Today is Veteran’s day, and I’ve been trying to think of a way to thank and honor those men and women who have ensured that I can sit here, safe and warm in my house, and proclaim, “George W. Bush is a Jerkass.”
Well, I have a friend, and she and her husband are both veterans. She wrote the following, and reprinting it here is the best tribute to Veterans, and the best way of saying thank you that I can think of.
This weekend, with Veteran’s Day coming up, a friend asked me “What are some things about people serving in the US military that you think we civilians under-appreciate or don’t understand?”
It was a tough question. On Veteran’s Day, it’s not only about those who have died, but those who have served and sacrificed and come away forever changed.
The military is really a separate culture within American culture. When we’d talk about “civilians,” it was almost like talking about a different species. How can someone understand, truly understand “Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die” without living in that culture?
Before joining the military, I’d hear on the news “40 US troops were killed in today’s bombing of such-and-such” and think, “Gee, that’s sad.” But you know, in a way, it was just numbers. After joining the military, the word “troops” took on a whole new meaning. “Troops” meant me. My husband. My friends. My brothers and sisters. It meant loving, caring, intelligent, funny human beings were dead or injured.
When CNN would report, “The US has deployed several thousand troops to somewhere,” it meant that mothers were being sent away from their children. Sons were being sent away from their parents. Families and friends and lovers were being separated, never knowing if they’d ever see each other again.
Some of them WOULD never see each other again. Would never be able to get
that one last hug, a last kiss, hear a word of kindness or forgiveness. Yet these troops went willingly into that uncertainty.
When you hear “troops,” when any civilian hears “troops,” what does it mean to you? It’s such a sanitized word.
Another thing I wonder if civilians understand is this: service is often boring. Really boring. Running preventive maintenance checks on vehicles and equipment in the hot North Carolina sun at Fort Bragg. Sitting in a tent in a field in Korea in 10-degree weather waiting for aircraft to land. Driving through the desert in Saudi Arabia where everything looks the same on your way to your camp. Sitting in a foxhole in Panama in the rain, watching. Constantly going over common task training: how to treat a sucking chest wound. How to get your protective mask on as quickly as possible. How to disassemble and reassemble your M-16. Over and over.
Preparing, trying to stay prepared.
How boring is it? Someone sent a box of romance novels to my old unit when they were in Saudi. The guys in the unit snapped ’em up to read faster than the women did.
No one talks much about the sitting around part.
The “troops” are people. They do wacky things too. Some of the guys in Saudi were going through magazine ads, writing to every company they could find saying, “We’re in the Persian Gulf. Could you send us a sample of X?” Some companies sent samples — and a few of the tents got their own pink lawn flamingoes and artificial raccoons.
There’s also some adrenalin rushes like when you get caught in an Anti-American riot in Seoul or run into an area marked with signs for chemical attack in the Saudi desert. Or get shot at.
Or have to shoot back.
In the back of your mind is this: you could die. You could lose an arm or a leg. You could die in a training accident. You try to keep this very, very far back in your mind.
But I think it’s always there.
Probably most importantly, and most difficult, is you have to trust in the chain of command that they will not use you poorly. You’ve taken an oath of service to your country, and you must trust that the orders you receive will allow you to be of service in some positive manner. I hear people say all the time, “If I were in the military, I would never have gone to Saudi” or “I would never have done those kinds of things they did in Vietnam/WWII/etc.” Truth is, maybe they wouldn’t — but they probably would.
Or they wouldn’t be in the military.
Because that trust is essential, even with the training we have in the Uniform Code of Military Justice and what constitutes an “illegal order.” You go where you’re deployed. You bomb the targets you’re supposed to bomb. You place the Claymore mines “front towards enemy” and you trust, you hope, it’s for a greater good.
You must live with it if, later, you find that there was little to no positive effect from your actions. Think of finding a baby bird and putting it back into its nest, after which the mother rejects it and it dies. You were trying to help, but nothing good came of it. Now imagine being involved in a military action where, at the end, nothing of significance has changed.
Military service changes you forever, even if you serve only a 4-year term in peacetime. You’ll never get those years back. Never.
