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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Drew said:  "we have millions of former military people walking the streets
today and HEAR (emphasis mine) very infrequently about one going over the
edge.

"She" responded that Drew needed to get out more.  It is really, IMNSHO, a
shame that we don't take care of the folks that the military screwed up.
Yes, THE MILITARY screwed up!  Lots and lots of the men who have gone to war
have come back screwed up.  Everyone looks the other way and *pretends* they
don't exist.  They end up on the streets or in prison because the military
turns their back on the damage they have done to them.  Sure, they might
have been partially "broken" before they went into the military but far more
of them were destroyed by being in the military.  Particularly those from
the Vietnam era who were kicked to the curb and told all their problems were
imaginary, in their minds, there before they went in.  I disagree!  AND, it
is time we started doing that whole partiot, honor the veteran thing when
they aren't in uniform anymore!  End of rant!

Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: <DSanner106 AT aol.com>
>
> hmm, you obviously are not understanding that we are in complete
agreement.
> That is my
> point exactly. If you read my post and the one I was replying to, you will
> see that. I stated that the people she referred to as former military with
> violent tendencies were not created through military training. I pointed
to the
> millions of law abiding mild mannered former military people that went
through
> training and are not fundamentally changed by it. I also pointed out the
someone
> with a violent tendency beforehand might be attracted to and join the
> military. they would leave with the same tendencies they entered with. In
other
> words, the training is
> not creating the violent tendencies.
>
> Drew
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