Discussion:
Jessica Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart
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errol9
2003-07-22 16:57:34 UTC
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Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes to
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Cheers, Randy
--
Should Jessica not have been given the Medal of Honour?........Errol
ELIZABETH, W.Va. - Former POW Jessica Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star
and
Purple Heart in Washington Monday as she prepares for her homecoming.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6353523.htm
Cal E. Rollins
2003-07-22 16:35:06 UTC
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Randy, Errol9,

Do you think the Pentagon is going to give a medal of honor to anyone
not deserving it? It's not like the Baha'i Faith that's so anal
retentive that they won't give black slaves the title of Dawnbreakers.
--Cal
Randy Burns
2003-07-22 17:51:19 UTC
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I don't know how friendly they were, I think it is pretty obvious that the
Israeli attack was intentional.

Cheers, Randy

--
Sure they do, the Medal of Honor was given to the Captian of the USS
Liberty
in the Israel Egypt 6 day war, all as a cover up for the embarrassment of
a
(Blue on Blue) for being attacked by friendly Israelis.
He was quietly given the award in the Navy dockyard instead of going to
the
White House to receive it from the President. http://ussliberty.org/
errol9
2003-07-22 19:10:22 UTC
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Post by Randy Burns
I don't know how friendly they were, I think it is pretty obvious that the
Israeli attack was intentional.
Ofcourse the attack was intentional, but Israel and the US were **friendly**
countries not at war with one another when the attack happened.

A *Blue on Blue* is military terminology for such an attack.

The Captain's award of the medal of Honor was highly disputed at the time if
you read up on the history of the (Spy ship) USS Liberty.......Errol
Post by Randy Burns
Cheers, Randy
--
Sure they do, the Medal of Honor was given to the Captian of the USS
Liberty
in the Israel Egypt 6 day war, all as a cover up for the embarrassment of
a
(Blue on Blue) for being attacked by friendly Israelis.
He was quietly given the award in the Navy dockyard instead of going to
the
White House to receive it from the President. http://ussliberty.org/
Paul Hammond
2003-07-23 05:36:16 UTC
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Post by errol9
Post by Randy Burns
I don't know how friendly they were, I think it is pretty obvious that the
Israeli attack was intentional.
Ofcourse the attack was intentional, but Israel and the US were **friendly**
countries not at war with one another when the attack happened.
A *Blue on Blue* is military terminology for such an attack.
I thought "Blue on blue" was what otherwise gets called
by journalists "Friendly fire", such as all the British
deaths caused in the recent war on Iraq by American
fire.

I thought it was usually understood that these attacks
resulted from unintentionally firing on a friend, not
merely because both parties do not have legal status
as combatants.

In short, I think being unintentional is understood
in the terminology, thus the attack on the Liberty is
not a Blue on blue.

Paul
Pat Kohli
2003-07-23 00:01:54 UTC
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Post by Randy Burns
Sure they do, the Medal of Honor was given to the Captian of the USS
Liberty
I did not know that, and now I do, thanks! Even so, it was a tough situation
where his crew was being killed off; as an intel ship, he had no real real
guns, and he got no support from the US Navy's Sixth Fleet, which was suppose
to be available with all his fancy comm gear. Had it been me, and I survived
it, I might have killed a few admirals and captains back at the fleet staff.
So, he is a better man than me.
Post by Randy Burns
in the Israel Egypt 6 day war, all as a cover up for the embarrassment of
a
(Blue on Blue) for being attacked by friendly Israelis.
He was quietly given the award in the Navy dockyard instead of going to
the
White House to receive it from the President. http://ussliberty.org/
Errol,

The Israelis were _not_ friendly to the Liberty. It was _not_ a matter of a
stray round, or a stray burst. They were monitored by Isreali airborne
reconnaisance for hours, then they were hit by attack aircraft, and then
torpedo boats. The Israelis machine gunned the lifeboats, just like some
stereotyped Nazi U-boat crew!