And through all this, you know that civilians don’t much care about you. Not really. Oh, perhaps they’ll come out on Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day, maybe lay out some flowers, wear a ribbon, but most will just see it as a day off from work.
Still we serve. We serve because the Constitution of the United States promises something good and true. We serve so that opposing viewpoints can take the stage, or the microphone, and protest actions they feel are unjust. We serve for ourselves, for our families, for our future. We serve for a variety of reasons, some selfish and some pure, in the hopes that something positive will come of it. On Veteran’s Day, I would wish that everyone would remember and think of the men and women who have served in the past and who serve today, and honor their humanity. The laughter, the tears, the love, the pride in a new baby, the intelligence, insight, and humor that is part of all of us. I wish people would take one moment to think of that girl in a tent somewhere in the desert, or that
guy in a foxhole in the jungle, and understand that it could be your daughter, your son, your wife, your husband.
Instead, I fear that when they hear “25 troops were killed in some foreign country today,” they won’t bat an eye.
It was just “troops.”
Of all it means to be a veteran, perhaps that may be the hardest thing of
all.
Brian, George W. Bush deserves every shot he gets, so much so that none of them that are taken can be called “cheap.” What you fail to understand is that as much honor as our solldiers are due, Bush detracts from our homage by using our fellow citizens wrongly in a pissing contest for oil. Our military does too much to have a child leading them as if they had sprung forth from a special footlocker on Christmas Day. If anything, days like Veterans’ Day should be used to criticize our government MORE than usual because such criticism is the very essence of our system of government/collective dream. You do your nation a disservice by blindly following Bush not only with your body, but with your heart and mind. Wake up.
Brian, you may have been offended by Wil’s comment that George W. is a “jerkass”, but his point is that our veterans fought for our freedoms. This includes the right to criticize our political leaders because we do NOT live in a dictatorship, where your thoughts and speech can land you in prison, ala Nazi Germany.
wow Patton. Could your nose be any further up WW’s butt?!?
Re-Read Brian’s comment. He’s right about Wil’s cheap shot.
Relax and smoke another sweet one dude and quit hitting YOUR snooze button and learn the meaning of respect toward an individual who represents a line of work which in the end and like the countless before him, protect your whiny ass (and mine too). Brian’s 10,000 times the man Wil could ever try to be.
I mean, Wil sits in front of a computer typing out witty snotty commentary while Brian and the like hold weapons in their hands and meet odds and challenges face to face.
You are brave behind this medium but me thinks in the real world that you’d somehow pale in contrast to the likes of a Brian.
Thank you, Brian — for your true sacrafice — even if it’s for pipsqueeks like me, Patton and Wil.
Peace.
-Jet
You realize you’re thanking the veterans for the ability to call their leader a jerkoff.
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Thank you Wil. I can not imagine what all of our troops, past or present, have gone through. Sure I could listen to my Uncles’ stories of Vietnam, if they talked about it. I could watch the “realistic” movies of war. I don’t really understand it. And won’t until I experience the horror first hand. Hopefully because of these troops, I will never have to. I will put all my trust and faith in them and forever have the most up most respect for them.
I worked for awhile for a company that arranged for all of the militaries moves from base to base, country to country. I can not tell you how many invoices I had to process of soldier who had passed away overseas and we had to arrange for personal items to be shipped home. It was the closest I have ever come to war. The closest I hope I have have to come.
Peace, love, and hugs to all our military folks!
Mmm, the sniping has gotten even more petty and uninformed. Joy.
It’s very hard to be a fascist and a liberal, Janis. Pick one.
Are military men more “manly” because they can shoot guns and because they will follow endless orders? The idea of the supreme male who is buff and can disassemble an M-16 in 10 seconds and has a buzz-cut is socially constructed – it is not necessarily true, because our society has chosen it arbitrarily as the “ideal” male.
Many people who enter the military now, many people my age, go in because they have little else; college is not an option, and the military will pay them, clothe them, and put food in their bellies, guaranteed. Yes, they willingly sacrifice themselves for my, and your, well-being every time there is armed confrontation.
