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sleipnir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-27-04 01:57 PM
Response to Reply #32
43. Here's why I feel that way.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I recall from a conversation, a few years back, with a friend in the 101st, flying for the Army is quite an honor. However, he mentioned that flying helicopters for the other branches is not that high and often looked down upon. That's why the Army generates the best pilots for their birds.

It would seem to be, if true, that the Marines' flight honor would be with with the Harrier and F/A-18, not helos.

I'm not saying it's not possible, just that I'm raising some suspicion that he would choose such a path.
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  -"Letter from Soldier" being sent around by Freepers & Repukes Pachamama  Sep-27-04 12:56 PM   #0 
  - The Chiristian Science Monitor had an article and  Melodybe   Sep-27-04 12:59 PM   #1 
  - Thanks! I'll look for that article...  Pachamama   Sep-27-04 01:04 PM   #2 
  - It seems to me this young man needs to re read Orwell for a better  ignatius 2   Sep-29-04 06:09 AM   #118 
  - Got it ...  KurtNYC   Sep-27-04 01:49 PM   #34 
  - After spending a good deal of time....  Aviation Pro   Sep-27-04 03:19 PM   #62 
  - My letter to soldiers  Marx_redux   Sep-28-04 10:45 AM   #107 
  - If Kevin's so tired  skygazer   Sep-27-04 01:08 PM   #3 
  - Not to bag on a marine, but  dweeb   Sep-27-04 01:09 PM   #4 
  - He's an Annapolis grad  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:13 PM   #10 
  - If he was in the Class of '01, then, aside from being a Marine,...  JHB   Sep-27-04 01:42 PM   #28 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-27-04 01:33 PM   #24 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-27-04 02:10 PM   #47 
  - Bushevik Pravda--this person likely does not exist  tom_paine   Sep-27-04 01:09 PM   #5 
  - This guy has too much time on his hands.  Imalittleteapot   Sep-27-04 01:10 PM   #6 
  - I think soldiers who are actually there know better  bloom   Sep-27-04 01:10 PM   #7 
  - Wow - Kevin should ditch the military career and concentrate  101er   Sep-27-04 01:10 PM   #8 
  - He is a USNA grad  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:13 PM   #11 
     - I just think tthe letter covers a bit much. It sounds like it comes from  101er   Sep-27-04 01:20 PM   #14 
     - Hard to hide if he's a real person  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:23 PM   #16 
     - I suppose the military would train and hire professional propaganda  bloom   Sep-27-04 01:24 PM   #17 
     - Except he's a helo pilot  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:27 PM   #20 
        - you seem to give this a lot more credibility than most of us  bloom   Sep-27-04 01:31 PM   #22 
           - My point is  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:32 PM   #23 
     - I agree.  yardwork   Sep-27-04 04:39 PM   #68 
     - Bush graduated from Yale and he can't talk...  merh   Sep-27-04 02:30 PM   #51 
     - LOL  Skittles   Sep-27-04 03:21 PM   #63 
  - "You cannot both support the troops and protest their mission."  bagnana   Sep-27-04 01:12 PM   #9 
  - people are not allowed to learn more and change their opinion  bloom   Sep-27-04 01:17 PM   #12 
  - It may be maddening, it may be insidious, but...  JHB   Sep-27-04 02:36 PM   #53 
  - Isn't USNA the US Naval Academy? Why's he saying he's a Marine?  Mike Daniels   Sep-27-04 01:18 PM   #13 
  - The Department of the Navy  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:22 PM   #15 
  - USNA grads have the option of taking their commission in the Marines...  JHB   Sep-27-04 01:54 PM   #41 
