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Damn, this thread brings back memories.

Having a pet euthanized is awfully hard. I've been through it three times.

But so is watching a loved companion declining, with no hope of recov ...

You do realize , of course, that the Corps is older than the USofA. :wink:

Semper Fi and many more. :D

But it's a bit younger than the US Army, though. (grin)

Seriously: happy birthday, USM ...

Look on the bright side: at least Sam (Aristotle the Hun) should have a financially nice Christmas!

This soldier wishes all of you USMC vets - and the Unites States Marine Corps, our brothers in ground combat - a happy birthday.

"Have we gone to war yet? We f****ing deserve to get bombed. Bring it on."---Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders (pretending to be a human being)

TeeHee Hahahahahahahah Crissie Hynde's home state of ...

sevry:

You might want to reconsider your opinion of Bush as a campaigner. See

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/watson.policy/index.html

3 for 3 - with the deck at least partly sta ...

Interesting info and analysis from a source I wouldn't have thought would have the guts - or integrity - to publish it.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/08/watson.policy/index.html

You probably already saw the Jul 7, 2004 newsletter Resistance. It sited supposed Navy problems (some racial) and sited the 1975 book Soldiers in Revolt. Also talked about killing commanders/leaders ...

From what I remember of history, prior to the Berlin Wall being built in 1962 Berlin was fairly open. People from the western zone could visit the eastern zone - and vice versa - pretty freely. The ...

DC_Diva:

If you got his name, it may well be possible to get that vet the medals he earned. I've seen the Army award Purple Hearts from World War II and Korea recently to vets who had gotten bypas ...

So, "Janie" thinks all of us who voted for GWB should be wearing the old "I'm With Stupid" t-shirt, eh? Given her accomplishments in life to date - and her own admission that "she doesn't know anythi ...

Remember:

http://www.barking-moonbat.com/images/bark_chirac.jpg

"moonbattus cheeseatus surrendermonkeyus"
AKA Pepe Le Peu-Bat

Courtesy of http://www.barking-moonbat.com/archives/000872.html

Taheri is a perceptive man indeed. If there are more like him in the Islamic world, perhaps it can again become a great - and reasonably enlightened - culture, as it was during the Middle Ages.

Jane Smiley's article there was the most foolish piece of junk writing I've read in a long time.

Perhaps she's should consider it's entirely possible that she's the one wearing the old "I'm with St ...

For what it's worth, IMO a good overview is Vietnam: A History, by Stanley Karnow. It provides valuable background. It traces the conflict there from way back through the French conquest, World War ...