. Bragg.
"My family, going way, way back, has always felt so proud to be Americans," said Graves-Rivers, who comes from a family in which military service spans six generations, starting with her great-great-grandfather, Pfc. Marion Peeples, who served in a segregated black unit during World War I.
Her father, Cpl. Harvey Lee Peeples, fought in the Vietnam War. Her uncle, Henry Jones, was career Air Force. Another uncle, Sgt. 1st Class Robert Graves, spent 22 years in the Army. Her sister, Janice, served 24 years....
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: army; military
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
05/25/2015 1:00:51 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: LucyT; 2ndDivisionVet; Jet Jaguar; shibumi; Old Sarge
RE:”
So put that in your pipe and smoke it” Is that legal to smoke???
82
posted on
05/25/2015 1:01:38 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Tequila?I'd guess, "Pina Colada"...lol... and yes, with the umbrella. :)
83
posted on
05/25/2015 1:01:38 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Salamander
Seems to have gotten even less coverage than a typical Chicago gang bang. Why don’t we ever see RICOing at Chicago gang bangs. The reason is that it is ridiculous (in part) and that they’re black (in part).
84
posted on
05/25/2015 1:06:53 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: onyx; 2ndDivisionVet
RE:”
Tequila?
...
I'd guess, “Pina Colada”...lol... and yes, with the umbrella. :)” You two are just sooo mean....but that's OK as I like you both.
Well at least Obama has ISIS on the run, thanks to Hillary and the Clinton Foundation.
ISIS is holed up in a bunker waiting for the end, thanks to Hillary.
85
posted on
05/25/2015 1:17:54 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: 2ndDivisionVet
RE:”
Tequila?” No. it must be something much stronger than that.
86
posted on
05/25/2015 1:29:23 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: sickoflibs
You've had a busy night.
87
posted on
05/25/2015 1:32:24 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Semper Mark
88
posted on
05/25/2015 1:35:06 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
89
posted on
05/25/2015 1:36:03 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: onyx
Thank you mommy, your warm milk and cookies always helps.
90
posted on
05/25/2015 1:36:27 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: sickoflibs
Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.
91
posted on
05/25/2015 1:38:52 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAN!
92
posted on
05/25/2015 1:39:49 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Salamander
RE:”
Absinthe..” Is that a word??
93
posted on
05/25/2015 1:50:57 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: sickoflibs
we have a wondrous tool called google today, chum.
it’s a kind of liqueur flavored with wormwood.
94
posted on
05/25/2015 1:53:32 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Oh come on.
That was good.
95
posted on
05/25/2015 1:53:40 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
96
posted on
05/25/2015 1:53:54 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
well i’ve seen even cornier puns done on that but i will not belabor them.
97
posted on
05/25/2015 1:55:39 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
RE:”
we have a wondrous tool called google today, chum.” Really??
How do we get to it?
98
posted on
05/25/2015 2:02:52 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
To: sickoflibs
99
posted on
05/25/2015 2:06:24 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Poke a fork in an outlet.
That’s where Google lives and you have to force it to come out.
100
posted on
05/25/2015 2:11:40 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
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