Does that make them incredibly better people, so much so that we need to bash civilians for not being so brave?
There’s a poem, written by a man who served in WWI (the War to End All Wars), pointing at the irony in the idea of how good and brave it is to die for one’s country. He watched men, his friends, die horribly or live half-lives, disfigured from bomb hits and mustard and chlorine gas clouds.
I don’t envy our troops one bit. Their job is hard, dangerous, and they do it because in some cases it must be done. And I honor them for that.
But don’t say that just because someone is in the military that a civilian, particularly one that happens to disagree with how things are done, that they are more of a man, whatever that means or matters. It’s rude, and it’s as potentially biased as you say that “liberal” man is.
No, I don’t have my nose up Wil’s ass. I do, however, agree with the idea that no good will come of a society that sits, complacent, while a select few make choices for all. It’s not what this country was ostensibly founded on, nor is it what any soldier will tell you he or she is fighting for.
That’s it. I’m going to bed.
I’m former Air Force myself (4 years) and I have to say that I was very touched by this letter. I served with the Air Intelligence Agency Honor Guard for 3 years and the signifigance of Veteran’s Day was made clear to me at every funeral in which we rendered honors, in every parade in which we marched, in every ceremony in which we participated. The ideas of self-sacrifice and duty were never made more apparent than at every funeral in which I folded the flag, placed three shells from the firing party in the flag, and presented it to the next of kin in recognition of their loved one’s service to our country.
My grandfather served in the Army during WWII and Korea as an EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) technician. My father served with Army Special Forces during Viet Nam. Being that I’m now third generation military, it didn’t really dawn on me just how much they both sacrificed to serve their country. My father told me of some of his times in Viet Nam; how during one firefight with VC troops, one of his best friends was killed right next to him. I will never forget the price paid by them both to ensure that we continue to enjoy the freedoms that many take for granted today.
The next time that you meet a veteran, shake their hand and say “thank you.” Those of us who served have never asked for much but hearing that sentiment of appreciation really does make all the difference in the world.
SrA Clint A, Air Intelligence Agency, 668th LS
I also have had and do have family in the services and fighting an obvious threat to our way of life, even at the possible loss of love ones is what made this country great. For those who come after. even to ensure the liberty for you to disrespect another by calling them a jack ass because you don’t agree with their political association just as I can call you a boob.
Thanks Wil! That meant more than you know.
SSgt David B. Barker
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Sure, Bush is a jerkoff.
You say he’s so very concerned about soldiers, and agonizes about sending them into combat?
He’s not very concerned about the people who have lost their life’s savings. He’s not concerned about the families who will live in poverty and lose needed medical care because his friends robbed them on a grand scale. I cannot trust a man like that to care about anyone.
You’d better believe *I* value soldiers. You’d better believe *I* respect them and what they do. Do I respect their Commander in Chief? No.
I wonder what soldiers will do when he tries to dismember the Constitution they have sworn to protect.
Wils post, and the post by the German, Tyson, summed the whole thing up pretty well for me.
All the soldiers we see and here about, whether they are British, American, German, Russian, Japanese or even (shock, horror!) Iraqi, in the end they are PEOPLE first. People with hopes and fears, loves and hates.
In the end, we are all human. By our actions we can raise ourselves to become better humans, or like Saddam and Hitler, we can can forfiet our humanity altogether through evil acts.
In the end, veterans of any war, on any side, are brave people who went through and survived more than most, usually because they thought that it was the right thing to do. Its something to remember.
Tysons post also illustrated another important point. No war only effects the bad guys. If we go wading into Iraq, then there will be thousands, if not more, people who have to endure what Tysons Oma had to endure, if not worse. Just people. Families. Its not their fault that Saddam is an A-Grade Fuckhead, but they will suffer far more than he will before any Unilateral action is finished.
I’ve asked this question before, and I will ask it again (although my expectations of getting a straight answer are diminishing). Is war the ONLY way to deal with Saddam? IF there are better alternatives, should we not take them?
