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Illumination

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20. This is positive thinking @ it's best!...

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 15, 2020, 09:49 PM

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I flew in the US Air Force for eight years during the Vietnam era... [View all] Jack-o-Lantern Sep 2020 OP

God Bless You Brother pdxflyboy Sep 2020 #1

You speak for many. JohnnyLib2 Sep 2020 #2

+ 1. nt iluvtennis Sep 2020 #25

+100000 AZ8theist Sep 2020 #42

Thank you, Jack. crickets Sep 2020 #3

Always consider the source. To be admired by Trump indicates the recipient is some sort of immoral Karadeniz Sep 2020 #4

Right there with you, Brother. Stinky The Clown Sep 2020 #5

Amen! Well said, brother FakeNoose Sep 2020 #6

K & R Hulk Sep 2020 #10

This is positive thinking @ it's best!... Illumination Sep 2020 #20

Love it. nt iluvtennis Sep 2020 #26

Made my day!!! colorado_ufo Sep 2020 #48

K & R. nt okaawhatever Sep 2020 #7

Please consider submitting this OP as a Letter to the Editor... Laffy Kat Sep 2020 #8

I thought the same thing the second I finished reading it. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #13

I thought this too leighbythesea2 Sep 2020 #15

NYT/Wash Post/ LA times zipplewrath Sep 2020 #51

Yes Kat, I will do that. Jack-o-Lantern Sep 2020 #9

Thank you for your witness MaryMagdaline Sep 2020 #11

Thank you for posting this. democrank Sep 2020 #12

As MM says, thank you for your witness Hekate Sep 2020 #14

Hearing your story brings tears to my eyes. All the sacrifices & lives lost doing what's Illumination Sep 2020 #16

K&R .. respect PoliWrangler Sep 2020 #17

Very powerful, very real. panader0 Sep 2020 #18

Nice and speaknow Sep 2020 #19

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2020 #21

A touching story. Aussie105 Sep 2020 #22

Ya know what? colorado_ufo Sep 2020 #49

BOOM oldsoftie Sep 2020 #52

Thank You. TallMike Sep 2020 #23

There with you. Didn't serve in country but when asked I answered. flamin lib Sep 2020 #24

Thank you for your service MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #27

As did I Jamesm9164 Sep 2020 #28

Thank you Larissa Sep 2020 #29

Thank You! BadGimp Sep 2020 #30

Thanks for your story and the good work! burrowowl Sep 2020 #31

I hope when he's detained serving his life sentence before that Lock him up. Sep 2020 #32

The further the ruling class gets away from war, the more they worship it Withywindle Sep 2020 #33

So it goes, homes. MrScorpio Sep 2020 #34

My own experiences as an Infantry Platoon Leader showed me the same waste you saw Victor_c3 Sep 2020 #35

Thank you for your service... Freedomofspeech Sep 2020 #36

...and after he is in the ground rotting.... Grins Sep 2020 #37

Whoa. Talk about perspective... sarchasm Sep 2020 #38

No doubt. People will be dancing in the streets when Trumpy is gone. PatrickforO Sep 2020 #39

K&R Blue Owl Sep 2020 #40

Amen! Texin Sep 2020 #41

100% share your sentiment Dukkha Sep 2020 #43

My heart breaks each day for this. peacebuzzard Sep 2020 #44

K&R! ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #45

Thank you for your service. My nephew picked up where you left off. Frustratedlady Sep 2020 #46

As part of a family whose members served in Vietnam, I now have tears in my eyes. Paper Roses Sep 2020 #47

You have written this so well KT2000 Sep 2020 #50

I simply cannot not respond to the comments. Jamesm9164 Sep 2020 #53