"The Liberty's motor whale boat had been destroyed, and few life rafts
survived. But Lieutenant Lloyd Painter (Ennes's relief as officer of
the
deck) organized three undamaged ones and kicked them over the
gunwales. Two were shot to pieces immediately in the water, the third
hauled aboard one of the torpedo boats."
http://www.usni.org/proceedings/Articles03/PROwalsh06.htm

Just what sort of sailor were you, if you ever were one?

- Pat
errol9
2003-07-23 06:10:34 UTC
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Post by Pat Kohli
Just what sort of sailor were you, if you ever were one?
WHAT SORT OF US SOLDIER WERE YOU YOU DONT EVEN KNOW YOUR COUNTRY'S MILITARY
HISTORY.

The point I was trying to make was how governments use MILITARY AWARDS for
political sweeteners like they did by awarding Jessica Lynch, a bronze star.
They might as well have given her a medal of honour, like they did Captain
MGonagle of the USS Liberty. His Congressional Medal of Honor was a sham
and a political sweetener for one big balls up the same as Jessica Lynch's
bronze star. They even lied in the Medal of Honor's register. The Captain's
award is registered as a VIETNAM WAR AWARD, as the aggressor is not
identified because the US was not at war with Israel.


"Captain McGonagle was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his
actions during and after the attack. The Medal of Honor, this country's
highest military decoration, is ordinarily presented by the president in a
White House ceremony. Because the "Liberty incident" has always been a
political problem in this country, McGonagle's medal was presented by, if I
recall correctly, the secretary of the navy in an unpublicized ceremony in
the Washington Navy Yard. If one looks in the on-line databases on holders
of the Medal of Honor, one finds the curious fact that, according to the US
government, Captain McGonagle is the only member of the US military who won
his medal for actions in the Vietnam war -- although somehow in the eastern
Mediterranean. See, by way of example,
http://www.mishalov.com/Citations.html. The captain's specific citation is
at http://www.mishalov.com/McGonagle.html. Note that the aggressor is not
identified.

US: The USS Liberty episode
http://wais.stanford.edu/us_2theusslibertyepisode42703.html

'The USS Liberty': America's Most Shameful Secret
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/margolis12.html

Numerous other stories on the USS Liberty

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=US+Government+for+USS+Lib
erty&btnG=Google+Search

Errol
Pat Kohli
2003-07-22 23:30:12 UTC
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Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes to
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
She got a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, for being in an aweful truck
accident? I knew the Army was easy on giving out commendations, but this is
truly amazing. I wonder if her citation was based on the early press
reports, with her stabbed by several Iraqis, and still killing them until she
ran out of ammunition?

Is she a Baha'i, too, now? Will Colin Powell, or Jack Straw be next?

Best wishes!
- Pat
kohli at ameritel.net
Sekhmet
2003-07-22 23:54:42 UTC
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Post by Pat Kohli
She got a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, for being in an aweful truck
accident? I knew the Army was easy on giving out commendations, but this is
truly amazing. I wonder if her citation was based on the early press
reports, with her stabbed by several Iraqis, and still killing them until she
ran out of ammunition?
They tried to give my father a Purple Heart after he had to have an emergency
appendectomy while serving in the Navy at the end of WWII (apparently if you
need surgery while deployed on a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it
counts as a "wound").

He refused the medal.

--Sekhmet
Dermod Ryder
2003-07-23 01:52:52 UTC
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Post by Sekhmet
Post by Pat Kohli
She got a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, for being in an aweful truck
accident? I knew the Army was easy on giving out commendations, but this is
truly amazing. I wonder if her citation was based on the early press
reports, with her stabbed by several Iraqis, and still killing them until she
ran out of ammunition?
They tried to give my father a Purple Heart after he had to have an emergency
appendectomy while serving in the Navy at the end of WWII (apparently if you
need surgery while deployed on a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it
counts as a "wound").
He refused the medal.
And what of the Marine who was shot through the backside during the
Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. He looked at the entry and exit wounds and
declared that he ought to receive 4 Purple Hearts ffrom the one bullet.
Post by Sekhmet
--Sekhmet
Cal E. Rollins
2003-07-23 14:06:18 UTC
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Dermod,

