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Hoop · 11-15-2015, 05:36 AM

"Yes, even Hoop, who doesn't really care about that honor."

Where did you get that idea???? Please do not speak for me.

There are only a few of you that get it. Using military service to create a separate, "elite" group here on the Fordbarn is not an honor.

Answering to role call on Veterans Day here recognizes our vets and is entirely appropriate. We don't need a permanent "button" to separate Fordbarn into "us" and "them."

I did not serve to shine my own ass ... or to make myself a notch above. I always had the impression that I was doing it for someone else.

Military SERVICE, to me, means serving others, all Americans ... not serving myself.

Unifying America is a serious challenge. Start here.

11-15-2015, 05:36 AM	#158
Hoop Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,137	Re: Will all Veterans please arise. "Yes, even Hoop, who doesn't really care about that honor." Where did you get that idea???? Please do not speak for me. There are only a few of you that get it. Using military service to create a separate, "elite" group here on the Fordbarn is not an honor. Answering to role call on Veterans Day here recognizes our vets and is entirely appropriate. We don't need a permanent "button" to separate Fordbarn into "us" and "them." I did not serve to shine my own ass ... or to make myself a notch above. I always had the impression that I was doing it for someone else. Military SERVICE, to me, means serving others, all Americans ... not serving myself. Unifying America is a serious challenge. Start here. __________________ "Remember that when it comes to intelligence, half of all of us are below average." Last edited by Hoop; 11-15-2015 at 06:22 AM.