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- From: dennis@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Thomas A. Dennis)
- Subject: Re: Veteran's Day
- References: <9211131020.AA10500@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 20:27:39 GMT
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- In <Bxp14z.M31@news.iastate.edu> z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson --
- Agro-Barbarian) writes:
-
- >dennis@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Thomas A. Dennis) writes:
-
- [responding to the inevitable Steve Franklin, I believe]
- >>Kindly keep in mind, as you work yourself up into a fuming, spittle-spraying
- >>fit, that in this country the term "veteran" refers not only to a fair
- number
- >>of men and women who actually displayed something like valor, but also to
- >>people--and I use the term quite loosely--like George Bush, Oliver North,
- and
- >>William Calley, all of them "heroes" of yours, no doubt.
-
- > While I agree with the sentiments, I can't quite come to grips with
- >George Bush being in here. "Valor" is what we were after here, right? So
- >Tom, ever performed a night carrier landing? Ever even seen one? How about
- >even seen a carrier landing? Well, I've done them and seen them (and no, I
- >was not the pilot, hence I was at the point of maximum pucker). Bush did.
-
- [gut-wrenching description of a n.c.l. deleted]
-
- As much as it pains me to say this, the dictionary bears out your description
- of "valor" as accurate. I guess, when I included the Thing from
- Kennebunkport in my list, I was thinking of his record as
- commander-in-chief, specifically his practice of expressing his irritation
- at former buddies who happen to be dictators by wiping out large numbers of
- their civilian subjects and underarmed grunts.
-
- > Otherwise you were spot on.
-
- Thanks.
-
- --
-
- Tom Dennis | I looked into the abyss,
- dennis@alexia.uiuc.edu | and the abyss looked into me--
- tadg0614@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | and we both winked.
-