To: outwest4us AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Real History & Change - for me, anyway
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:44:51 -0800 (PST)
One of my nephews is supposewd to ship off for Marine boot camp, in a couple
of weeks. I am more than a bit agitated with him and his father (my
brother). Those recruiters have promised him the moon; I told my brother he
will be in some place like Afghnistan within a year, carrying a rifle. I
offered the boy a much more attractive alternative, but he thinks the
'adventure' the military will provide is more attractive than what I could
provide (he will soon learn he was wrong).
I'm happy for you that your son is in DC. bev and Lynda both have sons off
somewhere, too. I worry about my nephew. I can't think of any place in the
world where we need to be fighting, right now. But, fight we
will.............