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Peace through superior firepower. That's what got us, and particularly you Europeans, through the cold war. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/trimix.html > From: "Scott" <scottk@hc*.co*> > Reply-To: "Scott" <scottk@hc*.co*> > Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:21:41 -0800 > To: "Techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Subject: Veterans Day. > > This was in my mail box this AM, along with a lot of shit from people not > Americans. They are pissed that I dared to post the fact that it was the > Marine Corps birthday yesterday. Has nothing to do with diving, I am not an > American, so shut up. Every single e-mail I received, that was chewing me > out, calling me names (ouch), or otherwise reprimanding me for the post was > from some place in Europe. Telling me I should pray for peace, not war. > *You* lickspittle's pray for peace, and cower behind your little glowing > screen. Me and mine will prepare for the war you weenies will surely get us > into. Your bullshit has just made me more resolute. Lets *all* just hope you > morons never need the US to fight your wars for you again. After all, just > look what *fine* shape Europe and its economy are in. Wont be long, us > lowly, stupid, illiterate, un-eloquent, war loving Americans will be back > "over there" (oh, shit, we are *still* there from last time, aren't we!) > fighting, killing and dying so that others may live free as well. > > If you feel that I "imposed" upon you and the NG, too fucking bad. Why is it > such a crime to take a little bandwidth to ask people to remember and think > about those who gave so much to all of us? > > Today is Veterans Day here in the US. Its a day we honor our war dead and > veterans. Including the men who died fighting in Europe. > > I hope that pisses you all off too. > > I hope the letter below *really* pisses you off. > > Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 7:42 AM > Subject: I liked your tribute to the Marines! > > >> Hi! My name is Diana <removed to protect her privacy>, and my husband is > on the mailing list >> for rebreathers and Techdivers and such - and I looked at this e-mail >> because I have a personal interest! You see, just this past year, I met >> (through the computer) and through help from the wonderful people at the >> Vietnam Era Education Center in Holmdel, NJ a Marine! My mother's >> cousin died in Vietnam in '69. He was a Marine. Bruce had no brothers >> or sisters, and his parents have died- so no one in my family ever knew >> much about Bruce. I wanted to find someone who knew him in Vietnam. >> So, like I started to say before - I have become very good e-mail >> friends with a former Marine in the Seattle area - who, my cousin >> literally died at his feet during an NVA mortar attack when they were >> pulling out of Laos. He and his wife have become very dear to me - and >> he's shared a lot of his experiences in the Corps and how the Vietnam >> War affected him. >> >> So, I sent him your website from yesterday!! I think it's really neat >> to take the time, like you did, to honor those who gave so much : ) >> >> Sincerely, Diana <removed to protect her privacy> > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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