Is it easier now?

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Is it easier now?
From: "Ed Majden"
Date: 2/27/04 6:55 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: EqT%b.633877$X%5.197935@pd7tw2no


"ArtKramr" "I am angry that so many of the sons of the powerful and
well-placed managed to wangle slots in the Army Reserve and National

Why is the ANG being put down by so many? They provide a very
usefull
reserve function and in many cases are regular force members that have
returned to civilian life. In Canada we call these units the reserves.
They are now being used by the CF on many peace keeping and peace making
missions. Most of our reserves are Army types but there is also an air
and
naval element reserves. I think they do a dammed fine job.
Ed



That was not my quote. It was made by General Colin Powell in his book.

No, your comments regarding the Guard have been even worse. ISTR you just
recently labled the Guardsmen who served during WWII as "shirkers", did you
not? Those "shirkers" who were struggling to survive the Bataan Death March,
the combination of disease and Japanese bullets at Bloody Buna, and were
some the first troops ashore at Normandy? Stop weaseliing away by trying to
put the blame on Powell--you are the one who keeps taking his quote out of
context in regards to the WWII period.

Brooks



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
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