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daa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 03:15 PM
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War's good business invest your son
Don’t discourage children from joining service, Pace urges

By Pauline Jelinek
Associated Press

America’s parents should not stand in the way of sons and daughters who want to join the military, but should let them follow their patriotic instincts, the nation’s No. 2 general said Wednesday.

“Those who are looking to serve this country should be encouraged to do so,” said Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A Marine whose son also is in the Marine Corps, Pace said the key is “to encourage our young people ... to come forward to help defend this nation ... and to encourage the families of those young folks to let them follow their instincts.”

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-945785.php
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kwolf68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-05 03:20 PM
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1. Thing is...

we aren't defending anything. We are the attackers. Big difference. If planes landed here today with people ready to kill us, I'd take up arms myself and join the fight.

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