Oh, and by the way. Iraq is impoverished for many reasons. One of which is that Saddam diverts money from the state for his own uses, and another is called UN Sanctions. Iraq can’t sell anything to most of the rest of the world. That means that a big chunk of money is not available to them. Just a point.
I now sit back and wait for the inevitable tirade of bullshit that will be aimed in my direction by every Right-Wing psycho who needs to wear a bib to catch their drool. Put down the guns for five minutes and THINK!
Why is it that the U.S. Military Budget is so high and bloated, but peace and conservation groups like the Peace Corps and Americorps have traditionally been dreadfully underfunded and treated like some bloated federal bureaucracy? Misguided principles. It is sad.
The U.S. Military could be used as an incredible force for peace and discovery. Science and understanding. Not just a vehicle for land mines which kill innocents, running useless drills (like needlessly bombing Puerto Rico and using sonar which kill and maim whales), and of course, being used as a tool to control natural resources for the wealthy. War is not good energy policy. War=death. It may seem cheezy, but Gene Roddenberry had a wonderful vision of the future, where the “military” not only explored defense, but science and discovery, philosophy and culture. What an ideal!
Instead, we have Jerkass pResident G.W. Bush, who went AWOL from the Air National Guard. Don’t believe me? Do a quick web search or check the National Review. Daddy got him into the ANG just to stay out of Vietnam in the first place. The few, the privileged, the Bushes.
Semper Fucked.
-Sam
Wil,
Thank you for sharing your friend’s writing. It’s beautiful and perfect.
Ness
Hi Wil,
My kudos to your friend who wrote this. Having served in the Marines ’82 – ’88, I can say this rings true to most veterans. We don’t ask for thanks and most don’t expect it.
It is true, I keep going back to the recruiter her to see if they’ll take me back. He nods knowingly and smiles, then says I’ll be called if needed and I know he is just being nice, my time is past.
At age 18 you are invincible. It wasn’t until 1983, when I saw men who were my friends come back in crates draped by the flag from Beirut, I realized what I was doing in the Marines.
You realize you the reason you are here is to protect what thousands have fought for since the revolutionary war…Freedom.
Thanks again for publishing this and I’d like to pass this on to others, but would like to credit it before doing so, is it possible to get the credit information?
Regards,
Stuart
Thanks Linus. Now tell us the true meaning of Christmas.
Thats not true, at least in this area (SW Pa. ) about people looking at soldiers killed in duty as just “troops”, especially if they have had their own family serve. I can’t believe that the majority of Americans are that wrapped up in their lives that they forget the sacrifices made by the people in uniform. My dad, and his three brothers all served at the same time in WWII. I can not even imagine what my grandmother went through. If in now, or served, you are a special part of this country. Always and forever, and I tip my hat to you.
Thanks Fluffy….
It’s Tuesday Morning here…and I’ve just loaded up wils site to see what others had written…
wow…
it’s really sad to see the amount of venom and nastiness people can pour into their little diatribes to support or tear down an opinion….
anyhow, fluffy….
i just wanted to say thanks for what you wrote…
seeing your post, after so many that were just either hatefull, or whatever…
well, yours was really nice to read….
cheers
tyson
Patton,
I thank you for your reply, even if it is misguided. I do not blindly follow President Bush or any other leader. I served 4 years under Clinton and did my duty then too even though I didn’t like him. There is a difference between blindly following and upholding your oath. I do not agree with the President on everything. To take a day meant to honor veterans and use it to cheap shot the president is just probably a tactic I would not do myself.
We preserve Democracy, we don’t practice it. The problem with many civilians also, is that you don’t see how it was under Clinton, and how much Military life HAS improved under Bush. Do not assume we blindly follow him. He delivered on many promises Clinton broke. He has failed us as well, but his track record is better.
Veterans day should honor Veterans and not be used to insult their commander in chief.
Wil–
Thanks for publishing your friend’s articulate and thought-provoking letter.
My brother-in-law just graduated from advanced special training at Fort Meade, and we’re not sure where he’s going to be sent next. This letter really made me think about that.
