never mind the previous post i miss read the time you posted the article i thought it said 2:44 AM not 5:44 AM
On Nov 27, 5:44 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Giving Thanks to the Troops > Max Boot - 11.26.2008 - 1:06 PM > Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with family-and a time to remember those > who won’t have that privilege. I am thinking primarily of the 279,825 > American service personnel who were, according to official Department of > Defense statistics, deployed abroad as of June 30, 2008. Some of them are > able to have their families with them — for instance those stationed in > Germany. But most are on “unaccompanied” tours, whether in combat zones such > as Iraq and Afghanistan, or even in peaceful countries such as South Korea > and Japan. (And even many of the troops nominally stationed in Germany are > actually in war zones elsewhere.) > I met a few such soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen while traveling > around the Philippines during the past week — part of the roughly 600 > personnel deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines to help > the armed forces of the Philippines fight jihadist terrorists. > As always when spending time with the troops, I was impressed by their > professionalism, good humor, and sky-high morale. In places like Iraq and > Afghanistan it is a trial to maintain such a positive outlook amid the > stress of combat, with its attendant casualties. In the Philippines, the > stress comes from the lack of combat and the boredom that can result. In my > experience, American troops handle both sorts of challenges better than just > about any other armed force that I can think of. > So as you sit down to supper tomorrow hoist a turkey leg in honor of our > gallant and selfless defenders who are enjoying their dinner in a chow hall > rather than at home, surrounded probably by close friends but no doubt > missing spouses, children, and other family > members.http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/boot/44671 > > horn_small_white.jpg > 61KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
