tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post5321388801999488560..comments2023-09-21T01:36:33.575-07:00Comments on Time on the Water: Memorial DayDoc Häagen-Dazshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-18037750723729205552012-05-29T15:35:11.966-07:002012-05-29T15:35:11.966-07:00I'm in the same boat. I was heavily recruited...I'm in the same boat. I was heavily recruited by the Navy out of high school and was accepted at West Point - but I was only 17 years old at the time, and committing to 9 years of my future life at that time seemed like an eternity... so I chose a different path.<br /><br />my wife's brother and 2 of my younger brothers all have served a tour (or two) in Iraq and Afghanistan in the my2fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457239434851029876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-26687341105384382732012-05-29T05:31:48.562-07:002012-05-29T05:31:48.562-07:00Beach, your point is well taken. Because I agree, ...Beach, your point is well taken. Because I agree, I took the pains to include the word "combat". I would add that as expensive as it turned out to be in terms of time and resources, a Cold War was cheaper than a hot war with the USSR would have been. <i><b>Containment</b></i> allowed for time to take its toll. Currently, the containment option is first choice as a policy for such Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-60499436559034652832012-05-29T05:29:55.193-07:002012-05-29T05:29:55.193-07:00I agree Baydog. There's few higher callings th...I agree Baydog. There's few higher callings than the call for duty. Those who serve their country by wearing the uniform have a right to be proud. Those who serve their country as civilians have an obligation to inform themselves and our political leaders so that all sacrifices undertaken by those in uniform were essential to our national interests.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-87036377039616479652012-05-29T01:39:36.232-07:002012-05-29T01:39:36.232-07:00...American military boots were deployed into comb...<i>...American military boots were deployed into combat on foreign soil were in World War I, World War II, the Korean War...</i><br /><br />I would have to include Cold War in that list. While America does have the blood of innocents on its hands the men in control of the Soviet Union were dangerous in their own right and could have pushed the world into the abyss just as easily.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-7979956745558753022012-05-28T20:02:57.529-07:002012-05-28T20:02:57.529-07:00As proud as I am of myself once in a great while, ...As proud as I am of myself once in a great while, I'll never be proud enough to say that I<br />fought for my country.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-21411355805777605282012-05-28T10:00:50.614-07:002012-05-28T10:00:50.614-07:00Point taken. IMO, the last four necessary times Am...Point taken. IMO, the last four necessary times American military boots were deployed into combat on foreign soil were in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and in the capturing of Osama Bin Laden. That said, all Americans who have served & sacrificed in uniform are to be honored today.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018205427973265951.post-64585355975194434862012-05-28T09:05:57.465-07:002012-05-28T09:05:57.465-07:00It should be noted that Bragg released this in the...It should be noted that Bragg released this in the 1980's, after the trend of unnecessary wars was getting established.Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653269708108703425noreply@blogger.com