Although I don’t agree with our current leadership’s foreign policy, it’s important to remember that our soldiers and sailors are just doing their jobs, jobs that most of us (myself included) would be too chicken to do.
I for one, am incredibly grateful to our men and women in uniform.
I’m also glad to see and hear that people who disagree with the upcoming conflict in Iraq aren’t taking it out on our military personnel. During the Vietnam War, protesters in the U.S. would spit on people in uniform. That’s just wrong.
By contrast, my brother-in-law was in uniform on the streets of DC the other day, and passed by a group of protesters outside the White House. One of them actually said to him, “I’m sorry, this isn’t about you.”
I thought that was a nice gesture. After all, plenty of military men and women are no fans of Dubya (he never served, other than a token spell in the Alabama National Guard, and I think they distrust him as much as they distrusted Clinton), and plenty of them disagree with this ridiculous “war” in Iraq. But they have a job to do, and they do it damn well.
So, thanks.
i can’t help but read that skeptically. i think that by and large, americans do honor and respect the military, and when we hear “3 army special forces died today in somalia”, america feels a tremendous loss, and feels affected by it.
however, we hear so much less, care so much less, about civilian casualties in those countries we have deployed our troops. america mourns very little for foreign civilian victims of american military murder, rape, pillaging, destruction. we overthrow foreign democracies and replace them with brutal dictatorships, but typical americans don’t respond to this. i don’t think it’s because americans don’t care, if they only knew and understood what was really going on, if we weren’t so indoctrinated by propoganda from our government and media, things could be so different.
so for me, veteran’s day, yeah, let’s honor the men and women who have chosen to honor their country by risking their lives. i’m all for that. i know the vast majority of those serving are in there for the right reasons. but let’s not forget what the cost of all this is, let’s not forget everyone else who has such deep stakes in globalized conflicts, global struggles for freedom and liberty and democracy. and let’s not forget to honor them too.
Thanks, that really made me think. I know people in Zimbabwe who are being forced into the military for it’s propaganda potential. Next time I hear “troops” I will think of them.
As the son of a 24yr career US Army soldier, I deeply appreciate the words on the actual site. My father sacrificed greatly to make a wage that had us below the poverty line for much of his career. He did so gladly, serving beyond the normal retirement term, and only left when he could no longer stand the dissolution of military values and ethics under then-CiC Bill Clinton.
My family has a long standing history with the military, I’ve personal friends in the service, and have known many a soldier/airman/gyrine/etc as acquaintances. They all do a job most of us could not concieve of doing at any price, for about the same money as the guy that pumps your gas.
I salute those who have worn the uniform, and their families that supported them. They say the hardest job in the Army is Wife, and I watched it takes its’ toll on my Mother (also a veteran).
My salute goes also to those who serve other countries as well. There are militaries wherein the soldier actively are butchers and baby-killers, but the vast majority are not. They are hard-working men and women that choose the ultimate sacrifice of placing themselves bodily before those that threaten their home and loved ones.
Bravo to you who serve.
Very thought-provoking piece. I’m not in the Bush League by any means; I don’t think he’s qualified for the job. But I do support the men and women of the armed forces, and respect their sacrifices on our behalf. My father served in the Air Force for 20 years. My mother worked at the local VFW for even longer, providing in her own way daily service and recognition to lonely folks who had seen horrible things in their lives in service to the US.
My brother is currently in Army Special Ops – anti-terrorism is his raison d’etre. His service record reads like a Tour of Nightmares: Desert Storm, Panama, Colombia, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan. He knows that there are lots of people out there who don’t know and don’t care about the incredible risks he’s taken to serve our nation, and the horrific things he’s seen in doing so. But you will not find a guy more certain and at peace with the role he’s played in defending the interests of our nation and of peace in the world.
You will also never find a father more devoted to his 10-year-old son, and therein lies his largest source of conflict over what he does. How can a man who loves his son stay in such a dangerous profession? I think he would argue that he does it for his son, and the millions of other kids like him, so that they can grow up with peace and prosperity and freedom, instead of fear in a world dominated by thugs. To him these concepts aren’t cliches, because he’s seen what happens to kids his boy’s age in other countries when evil is left to its own devices – the legacy of neaderthal tyrants who think nothing of killing innocents to make a point, seeing their people starve to fund weapons programs, or strapping bombs to their own children’s bellies and sending them onto crowded buses… who twist religion into a (very effective) tool to justify and implement megalomaniac ambition. We talk about stopping terrorists; my brother and his comrades put everything on the line to do so.
