Comments on: 33 Minutes http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:19:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: 1SGinTN http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-9 1SGinTN Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:59:31 +0000 #comment-9 <p>Meals on wheels and peacekeeping is not always so peaceful. Although the NCOs and most officers can be counted on to look after the troops, my experience tells me Democratic CinCs are not so reliable. I had two of them, and we truly felt like 2nd class citizens much of the time during their tenure. Because my blood was OD green and my heart pumped cadence, I stuck with it. My oldest daughter is a Navy nurse, so she has a good bit of the sheep dog mindset like her old man. She will likely stick with it as well. </p> Meals on wheels and peacekeeping is not always so peaceful. Although the NCOs and most officers can be counted on to look after the troops, my experience tells me Democratic CinCs are not so reliable. I had two of them, and we truly felt like 2nd class citizens much of the time during their tenure. Because my blood was OD green and my heart pumped cadence, I stuck with it. My oldest daughter is a Navy nurse, so she has a good bit of the sheep dog mindset like her old man. She will likely stick with it as well.

]]> By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-8 Achance Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:33:33 +0000 #comment-8 <p>after a three year turn in the Infantry. Saw lots of fun and exciting places like Southeast Afghanistan and Kosovo. I couldn't stay out of his decision about re-upping. I saw a Democrat victory coming and I just didn't want my kid doing meals on wheels with no armor and no air support in some God awful place, so I encouraged him not to re-enlist. He's still got a reserve comittment, but I'm thinking BHO ain't man enough to "call out the reserves," at least not reserve infantrymen.</p> after a three year turn in the Infantry. Saw lots of fun and exciting places like Southeast Afghanistan and Kosovo. I couldn’t stay out of his decision about re-upping. I saw a Democrat victory coming and I just didn’t want my kid doing meals on wheels with no armor and no air support in some God awful place, so I encouraged him not to re-enlist. He’s still got a reserve comittment, but I’m thinking BHO ain’t man enough to “call out the reserves,” at least not reserve infantrymen.

]]> By: 1SGinTN http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-7 1SGinTN Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:43:18 +0000 #comment-7 <p>is far different, eh? I grew up in North GA on US Hwy 27, and saw a share of those convoys, too. That type of threat is not something I want my youngest (born right before I retired from active duty) to have to deal with, though. I had hoped we had solved most of that with the end of the Cold War, although I knew better than to fall for the 'Peace Dividend' foolishness. </p> is far different, eh? I grew up in North GA on US Hwy 27, and saw a share of those convoys, too. That type of threat is not something I want my youngest (born right before I retired from active duty) to have to deal with, though. I had hoped we had solved most of that with the end of the Cold War, although I knew better than to fall for the ‘Peace Dividend’ foolishness.

]]> By: 1SGinTN http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-6 1SGinTN Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:24:16 +0000 #comment-6 <p>Here's my vision: while we are preoccupied with our economy and the change in government, one or more adversaries will use the opportunity to make their moves - culminating in a mind-focusing event(s).</p> Here’s my vision: while we are preoccupied with our economy and the change in government, one or more adversaries will use the opportunity to make their moves - culminating in a mind-focusing event(s).

]]> By: Achance http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-5 Achance Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:26:47 +0000 #comment-5 <p>at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Of course, we'd always done the get under the desk and kiss your butt goodbye drill but this you knew was different.</p> <p>The Interstate Highway System was far from complete in '62 and my hometown in Georgia had as perhaps its singular distinction the first intersection of two of the old continental federal highways, US 1 from Maine to Key West and US 80 from San Diego to Savannah. Those roads turned OD Green for days! They all but imposed martial law and the roads were closed to civilian traffic most of the time with armed MPs patroling. Convoy after convoy, everything in the US arsenal. The skies were filled with airplanes; a B-52 at 500 feet is a VERY impressive sight.</p> <p>It was all very exciting to a twelve year old fascinated by anything that rolled, flew, or made smoke and noise, but that's an excitement I never want my kids to know!</p> at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Of course, we’d always done the get under the desk and kiss your butt goodbye drill but this you knew was different.

The Interstate Highway System was far from complete in ‘62 and my hometown in Georgia had as perhaps its singular distinction the first intersection of two of the old continental federal highways, US 1 from Maine to Key West and US 80 from San Diego to Savannah. Those roads turned OD Green for days! They all but imposed martial law and the roads were closed to civilian traffic most of the time with armed MPs patroling. Convoy after convoy, everything in the US arsenal. The skies were filled with airplanes; a B-52 at 500 feet is a VERY impressive sight.

It was all very exciting to a twelve year old fascinated by anything that rolled, flew, or made smoke and noise, but that’s an excitement I never want my kids to know!

]]> By: woodsman http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-4 woodsman Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:57:11 +0000 #comment-4 <p>I too remember some of this time. My dad went to classes to learn fall-out shelter design because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Like you, at the time it did not mean very much to me, but now...it's a different story.</p> <p>Obama's campaign of hope doesn't fall into the same desire I have for the hope that someone is paying attention to this.</p> I too remember some of this time. My dad went to classes to learn fall-out shelter design because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Like you, at the time it did not mean very much to me, but now…it’s a different story.

Obama’s campaign of hope doesn’t fall into the same desire I have for the hope that someone is paying attention to this.

]]> By: izoneguy http://www.redstate.com/1sgintn/2008/11/18/33-minutes/#comment-3 izoneguy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:53:00 +0000 #comment-3 <p><strong>"The vision that Reagan had in 1983"</strong></p> <p>That is one line from the trailer that stuck in my head. "Vision" - 25 years ago Reagan had that vision and many people have stuck with it to this day.</p> <p>That is what is lacking in our current government - "Vision"</p> <p>"Vision" has been replaced with "Blind Ambition".</p> “The vision that Reagan had in 1983″

That is one line from the trailer that stuck in my head.
“Vision” - 25 years ago Reagan had that vision and
many people have stuck with it to this day.

That is what is lacking in our current government - “Vision”

“Vision” has been replaced with “Blind Ambition”.

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