Do you get any money for a Purple Heart or just the medal? --Cal
Cal E. Rollins
2003-07-23 14:02:50 UTC
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Pat,

Well if Dr. Kelly became a Baha'i in New York in 1999 (into numbers and
their significance ?) then Secretary Colin Powell and Jack Straw could
be next. Has anybody invited them to a fireside? --Cal
Pat Kohli
2003-07-23 00:10:36 UTC
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Post by errol9
Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes
to
Post by errol9
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Of course they wouldn't give her the Medal of Honor (it is a US medal) because
she is a woman; they would give her the medal, or try to, anyway, if she were a
bona fide hero. Generally you need to exhibit some courage under fire, like
fall on a hand grenade, that sort of thing. Surviving a truck accident, even if
it is followed up with treatment in a hospital run by foreigners, just does
_not_ cut it!
Balderdash, George. The Medal of Honor is the eqivalent of the Victoria
Cross and only awarded to service people who have performed acts of valour
in combat above and beyond the call of duty - people like Navy Corpsman
William Halyburton who cooly and deliberately shielded wounded Marines from
the enemy fire which killed him or Pfc Henry Gurke who fell on and took the
full force of an enemy grenade which fell into the foxhole he shared with a
fellow Marine, sacrificing his life to save that of his friend.
Right, that is the stuff!
You've wriiten a book about a VC recipient - you know what it takes to win
one. 'Tis roughly the same with the Medal of Honor.
Maybe he forgot? Or, maybe in his research he discovered that his subject was a
woman who concealed her gender to win the VC (or so, in error's mind)?

BTW, I do appreciate your efforts in spelling the American citiation.

Best wishes!
- Pat
kohli at ameritel.net
Dermod Ryder
2003-07-23 01:52:53 UTC
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Post by Pat Kohli
You've wriiten a book about a VC recipient - you know what it takes to win
one. 'Tis roughly the same with the Medal of Honor.
Maybe he forgot? Or, maybe in his research he discovered that his subject was a
woman who concealed her gender to win the VC (or so, in error's mind)?
BTW, I do appreciate your efforts in spelling the American citiation.
No effort, Pat, only right and proper. Honour is due those whose courage
under fire merits a Medal of Honor or a VC.

BTW George, did you know that a recipient of a Medal of Honor is saluted by
all service personnel, even those who outrank him, receives a pension of
$100 and is entitled to free military transport?
errol9
2003-07-23 07:53:26 UTC
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Post by Dermod Ryder
Post by Pat Kohli
You've wriiten a book about a VC recipient - you know what it takes to
win
Post by Pat Kohli
one. 'Tis roughly the same with the Medal of Honor.
Maybe he forgot? Or, maybe in his research he discovered that his subject
was a
Post by Pat Kohli
woman who concealed her gender to win the VC (or so, in error's mind)?
BTW, I do appreciate your efforts in spelling the American citiation.
No effort, Pat, only right and proper. Honour is due those whose courage
under fire merits a Medal of Honor or a VC.
BTW George, did you know that a recipient of a Medal of Honor is saluted by
all service personnel, even those who outrank him, receives a pension of
$100 and is entitled to free military transport?
Similar respects are given to a VC recipient, the pension is 100 quid
yearly, it used to only be a tenner until recently. Did you know Jessica
Lynch Bronze Star and Purple Heart only represents 10th and 11th in the
correct order of precedence for US Military Awards. Thats why I made the
wise crack about why they didn't give her a Medal of Honor. The awards she
got are common awards many servicemen get compared to the higer up ones. Had
she done what the US TV first claimed she had done she would undoubtly
received a much higher award. As it stands she received the proper awards.

