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First off, I would like to thank Gusto for such a great post with the wit and intelligence of a retarded dog.
And you were exactly right, the M1 was invented in 1940's for WWII, my mistake. For some reason, I thought it was for WWI.
Now clarifying what I said earlier...
I didn't mean that the soldiers of Desert Storm weren't to be honored or anything like that. What I MEANT was comparing them to the likes of soldiers of WWI, WWII, Korea, Nam is like comparing apples and oranges. I don't mean any disrespect to the Gulf War people fighters. The face of war has changed. No longer is it about men standing in lines to shoot muskets, but High Tech fighter jets soaring around shooting missiles with remote controls. I'm not saying one is better than the other but we should memorialize them as two seperate quantities.
Now my dad was in the Navy during Vietnam. He didn't serve in the war. His boat had a malfunction which prevented him actually serving. I still honor him but in a different way than say an a-team member hacking through the jungle. Each deserves respect but in a different way.
Chris, my father honestly wouldn't care. He might not agree with my opinion but he would be proud that I am my own person with my own views. If I had the same views as my parents, there would be no change in the world.
The saddest part of this whole thread is you guys act like I'm over throwing the government. I am perhaps the most patriotic person around. I'm proud to live in this country and I would protect it under certain causes. It's against my nature to kill but I would under some circumstances. Anyways, I am the guy that is always putting his money in the cups. I'm America...
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