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I obviously have missed out on something from before.  I am currently in the service and I am currently deployed.  Believe what you will.

Thank you  I think you are the only one.  
I did not serve- I was in college during the draft/lottery  and I chose to stay in school  and freely admit I am not a patriot . ( someone willing to die for their country ).

I thank you for your honesty.  I don't plan on dieing for my country   The point is to let others die for theirs

Woohoo - I am a Jr Member....LOL

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End ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

    The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military as long as their sexual preference remained secret has led to the discharge of 13,000 servicemen and women since its adoption in 1993. That, given the country’s current involvement in two wars, along with the difficulties we’ve had recruiting qualified people to fight them, is reason enough to abandon the policy.
    But there are other, equally valid reasons that the current head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff touched on in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. “I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens,” Admiral Mike Mullen said. .................>>>>..............>>>>..............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00902&AppName=1

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I thank you for your honesty.  I don't plan on dieing for my country   The point is to let others die for theirs

CHA-CHING!!!.....that's why we are 'over there' and not here.......thank you.....