I have medical problems that would have prevented me from even passing the physical, but I have helped the people that I know that are in or were in the service as much as I can.
I have let them live in my home.
I have tried to offer moral support and let them know that no matter what the media says their are a bunch of us that know what they are doing and support them.
I spent an entire party, many many hours, helping a veteran that was having a PTSD episode. I only left his side to pee and to wash vomit off of my arm. I sat behind him and held him to prevent him from thrashing and hitting his head on the bricks.
I also worked for a county run organization that helped veterans pry their rightful benefits out of the VA's pockets, for 5 years.
I voted, even though I am a drop in the bucket. I am very ill right now but I got my ass out there and voted and even drove someone else to the polls.
I am not doing nearly as much as you are, but I am doing what I can.
Warning: Long -- but passionatecarolfNovember 6 2008, 02:42:53 UTC
By the time women were allowed to serve in the way you mention, I was too old. However, I won't deny that I would not have volunteered. I'm really not the military type. On the other hand, I think that if we have a military service expectation on any one (SS registration, anyone?) we should have it on everyone. Period. Like Israel. I would have submitted to such regulation myself -- and advocated for it when I was a candidate for such service
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Re: Warning: Long -- but passionatefinnkveldulfrNovember 17 2008, 04:00:30 UTC
Excellent set of comments-- I appreciate the thoughts/ideas you've raised in your posts... I'm going to get off my lazy rear and add you to the friends list so you can see the stuff I keep "friends-locked"... must apologize for the short reply though-- I'm presently mobilized to active duty and preparing for imminent deployment overseas (see other messages), so I'm really short on net access time and will be for a while longer (the irony of sorts being that I'll probably have plenty of net access and time to post once I'm "in country" and on the mission itself instead of training for it outside the zone).
My real comments will be delayed, but I'll get back to your posts when I have time and energy.
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I have medical problems that would have prevented me from even passing the physical, but I have helped the people that I know that are in or were in the service as much as I can.
I have let them live in my home.
I have tried to offer moral support and let them know that no matter what the media says their are a bunch of us that know what they are doing and support them.
I spent an entire party, many many hours, helping a veteran that was having a PTSD episode. I only left his side to pee and to wash vomit off of my arm. I sat behind him and held him to prevent him from thrashing and hitting his head on the bricks.
I also worked for a county run organization that helped veterans pry their rightful benefits out of the VA's pockets, for 5 years.
I voted, even though I am a drop in the bucket. I am very ill right now but I got my ass out there and voted and even drove someone else to the polls.
I am not doing nearly as much as you are, but I am doing what I can.
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I'm going to get off my lazy rear and add you to the friends list so you can see the stuff I keep "friends-locked"... must apologize for the short reply though-- I'm presently mobilized to active duty and preparing for imminent deployment overseas (see other messages), so I'm really short on net access time and will be for a while longer (the irony of sorts being that I'll probably have plenty of net access and time to post once I'm "in country" and on the mission itself instead of training for it outside the zone).
My real comments will be delayed, but I'll get back to your posts when I have time and energy.
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Short answers are ok. I bet there are many, many folks who wish I gave them more often. :-)
Be careful out there, please.
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