Errol

The Bronze Star
http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/armedal/blbsm.htm

The Purple Heart
http://www.purpleheart.org/explanation.htm


Errol

1) Medal of Honor

2) Navy Cross

3) Defense Distinguished Service Medal

4) Distinguished Service Medal

5) Silver Star

6) Defense Superior Service Medal

7) Legion of Merit

8) Distinguished Flying Cross

9) Navy and Marine Corps Medal

10) Bronze Star

11) Purple Heart
errol9
2003-07-23 06:21:28 UTC
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Post by Pat Kohli
Post by errol9
Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes
to
Post by errol9
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Of course they wouldn't give her the Medal of Honor (it is a US medal) because
she is a woman; they would give her the medal, or try to, anyway, if she were a
bona fide hero. Generally you need to exhibit some courage under fire, like
fall on a hand grenade, that sort of thing. Surviving a truck accident, even if
it is followed up with treatment in a hospital run by foreigners, just does
_not_ cut it!
Balderdash, George. The Medal of Honor is the eqivalent of the Victoria
Cross and only awarded to service people who have performed acts of valour
in combat above and beyond the call of duty - people like Navy Corpsman
William Halyburton who cooly and deliberately shielded wounded Marines from
the enemy fire which killed him or Pfc Henry Gurke who fell on and took the
full force of an enemy grenade which fell into the foxhole he shared with a
fellow Marine, sacrificing his life to save that of his friend.
Right, that is the stuff!
You've wriiten a book about a VC recipient - you know what it takes to win
one. 'Tis roughly the same with the Medal of Honor.
Maybe he forgot? Or, maybe in his research he discovered that his subject was a
woman who concealed her gender to win the VC (or so, in error's mind)?
As usual the redneck paratrooper dosn't know when he is being wound up.

Errol
Post by Pat Kohli
BTW, I do appreciate your efforts in spelling the American citiation.
Best wishes!
- Pat
kohli at ameritel.net
errol9
2003-07-23 05:07:17 UTC
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Post by errol9
Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes
to
Post by errol9
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Balderdash, George. The Medal of Honor is the eqivalent of the Victoria
Cross and only awarded to service people who have performed acts of valour
in combat above and beyond the call of duty - people like Navy Corpsman
William Halyburton who cooly and deliberately shielded wounded Marines from
the enemy fire which killed him or Pfc Henry Gurke who fell on and took the
full force of an enemy grenade which fell into the foxhole he shared with a
fellow Marine, sacrificing his life to save that of his friend.
You've wriiten a book about a VC recipient - you know what it takes to win
one. 'Tis roughly the same with the Medal of Honor.
You dont say, I thought you knew by now when I throw in a question like
above, its a bit of black humour to get a debate going............Errol
Post by errol9
Cheers, Randy
--
Should Jessica not have been given the Medal of Honour?........Errol
ELIZABETH, W.Va. - Former POW Jessica Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star
and
Purple Heart in Washington Monday as she prepares for her homecoming.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6353523.htm
M Power
2003-07-23 05:31:51 UTC
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Wow, are you an idiot or what? You have absolutely no clue what the
Medal of Honor is for if you think she even comes close to deserving
it. Hilarious.
Post by errol9
Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes to
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Cheers, Randy
--
Should Jessica not have been given the Medal of Honour?........Errol
ELIZABETH, W.Va. - Former POW Jessica Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star
and
Purple Heart in Washington Monday as she prepares for her homecoming.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6353523.htm
errol9
2003-07-23 07:59:37 UTC
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Post by M Power
Wow, are you an idiot or what? You have absolutely no clue what the
Medal of Honor is for if you think she even comes close to deserving
it. Hilarious.
Another redneck bites the dust with a windup.........Errol
Post by M Power
Post by errol9
Are you saying she should have? I think not. The medal of Honor goes to
people who risk their lives to save lives and other heroic acts, Jessica
underwent an horrendous ordeal but didn't do anything to be awarded that
award.
I think they just didn't give her the Medal of Honour because she was a
woman...............Errol
Cheers, Randy
--
Should Jessica not have been given the Medal of Honour?........Errol
ELIZABETH, W.Va. - Former POW Jessica Lynch was awarded the Bronze Star
and
Purple Heart in Washington Monday as she prepares for her homecoming.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/6353523.htm
Paul Hammond
2003-07-24 00:43:44 UTC
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1. My neck is brown, not red.
2. You're an idiot.
Wow! You worked that out really quickly!
Pat Kohli
2003-07-24 01:16:22 UTC
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Post by Paul Hammond
1. My neck is brown, not red.
2. You're an idiot.
Welcome aboard, Herr Beemer!
Post by Paul Hammond
Wow! You worked that out really quickly!
I think he's been saying that consistently.

