tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post4743035512699840264..comments2023-12-21T22:29:33.778-05:00Comments on Memoirs From Nam: More Thoughts on War and YouthCJ Heckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13867024641088772150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-59458780924485854432015-01-24T08:22:47.445-05:002015-01-24T08:22:47.445-05:00I know my mind has been somewhat altered with time...I know my mind has been somewhat altered with time, but not to the degree that I have altered my basic beliefs, and, being one of those eternal optimists as I have always been, and still believing that there remains hope for our dear country, I still would have a tough time sending or even supporting my boys going off to a foreign country to escape supporting whatever my country or leaders shove us into. I do have three boys, two of whom were in the Army and did go over to the desert, one to Afghanistan and the other to Iraq and everywhere else that rangers go over there. I thank the Lord that neither of them ever came under any of the firefights similar to those that I went through. They both returned in tact with no Purple Hearts. They served well, and I respect them for it, and I am sure they returned with self-respect. They are truly good guys. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802449234625719187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-21691025729770091982014-08-15T05:32:04.147-04:002014-08-15T05:32:04.147-04:00Well said...there a number of unwritten rules in t...Well said...there a number of unwritten rules in the code of brothers in the military. There is a bond that goes deeper than family when serving in a combat zone. Everyone who has been there, knows it and it is based on knowing, I got your back and you got mine. it is not the same in peace time but, combat soldiers can turn it on in heartbeat when needed. That brotherhood stays with us until we die. Dannie Watkins, 173rd Airborne 67-68Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-74142523610982444662014-08-15T05:31:21.149-04:002014-08-15T05:31:21.149-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.CJ Heckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867024641088772150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680984228843410546.post-85806098680958468512014-08-14T09:55:41.796-04:002014-08-14T09:55:41.796-04:00With the Middle East situation - it is so much par...With the Middle East situation - it is so much parallel to Nam once it became a BIG MONEY and political game.....dragging it out and making the Military a police force. No GOALS established.....just keep on plodding along. I never would have thought I would ever consider RESTRICTING my boys from serving in the military - BUT - had they wanted to go to CANADA - I likely would have supported them. I am so tired of POLITICIANS and BIG BUSINESS sacrificing the YOUTH of this great country for Monetary and Political gains. This seems to happen on an ongoing basis. WAR is HELL and not a "game" - Freedom is a Taste the Protected Will Never Know!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com