Yes, I see quite well. Thanks for your concern. ;-) -Kevin
> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:37 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A good american > > > So can you see with your nose stuck so high up in the air, or > do you trip over things? > > Obviously you are not religious, nor do you put others ahead > of yourself. I can understand looking out for #1 but > thinking you are the greatest thing in the universe is a bit extreme. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:10 PM > Subject: RE: A good american > > > > I think Alvin did the right thing. I would do much the > same. The only > > difference I have is with the last statement because there > is nothing > > in this universe greater than myself. I don't mean that to be > > disrespectful nor arrogant. It's simply the way I view the world. > > > > -Kevin > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:51 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: A good american > > > > > > > > > > | >| So I take it that you hold in contempt those who have > > > a sincere, > > > religious > > > > | >| or otherwise, conviction that serving in the military is > > > > | >| wrong. > > > > > > Alvin York was a consciencious objector on religious grounds and > > > petitioned the government to not be drafted on that > basis. He was > > > turned down. > > > > > > Later during basic training here in Georgia, he refused > to shoot at > > > targets shaped like humans, and instead qualified using > plain round > > > targets. "Sir, I am doing wrong. Practicing to kill people is > > > against my religion" was his reason. His superiors wondered how > > > someone with such uncanny marksmanship at 500 yards could > possibly > > > be a consciencious objector. They had a talk with him about the > > > principles of this country of ours and its history, and they gave > > > him some time to think it all over. > > > > > > Alvin came back to his superiors saying that he was more > against war > > > than ever, but that he would serve and do what was necessary of a > > > soldier. He was send to the Argonne Forest, right to the German > > > front line. > > > > > > For those of you not familiar with the outcome, Alvin > York killed 25 > > > Germans, knocked out 35 machine guns, and captured 132 prisoners > > > almost single-handed. He killed over and over again with great > > > precision and strategic military thinking so that he > could kill as > > > many as possible in just the right places and make it > seem that the > > > division was under attack by another division. He was awarded, > > > among other things, the Congressional Medal of Honor for his > > > actions. > > > > > > There is a proper way to conscienciously object to war, > and Alvin C. > > > York showed us all exactly how to do it. You object on moral > > > grounds as long and as hard as possible, but when push comes to > > > shove -- and not just to shove against you personally -- > you fight > > > with everything you've got. And you do it for something greater > > > than yourself. > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > Adam Phillip Churvis > > > Member of Team Macromedia > > > > > > Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training > > > ColdFusion MX Master Class: > > > July 14 - 18, 2003 > > > http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com > > > > > > Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from > > > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > > > > > The ColdFusion MX > > > Bible is in bookstores now! > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