Best wishes!
- Pat
kohli at ameritel.net
errol9
2003-07-24 16:56:33 UTC
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1. My neck is brown, not red.
2. You're an idiot.
Tit's nottting ti do wi color man, you are a redneck if yo have.......

1.More than one living relative is named after a Southern Civil War general.

2.You think the stock market has a fence around it.

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"Howdy!", "HEY!" or "How Y'all Doin'?"

(If they respond with the same... they're a redneck too!)

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136.You bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.

137.Your dad walks you to school because you are both in the same grade.

138.Your wife has a beer belly and you find it attractive.

139.Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.

140.You have started a petition to change the National Anthem to "Georgia on
My Mind".

141.You call your boss "Buddy", on a regular basis.

142.You consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it in
prison.

143.You have been fired from a construction job because of your appearance.
(Is that a bad mental image or what?)

144.You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the
House of Tattoos.

145.You need an estimate from your barber before you get a haircut.

146.The biggest fashion risk you take is which plaid you'll wear to the 4-H
Fair.

147.You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance in your front yard.

148.Someone in your family says "Cum'n heer an' lookit this afore I flush
it."

149.Your wife weighs more then your refrigerator.

150.You move your refrigerator and the grass underneath it has turned
yellow.

151.You mow your lawn and find a car.

152.You can spit without opening your mouth.

153.Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night involves putting on
shoes and a jacket and grabbing a flashlight.

154.You go Christmas shopping for your mom, sister, and girlfriend, and you
only need to buy one gift.

155.You are still holding on to Confederate money because you think the
South will rise again.

156.You consider pork and beans to be a gourmet food.

157.You can amuse yourself for more than an hour with a fly swatter.

158.You have to go down to the creek to take a bath.

159.You participate in the "who can spit tobacco the farthest contest".

160.You roll you hair with soup cans and wash it once a year.

161.You've never paid for a haircut.

162.You consider a three piece suit to be: a pair of overalls, a plaid
flannel shirt and thermal underwear.

163.There is a sheet hanging in your closet and a gun rack hanging in your
truck.

164.You think the Mountain Men in Deliverance were just "misunderstood".

165.You've ever made change in the offering plate.

166.The fifth grade is referred to as "your senior year."

167.You consider a good tan to be the back of of your neck and the left arm
below the shirt sleeve...

168.You own at least 20 baseball hats.

169.You think a 'cursor' is someone who swears a lot.

170.You know of at least six different ways to bend the bill of a baseball
hat.

171.You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.

172.When you run out of gas, you put gin in the gas tank.

173.Your screen door has no screen.

174.Your biggest ambition in live is to "git that big ole coon. The one what
hangs 'round over yonder, back'ah Bubba's barn..."

175.Three quarters of the clothes you own have logos on them.

176.Your grandfather completely executes the "pull my finger" trick at the
family reunion.

177.When you leave your house, you are followed by federal agents of the
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the only thing you worry about
is if you can lose them or not.

178.You have a house that's mobile and five cars that aren't.

179.Your gene pool doesn't have a "deep end."

180.Your `huntin dawg' cost more than the truck you drive him around in.

181.You have a Hefty bag for a convertible top.

182.Your belt buckle weighs more than three pounds.

183.You have an Elvis Jell-o mold.

184.You have the taxidermist's number on speed-dial.

185.You own more cowboy boots than sneakers.

186.You've been to a funeral and there were more pick-ups than cars.

187.You have a picture of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and/or Elvis over your
fireplace.

188.You just bought an 8-track player to put in your car.

189.There are four or more cars up on blocks in the front yard.

190.It's easier to spray weed killer on your lawn than mow it.

191.You think that John Deere Green, Ford Blue, and Primer Gray are the
three of the primary colors.

192.You've ever climbed a water tower with a bucket of paint to defend your
sister's honor.

193.Your vehicle has a two-tone paint job--primer red and primer gray.

194.The tobacco chewers in your family aren't just men.

