onlyamarine
06-27-04, 04:24 PM
I got this in an email, and it really ticks me off for some of our politicians who have not served to say this. I am not sure when it was made, but it is in the past, we need to pray for the Americans who have no clue as to what our duty is.
This is really neat! Whoever says a military person
doesn't have a job is a idiot!!
The best speech John Glenn ever made: short and to
the point.
Some people still don't understand why military
personnel do what they do for a living. The
following exchange between Senator John Glenn (D
-OH) and Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D - OH) is worth
reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive and
impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of
one man's explanation of why men and women in the
Armed Services do what they do for a living. This IS
a typical, though sad, example of what some who have
never served think of the Military.
Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you
run for the Senate when you've never held a "real
job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United
States Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I
flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft
fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the Space
Program. It wasn't my check book, Howard, it was my
Life on the line. It was not a 9 to 5 job, where I
took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the
bank. I ask you to go with me .... as I went the
other day ... to a Veterans Hospital and look those
men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and
tell THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to
the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to
the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and
Roger Chaffee ... and you look those kids in the eye
and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You
go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in
Arlington National Cemetery,where I have more
friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you
watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this Nation,
and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job?
I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum... you should be on
your knees every day of your life thanking God that
there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a REAL
job. And they required a dedication to a purpose -
and a love of country and a dedication to duty -
that was more important than life itself. And their
self-sacrifice is what made this country possible. I
HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During WW II, Howard
Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the
Communist Party in the USA. Now he is a Senator!
If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are
reading it in English, thank a Veteran.......
This is really neat! Whoever says a military person
doesn't have a job is a idiot!!
The best speech John Glenn ever made: short and to
the point.
Some people still don't understand why military
personnel do what they do for a living. The
following exchange between Senator John Glenn (D
-OH) and Senator Howard Metzenbaum (D - OH) is worth
reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive and
impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of
one man's explanation of why men and women in the
Armed Services do what they do for a living. This IS
a typical, though sad, example of what some who have
never served think of the Military.
Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you
run for the Senate when you've never held a "real
job?"
Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United
States Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I
flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft
fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the Space
Program. It wasn't my check book, Howard, it was my
Life on the line. It was not a 9 to 5 job, where I
took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the
bank. I ask you to go with me .... as I went the
other day ... to a Veterans Hospital and look those
men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and
tell THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to
the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to
the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and
Roger Chaffee ... and you look those kids in the eye
and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You
go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in
Arlington National Cemetery,where I have more
friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you
watch those waving flags.
You stand there, and you think about this Nation,
and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job?
I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum... you should be on
your knees every day of your life thanking God that
there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a REAL
job. And they required a dedication to a purpose -
and a love of country and a dedication to duty -
that was more important than life itself. And their
self-sacrifice is what made this country possible. I
HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During WW II, Howard
Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the
Communist Party in the USA. Now he is a Senator!
If you can read this, thank a teacher.... If you are
reading it in English, thank a Veteran.......