Posted on Apr 24, 2015
LTC Scott O'Neil
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Here is an article that has infuriated me beyond comprehension. It is not the content but the actions of the individuals who perpetrated the act. Veterans we have a voice it is time we use it within our government. Do you fellow veterans realize that less than 15% of congress has served in the military. Do you want to know why our voices never get heard. Now the younger generations of this great nation are treating our veterans who have bled for this nation and in cases died for this nation with disrespect and distaste. An Oh what about the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff trivializing the losses of life and limb it took to secure Ramadi. It kills me when one of our own, the senior leader within the military, trivializes the losses our military have taken during the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If that were done to Bastogne or Normandy there would have been serious repercussions. Here only a letter of apology to a mother who had the guts to stand up and say what was in her heart.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/04/24/frat-boys-spit-on-wounded-vet-urinate-on-american-flag/
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Capt Retired
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I think I too would be in jail had I witnessed this.
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SrA Alarm Service Tech
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i would be there with you Capt, that is uncalled for
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1SG Scott MacGregor
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Round them all up and send them to basic training...old school!
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PO2 Thatch Towlerton
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true to that. I wish Everybody had to do a 2yr in a branch of the service. They would appreciate there freedom and respect their vets. just my opinion
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SSgt Marshall Franklin
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yeah my grandfather called my basic training Boy Scout camp. he went through basic training in 1930 something, I believe that's when the drill sergeants could beat the living crap out of you and leave you bleeding on the floor.
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MSG Brad Sand
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Sometimes, I miss the good old days...days when a story like this would have had a bunch of drunk frat boys get their asses handed to them by a bunch of scared and injured old men and when the police got there, the frat boys would have a bonding night in jail.
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MSG Brad Sand
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SN Michael Figueras

Yes, but someone let them change? I think too many people have become afraid to tell the truth and just stand up for what is right.
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