The Gadfly
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- Feb 7, 2011
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I've had plenty to say to some of the Jane Fonda types, and to the VC cheerleaders among them in particular. (They sure had plenty to say to me and the rest of us vets when we got home).
Now, I've got something to say to you. I do not care when, where, or how long you served. I do not care for the way some of my fellow Americans have abused and misused the freedom I and every other vet fought for, and 58,272 of my brothers and sisters died for in Vietnam. Regardless of that, neither you nor I have earned the "right" to disrespect or turn our backs on our country because of their actions. "Amerika" my arse! I worry about my country; sometimes I despair for her future, on account of some of the actions of my fellow Americans; sometimes I am ashamed of the path my fellow Americans have set her on. I worry, for the future of the constitution I swore to support and defend; but by God, I still love my country, I am still honored to have served her, worn her uniform, and fought for her, and I'll fight for her again, if need be. She's worth it, in spite of abusive citizens and feckless politicians, and that is the way it is going to be, until they put her flag on my coffin. Now, if you took the oath, and you find you can no longer stand up for it, then by God, stand down!
We all took the same oath and it didn't expire when we were discharged. Were old now but we still have the same responsibility to guarantee lasting freedom for future generations. If our freedom is threatened we need to go out with a fight.
funny you should bring that up = yes we took the oath to defend the constutiton - " AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ENEMIES " remember that !
when we took that oath the streets in amerika were full of vietcong flags !
amerikans were attacking soldiers and police and blowing up the pentagon and communists like hillary and bill klinton and baez and jane fonda and geraldo - giving aid and comfort to our enemies
as we took that oath we were breaking it !
this criminal communist demokrat party are our domestic enemies -!
our oath means nothing if we r going to allow demokrats to destroy capitalism !
In reference to your earlier post, "lehr" is from the German verb "lehren" - to teach. Right now, you who profess to care that there are children on this board, are teaching them precisely the wrong lesson. You are also violating the spirit, if not the letter, of the oath you took.
Yes, there were and are those on the Left who betrayed their country...and still do. Some waved the enemy flag, some cursed and mistreated us when we came home. Some continue to attempt to subvert the constitution. Their behavior is shameful, and wrong; it was shameful and wrong then, and it is shameful and wrong now. However, these people do NOT represent the majority of the American people, nor even the majority of political liberals. They are a loud, shrill, minority. Some are intellectual elitists, some are cowards, some are communists...and some of them don't know any better. You, on the other hand, DO know better. Their behavior is NO excuse for you to trash our country, despise our constitution, disrespect our flag, and otherwise behave disgracefully!
We vets took a solemn oath, not to any political party or leader, not to any ideology, not to the land, or even to the American people, but to the constitution. As veterans, we still have a special obligation to be an example to our fellow citizens; to show the same unselfish devotion to that oath we did when we wore the uniform; not just when things go our way, but also when they do not; not just in times of ease, but especially in times of adversity; not just when it is easy, but especially when it is hard. WE, of all Americans, should not and cannot be summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. When others shrink from duty, we should rise to it. When others sink to the lowest common denominator, we should rise above it. When our fellow citizens do wrong, it is not enough to condemn or criticize; WE ought to be up front, out front, showing them the way, the right way, to be an American, NOT acting like the very people whose behavior we condemn. WE, of all Americans, should be standing up for the ideals embodied in the constitution we swore to support and defend. WE should be supporting America, not trashing her. If America is in trouble, WE ought to be doing our best to fix her, not making the problems worse. We do not need to TELL our fellow Americans what true patriotism is; we need to be SHOWING them!
Once, we stood for a higher standard; we stepped up, to do what others would not, or could not. Our duty now, is no less. If WE quit on this nation, how can we expect others to do anything else? The way I see it, with your attitude, you might as well be walking point for those who want to destroy America, and that's a damn disgrace!