My dad, a Vietnam vet sent me this, I deff needed this

[NTHER91]

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Sometimes the rest of the world needs a quick upside the head whack verbally when they get obnoxious about America.* No we are not perfect,*but as these people made the point we ain't so bad either.* We need to remember it, and not be ashamed for what we have as a result of our freedom and hard work.

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At a time when our president and other politicians tend to*apologize*for our country's prior actions, here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country.

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*JFK'S*

Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in*France*in the early 60's when*

DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO. *DeGaule said he wanted all*US*

military out of*France*as soon as possible.

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*Rusk responded,

 

"Does that include those who are buried here?"

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*DeGaule*

did not respond.

 

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You*

could have heard a pin drop.

 

 

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*When in*England,

 

at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the*

Archbishop of*Canterbury*if our plans for*Iraq*were just an example of*

'empire building' by George Bush.

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*He answered by saying,

 

"Over the years, the*United States*has sent many of*

its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom*

beyond our borders. *The only amount of land we have ever asked for*

in return is enough to bury those that did not*

return."

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You*

could have heard a pin drop.

 

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*There was a conference in France

 

where a number of international engineers*

were taking part, including French and American. *During a break,*

one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you*

heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft*

carrier*to*Indonesia*to help the tsunami victims. *What does he*

intend to do, bomb them?"

*A Boeing engineer

 

stood up and replied quietly:* "Our carriers have three*

hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are*

nuclear powered and can supply emergency *electrical power to*

shore facilities; they have three *cafeterias with the capacity to*

feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand*

gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a*

dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and*

from their flight deck. *We have eleven such ships;

 

how many does*France*have?"

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You*

could have heard a pin drop.

 

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*A*U.S.*Navy Admiral

 

was attending a naval conference that included*

Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French*

Navies**At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large*

group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries.*

Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a*

French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many*

languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that*

we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than*

speaking French?"

*Without hesitating,

 

the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the*

Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't*

have to speak German."*

 

You*

could have heard a pin drop.

 

 

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*AND*

THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

*Robert Whiting,

 

an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in*Paris*by plane.

 

At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport

 

in his carry on.

*"You*

have been to*France*before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked*

*sarcastically.

*Mr. Whiting

 

admitted that he had been to*France*

previously.

*"Then*

you should know enough to have your passport ready."

*The American said,

 

"The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."

*"Impossible.*

Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in*France!"

*The American senior

 

gave the Frenchman a long hard*look. *Then he*

quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at*Omaha*Beach*on D-Day in*

1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen*

to show a passport to."

You*

could have heard a pin drop.

[twistedfocus1647545489]

I could have heard a * drop.

[Richard Cranium]

Good stuff.

[Mojoe]

Thanks Eric. Smiles here at work for this post. The guys loved it.

[TurboNova]

Good stuff.

 

agree

[Otis Nice]

Awesome.

[nurkvinny]

My dad is a Vietnam vet as well, but I think any of us can appreciate these kind of chain letters. I know I do.

[Forrest Gump 9]

Thank for the post. I really appreciate this especially with Memorial day coming up.

[AWW$HEEET]

Yeah Im pretty worn out on out new "PC" version of Foreign and Domestic Policy. Seems the only people with some testicular fortitude is the state of Arizona.

[mmrmnhrm]

My dad is a Vietnam vet as well, but I think any of us can appreciate these kind of chain letters. I know I do.

 

Hats off to your dad and the guys who went there with him. They still don't get the respect they're due.

[Otis Nice]

Hats off to your dad and the guys who went there with him. They still don't get the respect they're due.

 

This.

 

My granpa is a Veitnam Vet. E9 EOD with the USAF.

 

God bless ALL of our troops. Every branch, every generation.

[Rhett]

+Rep

[Spidey2721]

+Rep

 

 

+1

[Drewhop]

Great read. I cant +rep you again.

[flippy1974]

Love it !