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gun_runner
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I think this speaks for itself.
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do
what they do for a living. This exchange Between Senators John Glenn
and Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty
impressive
and impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's
explanation
of why men and women in the Armed Services do what they do for a
living.
This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never
served
think of the Military.
Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate
when you've never held a "real job?" Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years
in
the United States Marine Corps, served through two wars. I flew 149
missions.
My plane was hit by Antiaircraft fire on 12 different occasions.
I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook, Senator; it
was my Life on the line. It was not a nine-to-five job, where I took
time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank.
I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other day... to a
Veteran's Hospital and look those men - with their mangled
bodies in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!
You go with me to the Space Program at NASA! and go, as I have
gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger
Chaffee...and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their
DADS
didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington
National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you
think
about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job?
I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every
day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME
MEN who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose -
and a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more
important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this
country
possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! ---What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During WWII, Howard Metzenbaum
was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he is
a Senator!
If you can read this, thank a teacher....
If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran...
_________________________________________________________________
Larry
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do
what they do for a living. This exchange Between Senators John Glenn
and Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty
impressive
and impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's
explanation
of why men and women in the Armed Services do what they do for a
living.
This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never
served
think of the Military.
Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate
when you've never held a "real job?" Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years
in
the United States Marine Corps, served through two wars. I flew 149
missions.
My plane was hit by Antiaircraft fire on 12 different occasions.
I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook, Senator; it
was my Life on the line. It was not a nine-to-five job, where I took
time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank.
I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other day... to a
Veteran's Hospital and look those men - with their mangled
bodies in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!
You go with me to the Space Program at NASA! and go, as I have
gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger
Chaffee...and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their
DADS
didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington
National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you
think
about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job?
I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every
day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME
MEN who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose -
and a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more
important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this
country
possible.
I HAVE held a job, Howard! ---What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During WWII, Howard Metzenbaum
was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he is
a Senator!
If you can read this, thank a teacher....
If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran...
_________________________________________________________________
Larry
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