Am I eager to see him go to Iraq? Of course not. I hope fervently that things won’t come to that. But if he does, you bet your ass I’ll be supporting him and all the troops as they enforce the will of our government and of the U.N. I hope you will too.
Wil,
Thank you for sharing this reprint with us.
My dad is a Vietnam war veteran. He was drafted which of course all of you know he had no choice in joining the military. He fought someone else’s war in someone else’s land with no choice, after all he was “just doing his duty”.
My dad to this day still carries physical and emotional scars of that time in his life. I feel lucky that he survived and was able to come home.
For those who lost loved ones, I can only show my respect, but I do it honestly and solemnly.
Regardless of what anyone says of the war he was involved in, I am damned proud of my father, as should anyone be of any families of friends who went through this experience.
Can anyone tell my one good thing Bush has done? Don’t bring out that 9/11 stuff again, and war doesn’t count as a good thing. What has he accomplished? Seriously. Something more tangible than a more patriotic country, or some nonsense like that. Please. Someone tell me something good that he’s done.
OOOORAH!
Great words, and Will, you and I dont see eye to eye on politics, but that is A-OK, you are still a good guy, an American, you vote (I hope you do at least…) and well worth fighting for.
I was in the Coast Guard for close to 5 years (ST (Sonarman)) and boarding crew member.
I have relatives who/were in the AF, Army, Marines, Navy – from WWII, Korean Conflict, Vietnam War/Police Action, Grenada (me), Panama (me), Desert Storm and the present day War on Terror and know that all the service members joined (key word) to protect you and I (and all of your relatives) so we could have differing opinions on politics and life.
Semper Paratus
from an Coastie (ex)
First, I personally don’t believe we need to be stomping on Iraq right now. I’m not convinced that they are an imminent threat. But I haven’t got all the information, and so, I must trust that those who have been elected are doing their level best in responding to the information they have.
The article is right in pointing out that troops are people, and we must never misuse them.
It is wrong to indict most civilians as people who don’t care about their military. To say such is to misunderstand civilians as much as she thinks civilians misunderstand troops.
Hollywood, for all the flack it gets, has done a tremendous service in bringing the reality of war to front with films like Saving Private Ryan.
In all of it, I find comfort that God is still in control, and He can bring meaning and good into seeming endless darkness.
Im glad you’re not blinded to the point where you hate our armed forces, like others who claim the same politics as you. Thank you for not letting ignorance blind your view.
I appreciate your candor, and your message. Why do you push Vice City on your site? It’s licensed by a company you hate, and isn’t really a “human-life friendly” kind of game, either.
Just what the fuck do you know about Veterans day? your a peace-nik coward who would have run to canada if you had to fight for this country. wil lets face facts your a LOSER. people see through you left-wing nuts. Your masks came off at the paul wellstone rally, I mean memorial(haha). liberals are the most arrogant, low class, scum of the earth. That’s why most actors are liberals, pure self-absorbed vanity. now you’ve got nancy pelosi to save your party, a complete crazy whore. she will be trying to declare a national trans-gendered holiday, you stupid pukes!!! now go lay by your dish you liberal spineless dogs.
>>Why do you push Vice City on your site? It’s >>licensed by a company you hate, and isn’t >>really a “human-life friendly” kind of game, >>either.
Wil… (and like the many other Wil-ites herein — they’re usually the one’s thanking him profusely re: his words and usually the one’s following him around to events… imho) anyhoo, Wil is a massive hypocrite in this way.
