I was just speaking to @S Kent Troy on Facebook about Heinlein’s “leave no one behind”, here’s a great example why vet scan’t trust the Gooferment.
The USA Gooferment leaves everyone “high and dry”.
Argh!
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VETERANS: Vets should be ripping the politicians and bureaucrats out of their offices over this.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
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VETERANS: Let’s poll the KIAs and the MIAs about the draft!
Monday, August 22, 2022(POLL) Most Americans still oppose the military draft
Despite the recruitment efforts by the U.S. military, fewer than one-in-four Americans are in favor of a military draft. This is according to the latest Rasmussen Reports. The survey found that 23% of American adults think the United States should have a military draft. Sixty-one percent (61%) see no need for a draft and 14%
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(POLL) Most Americans still oppose the military draft
Dated: August 14, 2022 by Sharyl Attkisson
Emmy-Award Winning Investigative Journalist, New York Times Best Selling Author, Host of Sinclair’s Full Measure
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Despite the recruitment efforts by the U.S. military, fewer than one-in-four Americans are in favor of a military draft.
This is according to the latest Rasmussen Reports.
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I’d be interested what veterans think. Of course, they can’t poll the KIAs and MIAs.
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. — Herbert Hoover
I can’t imagine that ANY vet would want a draftee in the foxhole with them.
I still don’t understand women in the military. In Israel, where ere is no front line or safe rear area, I understand that everyone fights. (Reminds me of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers, there is a line that goes something like “everyone drops (parachutes) in and everybody fights”.
That being said, the only reason for the draft’s continued existence is it provides a Gooferment paycheck to an entrenched bureaucracy. Charles Rangel (imho a stopped clock) every session introduced legislation to end the draft. I always agreed with him on that. (Didn’t the Fourteenth Amendment eliminate slavery?)
Argh!
#endthedraft
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VETERANS: D-Day — anyone remember it?
Monday, June 6, 2022https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html
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The Normandy beaches were chosen by planners because they lay within range of air cover, and were less heavily defended than the obvious objective of the Pas de Calais, the shortest distance between Great Britain and the Continent. Airborne drops at both ends of the beachheads were to protect the flanks, as well as open up roadways to the interior. Six divisions were to land on the first day; three U.S., two British and one Canadian. Two more British and one U.S. division were to follow up after the assault division had cleared the way through the beach defenses.
Disorganization, confusion, incomplete or faulty implementation of plans characterized the initial phases of the landings. This was especially true of the airborne landings which were badly scattered, as well as the first wave units landing on the assault beaches. To their great credit, most of the troops were able to adapt to the disorganization. In the end, the Allies achieved their objective.
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Technician Fifth Grade John J. Pinder Jr.
Unit: 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on 6 June 1944, near Colleville-sur-Mer, France. On D-day, Technician 5th Grade Pinder landed on the coast 100 yards off shore under devastating enemy machinegun and artillery fire which caused severe casualties among the boatload. Carrying a vitally important radio, he struggled towards shore in waist-deep water. Only a few yards from his craft he was hit by enemy fire and was gravely wounded. Technician 5th Grade Pinder never stopped. He made shore and delivered the radio. Refusing to take cover afforded, or to accept medical attention for his wounds, Technician 5th Grade Pinder, though terribly weakened by loss of blood and in fierce pain, on 3 occasions went into the fire-swept surf to salvage communication equipment. He recovered many vital parts and equipment, including another workable radio. On the 3rd trip he was again hit, suffering machinegun bullet wounds in the legs. Still this valiant soldier would not stop for rest or medical attention. Remaining exposed to heavy enemy fire, growing steadily weaker, he aided in establishing the vital radio communication on the beach. While so engaged this dauntless soldier was hit for the third time and killed. The indomitable courage and personal bravery of Technician 5th Grade Pinder was a magnificent inspiration to the men with whom he served.
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“A soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not.” — Lt. Col. Jean V. Dubois (Ret.) and student, p. 26 Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert A. Heinlein
GBA
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VETERANS: Remembering the fallen
Monday, May 30, 2022
“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous
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VETERANS: Memorial Day is to remember those who gave their all!
Monday, May 30, 2022https://www.bing.com/search?q=carl+hitchcock+sniper&PC=U316&FORM=CHROMN
Carlos Hathcock – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
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Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock’s record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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This is an amazing story. A good story because he got back alive.
So many of our young women and men didn’t. Of those that made it back, how many were broken?
And politicians and bureaucrats speak glibly about “war”. Give them and their children a gun and a plane ticket.
“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous
“A soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not.” — Lt. Col. Jean V. Dubois (Ret.) and student, p. 26 Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert A. Heinlein
Remember Heinlein’s Starship Troopers’ universe? One does not merely have the right to be a citizen and vote by virtue of what Heinlein called the mere accident of birth; rather, one has to earn this right through Federal Service that tested one’s ability and willingness to sacrifice for the greater good of the polity. Bet not a lot of vets would vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?
Let’s fill Congress with vets and see how quickly we get out of meaningless wars!
GBA
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VETERANS: Sadly yet another vet dies alone
Wednesday, May 18, 2022Community Corner
Shared from Paramus, NJBergen WWII Veteran, 100, Laid To Rest After Body Identified
- Eugene Walker Dednam, who lived in Hackensack his whole life, died April 5 at the age of 100. He was buried Tuesday with military honors.
