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04-09-2009 11:18 AM
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Hi Rick,
Don't let too much get you down. One of the things I was taught by the military people in my family ( I'm not military ) is that the reason they served and fought was so people could have the freedom to have thier own ideas. Your friend for whatever reason has his ideas, right or wrong the reason he is able to dissent is because of those who have served.
The folks running to Canada these days are finding a very different welcome than those fleeing the Vietnam war. The draft dodgers of the Vietnam era were conscripted, they didn't have a choice. Where those coming to Canada these days are folks who joined of thier own free will, then decided that the deal they made wasn't good enough and ran away.
These folks are being turned over to the American government to face charges in the U.S.
So indeed the way people on both sides of the border feel is pretty similar.
But as I said earlier thank God for those who have served which allows us to live in a country where it is allowed to have differing opinions. That my friend is freedom.
KTK
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(Deceased April 21, 2018)
As the old saying went,
"You take the shilling, you also take everything that goes with it."