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Smedley Butler one of the most decorated marines in history gives a different perspective on memorial day!
Submitted by Ralph Waldo on Sun, 05/24/2009 - 18:20
Smedley Bulter one of the most decorated marines in history gives a different perspective on memorial day! Wait till you hear where military metals came from and why! http://vodpod.com/watch/1408645-meet-maj-general-smedley-butler » |
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Well, Ralph, you did it again. Yet another incredible thread!
Bonhomme Richard, your stories are just spell binding to me! Thank you so much you guys.
"The courage of one man is a majority" - Andrew Jackson
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No kidding...
You and RS need to possibly sign off and spend some time together. You know, reality.
~Live life to its fullest, with an open heart, open arms and most important... an open mind~
Yeah, I feel bad
it's rested RS.
peace
i'm not being able to login to those posts and delete them - that's why i'm posting here
and i asked michael
to dump my posts on this thread, since i'm not able to access them, and richard's stories are the real highlight of the thread
good night
The Washington Post
THERE ARE at least two reasons to watch "Hearts and Minds," a 1974 documentary about Vietnam. How about this for starters? It's one of the best documentaries ever made, a superb film about the thoughts and feelings of the era, the whole festering, spirited animus of it.
"Hearts and Minds" is also the movie that enshrined the now-household images of the naked Vietnamese girl, also made famous by Nick Ut's Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs, running from a napalm attack, her body a patchwork of burns, and the infant in a woman's arms, suffering from the same injuries, skin hanging off its body. It's also the film (and a famous photograph by Eddie Adams) that shows the point-blank execution of a Viet Cong captive by a South Vietnamese police officer, followed by the horrifying spouting of blood from the dying man's head as he dies on the road. http://www.rialtopictures.com/grisbi_xtras/hearts_wash.html
Hearts and Minds Documentary: Westmoreland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huFh760p-MA
I went to the same school as General Butler
I went to Friends School in West Chester, PA where General Butler attended many years, of course, before me. Butler was a Quaker, oddly enough and his picture hung on the wall in our class room in 6th grade. Either General Butler or one of his relatives owned a house I later bought in West Chester.
If you get a chance read "War is a Racket" by Butler. He doesn't waste time in getting to the point and explaining why war is bad.
Please read...
War is a Racket.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
SWEET!
thank you loveandlight for the link to read the booklet.....excellent!
will purchase too -
You are most welcome.
I hope you checked out some of the other content at this site. :o)
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead
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for others.
Prepare & Share the Message of Freedom through Positive-Peaceful-Activism.
MG Smedley Darlington Butler USMC..
Is one of the few that make me proud to be a Marine. There are many like him, and we are on the side of liberty and freedom. Have a great Memorial Day my friends...
“I wouldn't go to war again as I have done to protect some lousy
investment of the bankers. There are only two things we should fight for.
One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights.
War for any other reason is simply a racket."
Major General Smedley Darlington Butler
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(and thanks Bonhomme Richard for the stories shared below)
thanks for posting RW!
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Great video, thank you.
Smedley Butler and my husband went to the same grade school. I just looked him up on wikipedia and realized he is buried in my town. I'm thinking of taking my children to see his grave today.
What are the chances
We would love to hear what the locals have to say about Butler!
Not much.
I never heard anything about him outside of my school. You should contact Chester County Historical Society in West Chester. They most certainly will have a lot of information about him.
I'll try and find out for you!
Maybe the local history museum has some stuff of his; it will be interesting to research this and report back.
that is awesome, ingrid, i mean, six
:-)
Makia, you might be close by, too.
I saw you mentioned being near Philly yesterday (?) He's buried in West Chester.
Ever see the TV show "The Prisoner"? I chose this name after Patrick McGoohan's character. It was a great show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JewlGsYxs&feature=related
Heard of it, never seen it.
I'm in Broomall. Small world. . . real small, huh? Well, I've got no excuse to not ask you out to a dinner sometime. Or coffee, whatever. Just remember that I'm married, and if your husband went to school with Gen. Butler then you are probably not quite in my "age range," so don't get any ideas.
:-)
Thanks for your time today, Richard.
You'll have to ask me first....
...I'm her husband.
RS, I am happily married,
at least that's what I tell my wife.
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If you are then you have no business....
.....saying to my wife, "Well, I've got no excuse to not ask you out to a dinner sometime. Or coffee, whatever."
Does your wife believe you?
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i'll take it you are being serious here, and if that is the case, then richard's stories below deserve the more serious tone.
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"Not that sorry"....so you say?
"Not a jealous person" so you say about yourself?
What has that to do with you asking my wife out on a date?
My wife and I were disgusted with you and your comments.
You've got to be quicker in deleting your comments.
this is what i was trying to post:
i'll take it you are being serious here, and if that is the case, then richard's stories below deserve the more serious tone.
actually, you know, i think you are serious - which is pretty funny. i dont know what you're into, but i don't go around trying to pick up chicks on public internet forums about smedley butler. yes, i am happily married, but whatever else my "business" is is none of yours. your name was not brought up in the conversation.
peace
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Let it rest.
Now see what you have done Makia
You have brought in the martial heat!
: )