Michelle Rotuno-Johnson, Patch Staff
Posted Tue, May 10, 2022 at 9:55 am ET|Updated Tue, May 10, 2022 at 5:08 pm ET
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Eugene W. Dednam of Hackensack served in Europe during World War II with the 4043rd Quartermaster Truck Company: the Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and Rome-Arno, according to his obituary. (Shutterstock)
PARAMUS, NJ — A World War II resident from Bergen County was laid to rest Tuesday with military honors at the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus. Eugene Walker Dednam, who lived in Hackensack his whole life, died on April 5 at the age of 100 according to his obituary from Warner-Wozniak Funeral Service.
Dednam was an only child, and never married or had children. No one came to claim his body, so Bergen County medical examiners and Sheriff’s Office employees looked for a living relative, as NorthJersey.com reported.
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Makes me sad!
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VETERANS: Bet not a lot of vets would vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?
Monday, May 16, 2022https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2022/05/07/damn_lucky_831154.html
Damn Lucky
By John Waters
May 07, 2022
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What is the final lesson you can share?
That we will continue to sort of stumble through questions about war, but never learn anything. For 50 years, I never spoke about war, much
less myself or what I did. I had nightmares. I had my inner struggles and inner demons and I had to overcome them in time, but by the same
token war was not something I wanted to remember or document. It was not until I got invited to speak to others about my combat experience, to
speak to groups of young people, that I realized I had a duty and obligation to reflect my true feelings and beliefs about war. The people
were so young. I recognized a duty to remind young people about the sacrifices made by other Americans, up to and including death, to make
life possible for them and others not yet born. When called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice, some of us did, and they should be remembered.
Those of us who survived owe it to them, and to each other, to remember what they sacrificed.
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“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous
Remember Heinlein’s Starship Troopers’ universe? One does not merely have the right to be a citizen and vote by virtue of what Heinlein called the mere accident of birth; rather, one has to earn this right through Federal Service that tested one’s ability and willingness to sacrifice for the greater good of the polity. Bet not a lot of vets would vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?
That’s the book that made me an anti-war little L libertarian. And, I can empathize with Lucky’s realizations.
In my era, you had only two options — serve or Canada. There were no CO status being give out; akin to the “religious objector” status to Covid vaccination. My best friend from high school went underground and I never saw him again. My other friend went into the Army and I didn’t see him for decades. It was a terrible time.
And for what.
Just like all the “wars” since then, based on lies or egos. And, no one is held to account.
Argh!
All the politicians and bureaucrats, who advocate for going to war in the Ukraine, should be given a gun and plane ticket.
Argh!
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VETERANS: “Stealing” Veteran’s healthcare to service illegal aliens
Tuesday, May 3, 2022Biden’s DHS Confirms Plans to Siphon Healthcare Services Away from Veterans to Illegal Aliens at Border
John Binder
28 Apr 2022704
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President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has seemingly confirmed plans to siphon healthcare services away from American veterans treated at Veterans Affairs (VA) to illegal aliens arriving at the United States-Mexico border.
During a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed to Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) that the Biden administration is in talks with VA officials to potentially transfer doctors and nurses to the southern border to treat illegal aliens arriving every day in record-breaking numbers.
“Is the department planning to reallocate resources, doctors and nurses, from our VA system intended to care for our veterans to illegal immigrants at our southern border?” Hinson asked.
Mayorkas responded, stating that “the resources that the medical personnel from the Veterans Administration would allocate to this effort is under the judgment of the secretary of Veterans Affairs, who prioritizes the interests of veterans above all others for very noble and correct.”
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Sigh! Once again the USA screws its military. Time to hold the Gooferment’s politicians and bureaucrats accountable.
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VETERANS: Vets know what the FLAG really means — a lot of KIAs, MIAs, WIAs, DAVs who sacrificed for it
Sunday, May 1, 2022https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-garbage-man-secretly-filmed-saving-american-flag-from-trash
Utah garbage man secretly filmed teaching woman a ‘lesson’ about American flag
‘I took an oath once to defend this country and our flag, and I still do,’ the man said
By Jon Brown | Fox News
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A garbage man in Utah was filmed last week taking an American flag out of the trash and folding it neatly when he thought nobody was looking.
Don “Munch” Gardner, a Marine Corps veteran, was secretly taped honoring the flag by Huntingdon, Utah resident Brooke Cowley, according to Fox 13.
“I was a complete idiot! I was cleaning our porch while the kids did an Easter egg hunt. I threw away our flag and pole because it had broken and ripped,” Cowley wrote on Facebook. “Then I witnessed our ‘garbage man’ stop get out of the truck, unhook the flag and take the time to fold it!”
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A lot of people sacrifices — some it all — and hopefully we all will remember that.
God loved the Marines. And they prove what they love — Semper Fidelis.
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VETERANS: Project 100,000 died at ~3x the normal rate
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TIL about Project 100k, where LBJ and Sec of Def Robert MacNamara decided to lower the mental and medical standards to recruit more soldiers to fight in Vietnam. These soldiers died at ~3x the normal rate.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_100,000
Project 100,000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Project 100,000 (also McNamara’s 100,000), also known as McNamara’s Folly, McNamara’s Morons and McNamara’s Misfits,[1][2] was a controversial 1960s program by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to recruit soldiers who would previously have been below military mental or medical standards.
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Disgraceful!
I never heard this one or its results.
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