     - Please check the directory...I won't be surprised to see that name, the  Pachamama   Sep-27-04 04:11 PM   #66 
        - with a simple google  bloom   Sep-27-04 04:36 PM   #67 
        - Well, well, well...seems in addition to all the things he does for USMC..  Pachamama   Sep-27-04 09:03 PM   #81 
        - He's probably like a Rove in training.  bloom   Sep-27-04 09:13 PM   #82 
        - PUBLIC AFFAIRS????  Caliphoto   Sep-28-04 05:36 PM   #115 
        - Will do...  JHB   Sep-28-04 08:05 AM   #93 
  - First point, the Orwell quote is a fake, he never said that.  sleipnir   Sep-27-04 01:24 PM   #18 
  - He clearly is an officer  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:30 PM   #21 
  - AH...Yes, I guess the Academy thing has been proven. But....  sleipnir   Sep-27-04 01:45 PM   #29 
  - Why do you think an academy grad wouldn't opt to fly helos?  Redleg   Sep-27-04 01:47 PM   #32 
  - Here's why I feel that way.  sleipnir   Sep-27-04 01:57 PM   #43 
     - Not everyone can be a fighter pilot  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:59 PM   #44 
  - You obviously know nothing about the military  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:51 PM   #36 
  - If this misquote is widely used by freepers,  IMModerate   Sep-27-04 02:27 PM   #50 
  - I would expect an Annapolis graduate to write BETTER than this  yardwork   Sep-27-04 04:41 PM   #69 
  - Here is one glaring historical error in the letter.  Paranoid_Portlander   Sep-27-04 03:45 PM   #65 
     - The Berlin Airlift... n/t  Raiden   Sep-27-04 09:38 PM   #85 
  - Pure Bullshit  progdonkey   Sep-27-04 01:24 PM   #19 
  - Sounds like a mix of psyops,  luaneryder   Sep-27-04 01:34 PM   #25 
  - Bad writing  ismnotwasm   Sep-27-04 01:40 PM   #26 
  - Tell your daughter thanks  luaneryder   Sep-27-04 01:45 PM   #30 
     - Thanks, I will  ismnotwasm   Sep-27-04 02:10 PM   #48 
     - Link suggestion does not work  RevRussel   Sep-27-04 02:19 PM   #49 
        - http://www.blackfive.net/  luaneryder   Sep-27-04 02:32 PM   #52 
           - Looks like a site for "Military Freeper" types  bloom   Sep-27-04 02:55 PM   #57 
           - S'all right  RevRussel   Sep-27-04 07:41 PM   #74 
  - I'm suspicious of the gloves  TrogL   Sep-27-04 01:42 PM   #27 
  - Why would he use "USNA 2001" after his name?  Redleg   Sep-27-04 01:45 PM   #31 
  - Depends on what he's more proud of  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:47 PM   #33 
  - Then why wouldn't he follow his name with "USMC"?  Redleg   Sep-27-04 01:53 PM   #37 
     - Becasue SOME Academy grads  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 01:54 PM   #38 
        - I do know the type- friggin' "ringknockers."  Redleg   Sep-27-04 01:57 PM   #42 
           - Yep, some are  RivetJoint   Sep-27-04 02:00 PM   #45 
              - Yes indeed. EOM  Redleg   Sep-27-04 02:09 PM   #46 
  - He may have originally written it for publication  sbj405   Sep-27-04 05:09 PM   #73 
  - Why not just write your own fake "letter from Iraq"  ComerPerro   Sep-27-04 01:50 PM   #35 
  - Was this guy writing a letter or a campaign speech?  stlchic   Sep-27-04 01:54 PM   #39 
  - He's got a few things right  TrogL   Sep-27-04 01:54 PM   #40 
  - To me, that's the worst thing in the world you can say...  nyhuskyfan   Sep-27-04 02:44 PM   #54 
  - I had this same reaction to a "dying in vain" comment someone on usenet  phylny   Sep-27-04 08:13 PM   #79 
  - They are trying with this idea to shut down debate.  July   Sep-28-04 07:03 AM   #90 
  - Yes, does anybody else remember how the media use to talk endlessly  CalamityJane   Sep-28-04 07:24 AM   #92 
  - Send this to your family member  IkeWarnedUs   Sep-27-04 02:54 PM   #55 
  - Pure bullshit propaganda.  bobbyboucher   Sep-27-04 02:54 PM   #56 