195.Your momma calls you over to help, cause she has a flat tire...on her
house

196.The ASPCA raids your kitchen.

197.You have to check in the bottom of your shoe for change so you can get
Grandma a new plug of tobacco.

198.You can't get married to your sweetheart because there is a law against
it.

199.You celebrate Groundhog Day because you believe in it.

200.Your kid takes a siphon hose to show-and-tell.

201.You've been on TV more than 5 times describing the sound of a tornado.

202.You fish in your above-ground pool. . . and catch something.

203.When a sign that says "Say No To Crack!" reminds you to pull up your
jeans.

204.Your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your home
town.

205.Getting a package from your post office requires a full tank of gas in
the truck.

206.Your wife wants to stop at the gas station to see if they've got the new
Darrell Waltrip Budweiser wall clock.

207.You dated your daddy's current wife in high school.

208.You're moved to tears every time you hear Dolly Parton singing "I Will
Always Love You".

209.You grow Vidalia onions, rather than considering them a gourmet item.

210.Your Momma would rather go the racetrack than the Kennedy Center.
(Clinton true-life story)

211.The most serious loss from the earthquake was your Conway Twitty record
collection (your insurance man is a redneck too if he pays you for it).

212.You have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.

213.You've ever hit a deer with your car...deliberately.

214.You can tell your age by the number of rings in the bathtub.

215.Your momma gives you tips on how to sneak booze into sporting events.

216.Exxon and Conoco have offered you royalties for your hair.

217.Your dad is also your favorite uncle.

218.Your classes at school were cancelled because the path to the restroom
was flooded.

219.During your senior year you and your mother had homeroom together.

220.You're a lite beer drinker, because you start drinking when it gets
light.

221.On your first date you had to ask your Dad to borrow the keys to the
tractor.

222.Your parakeet knows the phrase "Open up, Police!"

223.You saved lots of money on your honeymoon by going deer hunting.

224.In tough situations you ask yourself, "What would Curly do?"

225.Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.

226.You think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are "Play Ball..."

227.You have a color coordinating rope that ties down your car hood.

228.You bring your dog to work with you.

229.Your grandmother can correctly execute the sleeper hold.

230.You've ever held somebody up with a caulk gun.

231.You have every episode of "Hee Haw" on tape.

232.Your favorite hunting dog has a bigger tombstone than your grandfather.

233.Your masseuse uses lard.

234.Your wife's best shoes have steel toes.

235.You use your fishing license as a form of I.D.

236.On stag night, you take a real deer.

237.You use a 55 Chevy as a guest house.

238.Your back porch is bigger than your house.

239.There is more oil in your cap than in your car.

240.You think a hot tub is a stolen bathroom fixture.

241.A full-grown ostrich has fewer feathers than your cowboy hat.

242.An expired license plate means another decoration for your living room
wall.

243.You think Old Yeller is a movie about your brother's tooth.

244.You watch Little House on the Prairie for decorating tips.

245.Your secret family recipe is illegal.

246.Your handkerchief doubles as your shirt sleeve.

247.Your baby's favorite teething ring is the garden hose in the front yard.

248.Your coat-of-arms features kudzu.

249.Your sophisticated show-biz cousin is a rodeo clown.

250.You think people that send out graduation announcements are show-offs.

251.Your best ashtray is a turtle shell.

252.Your pocketknife has ever been referred to as Exhibit A.

253.You think cur is a breed of dog.

254.People hear your car long before they see it.

255.Your four-year-old is a member of the NRA.

256.Your satellite dish payment delays buying school clothes for the kids.

257.Your most expensive shoes have numbers on the heels.

258.Your wife has ever burned out an electric razor.

259.Your birth announcement included the word "rug rat".

260.You've ever hitchhiked naked,

261.You're turned on by a woman who can field dress a deer.

262.You use the O on a stop sign to sight your new rifle.

263.Your bumper sticker says, "My other car is a combine."

264.The gas pedal on your car is shaped like a bare foot.

265.The highlight of your parties is when you flip out your false teeth.

266.Your wife keeps a can of Vienna sausage in her purse.

