Posted on May 6, 2016
I saw this cartoon on a friend's Facebook page and immediately felt the need to defend the military. How would you react if you saw it?
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Austin Curtis
This is such a true image, that one hundred percent depicts how our good lives, how society its self stays running. Without these men and women, defending our rights and our freedoms, fighting for Mother freedom herself, putting their blood into it each and every day. However, many people are quite unappreciative of these people, and it honestly bothers me. I am not a service member, but am a Civilian supporter. I do however, plan to join the service because it is in my pleasure to help people, and I love my country and feel obligated to give back to her, and her people. Thank you to everyone who has served, and who does serve I love you all!
Have a wonderful day to you all.
Have a wonderful day to you all.
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Here they go again. Remember the question: What would "they" do if "they" gave a war and nobody came? This nonsense was used to indict everyone of us who answered the call to serve during the Vietnam War (keeping in mind that the majority of us who served were volunteers). Despite the public outpouring of affection for those who serve ("Thank you for your service") many of us who served in Vietnam harbor a suspicion that the kind of attitude portrayed in this "comic" is still prevalent.
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SN Kevin Townsend
Tawnya Ostlund - that's a tough one to answer. To most people that don't know me, I've gotten where I'll just reply with a simple handshake and a "thanks for your support." To my family and close personal friends, I've pretty much told them not to bring it up.
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CSM John Mead
I still have not forgiven the American people for the lack of support for its military, who were readily available for abuse by the public upon their return home. We were easily ostracized, rather than the government that sent us there. Americans can be a fickled people, now wanting to supposedly forgive and forget. We can never forget and I for one, will never forgive.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
CSM John Mead - The 'thank you for your service' today is trying to get rid of the guilt from years ago. Most of them do not really care about our service and can stop faking that they do care. I enlisted three months after turning 17 and at the end of the day know I did the honorable thing for over 20years.
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I personally take issue with this meme. In my experience we generally used less force than we could have even based on ROE. Had we really not cared there would have been no reason to kick in a door we could have leveled the neighborhood or village. We lost kids more often than not because of that restraint. This fits a narrative that allows some to rationalize their perspective which is based on judgment from the safety of a couch watching a war on television. This alone does not really provide context and is a cheap shot. Hopefully the person who posted this served, if not and they believe this then they should have joined and changed the paradigm they believe is true. Choosing to not serve then judging those who do makes one part of the problem. That is my opinion and I am sticking to it.
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MAJ David Potter
SGT Jimmy Gravitt - I do not take your not agreeing as dis-respect and think debate is great. But I am confused? Were you a 12b who enlisted during surge? And do you think the war was unjust? Or if you thought the war was un-just? And if in war did you violate ROE? Participate in war crimes? Not sure how serving in combat and killing is murder?
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PO2 Chris Niles
I think it's more an issue of the depiction of our troops killing innocents in order to pay for college
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SGT (Join to see)
The military doesn’t allow individual thoughts or opinions. The military tells its troops to do as they are ordered or face punishment.
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