  - honestly, who cares?  Lerkfish   Sep-27-04 03:07 PM   #58 
  - Flawed Logic  UdoKier   Sep-27-04 03:10 PM   #59 
  - bogus letter  NCevilDUer   Sep-27-04 03:13 PM   #60 
  - I agree. It's bogus.  TahitiNut   Sep-27-04 03:15 PM   #61 
  - Welcome to DU, NCevildDUer! - Great name!  yardwork   Sep-27-04 04:45 PM   #70 
  - Exactly the things about the "story" that bugged me  Vickers   Sep-27-04 08:05 PM   #78 
  - The Basic School  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 06:51 AM   #88 
     - OK  NCevilDUer   Sep-28-04 05:25 PM   #113 
  - Something's wrong with this letter. Kevin signed as USNA and then  napi21   Sep-27-04 03:28 PM   #64 
  - Sure he would  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 06:47 AM   #86 
  - I have access to the USNA alum look up  sbj405   Sep-27-04 04:53 PM   #71 
  - There is a 1st Lt. Kevin Brown in Public Affairs  bloom   Sep-27-04 05:02 PM   #72 
  - So he is a pilot?  Sterling   Sep-27-04 07:56 PM   #77 
  - I don't know  bloom   Sep-27-04 08:31 PM   #80 
     - Different guy, obviously  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 06:52 AM   #89 
        - I don't think it's so obvious  bloom   Sep-28-04 10:12 AM   #98 
           - Think about this for a second  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 10:22 AM   #100 
              - You may say that you know a lot of people like him  bloom   Sep-28-04 10:28 AM   #101 
                 - Why do you believe it is?  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 10:32 AM   #102 
                    - I'm not really interested in wasting any more time on it, myself  bloom   Sep-28-04 10:42 AM   #105 
                       - Ever consider that  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 10:44 AM   #106 
  - That's an Air Force  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 06:48 AM   #87 
     - What is your stake in this, RJ?  July   Sep-28-04 07:07 AM   #91 
        - What's with the hairy eyeball, July?  JHB   Sep-28-04 08:31 AM   #94 
        - Exactly right  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 08:41 AM   #96 
        - Um, I asked a question politely.  July   Sep-28-04 10:06 AM   #97 
           - It seems that the majority of posts said the letter writer  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 10:17 AM   #99 
           - I think that's already been addressed..  Caliphoto   Sep-28-04 05:39 PM   #116 
              - No, he's probably the marine  RivetJoint   Sep-29-04 05:54 AM   #117 
           - Adverb trouble, I guess.  JHB   Sep-28-04 10:33 AM   #103 
        - I'm not defending his credentials;  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 08:37 AM   #95 
  - Provided this person exsists - he's an asshole and a liar  HEyHEY   Sep-27-04 07:43 PM   #75 
  - FIRE back with a list of Democrat , Republican, MW military service....  Joanne98   Sep-27-04 07:48 PM   #76 
  - What a great list! Thanks!  Pachamama   Sep-27-04 09:18 PM   #84 
  - "Lt Flap" probably has a fragging somewhere in his future  mitchum   Sep-27-04 09:17 PM   #83 
  - More Dirty Tricks... "Peace Train" is Blocked on Kazza  BreakForNews   Sep-28-04 10:34 AM   #104 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Sep-28-04 10:50 AM   #108 
  - MM, please don't post personal info on a public forum like this...  JHB   Sep-28-04 10:55 AM   #109 
  - 1stLt. Kevin Brown  MilitaryMole   Sep-28-04 10:58 AM   #111 
     - Much better!  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 11:01 AM   #112 
  - Rgr  RivetJoint   Sep-28-04 10:55 AM   #110 
  - yep, he certainly SOUNDS like an officer (eom)  Tolania   Sep-28-04 05:30 PM   #114 
 

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