267.Taking a dip has nothing to do with water.

268.There are more than ten lawsuits currently pending against your dog.

269.You take a fishing pole to Sea World.

270.The hood and one door are a different color from the rest of your car.

271.You've ever filled your deer tag on the golf course.

272.You've ever shot somebody over a mall parking space.

273.Santa Claus refuses to let your kids sit in his lap.

274.Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.

275.You think mud rasslin' should be an Olympic sport.

276.The receptionist checks the rat traps at your place of business.

277.You list your parole officer as a reference.

278.There are more fish on your wall than pictures.

279.Motel 6 turns off the lights when they see you coming.

280.There are more dishes in your sink than in your cabinets.

281.You think a turtleneck is a key ingredient in soup.

282.You've ever stood in line to get your picture taken with a freak of
nature.

283.Your anniversary present was getting the septic tank pumped.

284.Your local ambulance has a trailer hitch.

285.You watch cartoons long after your kids get bored.

286.You think the French Riviera is a foreign car.

287.You think you are an entrepreneur because of the "Dirt for Sale" sign in
the front yard.

288.You're still scalping tickets after the concert is over.

289.When someone shouts "Hoe-down!" and your girl hits the floor.
Cal E. Rollins
2003-07-23 13:58:14 UTC
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Errol,

Well that Captain obviously didn't live in a small town in West Virginia
where nothing has gone on since the Civil War. Not only did she get her
motorcade yesterday and lots of celebration, but when she's sufficiently
recovered she's getting a big party with people coming from miles around
to cheer the return of Home Girl. I think it's great to put Palestine
on the map and give it real meaning in these dark days. --Cal
errol9
2003-07-23 19:45:00 UTC
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Post by Pat Kohli
Errol,
Well that Captain obviously didn't live in a small town in West Virginia
where nothing has gone on since the Civil War. Not only did she get her
motorcade yesterday and lots of celebration, but when she's sufficiently
recovered she's getting a big party with people coming from miles around
to cheer the return of Home Girl. I think it's great to put Palestine
on the map and give it real meaning in these dark days. --Cal
I agree, here is two websites one on Jessica Lynch and the 2nd is on
Violette Szabo I dare say most Americans probably never heard of her. She
was awarded the first George Cross ( Britian's 2nd highest award) and The
Croix de Guerre (France's highest award) for bravery in WW2........Errol

http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15555
Working Class Women as War Heroes

Violette Szabo
http://www.dropbears.com/b/broughsbooks/history/articles/violette_szabo.htm
M Power
2003-07-24 01:47:35 UTC
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That's unfortunate that your "friends" call you that. Especially when
you consider the generally accepted meaning of the term.
M Power,
Well, my neck is brown, since I am black. But when I get my cowboy
outfit on, my friends call me a red-neck. --Cal
Robert Arvay
2003-07-25 20:43:12 UTC
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Greetings;

What you say is true. But it needs to be made clear that the ultimate
responsibility and authority lie in the Congress.

All that said, Medals of Honor (and I presume the same holds true for
the Victoria Cross) are awarded according to precedent. These
precedents set the criteria by which future nominees are judged
worthy. Great care must be taken not to award a medal merely on the
basis of one's popularity or fame. Many a prospectively deserving
recipient has been disqualified because the standards must be kept
high enough to make the award meaningful.
What this means for Pfc Lynch is that, despite her courage, her
heroism, and the grievous wounds which she suffered in service to her
country (and to Iraq), she still did not take the deliberate actions
under fire which are the minimum considerations for the award.

God bless her!
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Greetings;
The Medal of Honor is often called the Conressional Medal of Honor,
because it is not awarded by the military, but by Congress.
Agreed, but A recommendation for the US highest award for valour in war must
come from a Military (committee) first? Without such a recommendation
Congress just cant award medals of Honour without military approval
Like wise in the UK, the highest award for valour a Victoria Cross (Named
after Queen Victoria) is (nearly) always presented by the Monarch. But the
Monarch has no authority over who is intitled to Victoria Crosses. Such
awards are decided by the military.
Errol
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