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>Hi Terry, > >Thanks for your insight. You're absolutely right >about people seeing things differently and >experiencing things differently. Just as the past is >now a part of who I am, I live in the present. More >importantly, I've come to see life through the filter >of my varied experiences. I’d like to think I’m a bit >wiser, but that is not necessarily true of any of us >old guys. > >I do have some advantages: my personal beliefs (some >would call it "religion") are immutable because I >believe what God said in His Holy Word (the Bible). >That’s what I stand upon and God’s words are what >dictate how I should live my life. > >It’s also true that I can't change the past, but I CAN >learn from it. Not forgetting is part of the >learning. Did you ever notice that history repeats >itself? Good history students know that. It’s still >true. In my opinion, the “lessons” of the Vietnam era >are either forgotten or (worse) are willfully ignored >by some with high political ambition. Unfortunately, >it’s the troopies, the servicemen and women who must >follow orders who are the ones who either benefit from >true wisdom or suffer from foolishness handed down >from those in power (or seeking power). I remember an >expression from that era: "Mine is not to question >why, mine is but to do or die." That is the soldier’s >plight. > >If we older ones (who are supposedly wiser) can help >lighten a soldier’s burden by our wise choices, then >God bless us. However, if our actions wind up hurting >the troops, then the shame and responsibility is ours >to bear. In addition, our inaction, i.e., failure to >investigate and ferret out the truth and vote >according to our consciences, will also bring shame >upon us. We have to stay focused. Just because we’re >getting older, doesn’t mean we can afford to slack off. > >You bic? That’s funny. Yeah, I understand what >you’re saying. Been a LONG time since I heard that >one. With a straight face I’d usually tease back, >“Toi khoung bic!” I often had the Vietnamese at our >outposts guessing until the inevitable grin appeared >on my face. Then they’d realize I was pulling their >leg, and they’d grin right back and say, “GI bi dinky >dau!” And I’d bob my head in agreement. > >Semper fi, > >Harry
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