I’d be more impressed with him if he’d at least admit that. I mean, here he is plunkin around with LINUX now — but like he never used Micro$oft products before. But then he caps on Micro$oft. Whatever. Wil and his Wil-ites need to grow up and embrace the real world where sometimes to get by, you need to make compromises and certain concessions — such as use products made by makers who are less than noble. These are the same people (especially Wil) who bitch about Bush and Iraq claiming it’s about oil while driving around in a car that uses… what’s the stuff called? Oh yeah — gasoline and oil!!!
Like I said. Whatever.
But I do like visiting his dweeby site for all funny exchanges and entertainment.
peace.
-Henry
hollywood pig. communist garbage you spew on your site. rot in hell traitor. democrats=party of nothing. Conservatives will kick your liberal lilly asses!!!
Me thinks jesse sharpton needs a little hug.
You bet your poop Wil would run off to Canada but c’mon now. It’s not worth you having a brain aneurysm over. I mean, are your keyboard keys still intact?
Radar rocks!
-Henry
Okay now Jesus. You truly need to calm yourself and get your center adjusted.
Lookit mister! Behave yourself and take your pills.
For poops sake!
btw — do you know jesse sharpton?
-Henry
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Trolls are stupid. They can’t even write well.
I only take seriously the ones who can tell the different between “your” and “you’re”, and are vaguely articulate in their speech.
Otherwise, LAME.
I’m with you mr. kgb man!
Now lets analyze YOUR writing…
>>I only take seriously the ones who can tell the different between “your” and “you’re”, and are vaguely articulate in their speech.
Yeah, that’s what typing at 1AM will get you.
Boy, are my ears red.
And for the record, I’m a girl. Clicking links can earn you knowledge points!
Who’s idea was it to let women in the military again? It’s the worst thing to happen since we let the niggers vote.
Yea! People are correcting grammar. I was going to say that you can tell a republican from a democrat by checking how they use “your” and “you’re”. Democrats are better grammarians. By the way–if anyone ever calls you a communist, they probably don’t know what it means. Can you define it for us Jesus? I doubt it. And liberals can kick conservative ass. We’re all in better shape from tree hugging. You don’t work up too much of a sweat at NRA meetings.
Wow looks like Wil has some cleaning up to do around here….idiots
Hey Wil
looks like you’ve got a troll infestation…..
can’t believe some of the crap people think they can get away with once they have a scrap of anonymity to hide behind…
grow up folks….
Do I agree with Wil about George W.? Absolutely not! President Bush is acting in what he believes is the country’s best interest, which is a far cry from the previous administration.
That being said, Wil has every right to publish his thoughts on his website. I may disagree with every single thing he says, but I will defend his right to say them with my very life, if necessary.
Thanks, Wil, for the forum, and your friend’s letter.
Seeing them in their beautiful home with their new baby and their arms around each other, I wished for a moment that I too could be a lesbian. But then I remembered that I’d have to eat pussy, so I said forget it.
Hey there Tyson ma’ lad. Just name the time and place and ALL anonymity goes away.
No?
Well then my fellow pooper — then go back to your world of anonymity and WE’LL all go back to ours… er… uh… our’s… or is it ares — well, you get it.
By the by my friend, I love your chicken!
Welpsir — time to go for a ride in a chopper!
-Henry
So I clicked them links and may I say KGB…
“hubba hubba ding ding — baby you got everything!”
“Are your legs tired?
Cuz, girl, you’re (your) just running around my head all night!”
“Hey. How ’bout some fries with dat shake?!?”
“So… (taking hit now from Banaka blast) what’s your sign?”
and finally…
“If I told you that you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?!?”
Thank you! I’ll be here all week. Try the vegeveal and tip your waitresses and waiters…
…but just not the cows.
-Henry
Wil,
Your friend
Word…that’s all I have to say for once.
Kevin
Actually, I have this to say: Thanks. I served ten years in the AF. I appreciate the views expressed by your friend, and the fact that you posted them here.
Kevin
What Sean wrote about getting involved & really supporting the people in the armed forces is really fantastic. [He said: If you want to support your troops, do it. Volunteer some time down at your local VA Hospital. Meet some vets who need supporting. Get involved.] I care very much for the men and women who serve. But it never dawned on me to volunteer as Sean suggested. Shame on me. Thanks for the advice.