45 deg now but headed for the low 70's with sunshine this afternoon . On Nov 27, 7:02 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suppose it is nice and warm there today also??? > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 06:57 > Subject: Re: Giving Thanks to the Troops > > my day will be filled with an engine in need a rebuild and microwave > yard bird . > OH and a dog that likes to carry off my tools when i set them down . i > don't know if she has a metal fetish or just likes me to chase her > down to get my tools back . :o-} > On Nov 27, 6:39 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you Michael. My day will be filled with friends, family and > > laughter. > > : - ))) ... and I will be seating the Obama voters at the kid's table. LOL > > > CW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 06:32 > > Subject: Re: Giving Thanks to the Troops > > > thank you ! may your day be filled with good cheer and health > > > On Nov 27, 6:09 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > LOL!!! I am up at 4:30am each and every day. Today, I have two turkeys > > > to > > > prepare for the oven to serve to 25 people later today. Happy > > > Thanksgiving > > > Michael. > > > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 06:03 > > > Subject: Re: Giving Thanks to the Troops > > > > at the risk of starting another flame war with you . what are you > > > doing up so early in the morning ? my nightmares normaly drive me out > > > of bed around 3AM or so > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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