The American Spectator : Correcting the Record

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Correcting the Record

5.30.02 @ 12:01AM

Leahy can't be proud of his, but Nat Hentoff sure can. Also: Kashmir showdown and more.

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MILITARY RETREAT br> Re: Bill Harrison's Decoration Day : /p>

I am a 20-year retired military man and veteran of Korea and Vietnam. I am also a Memorial Day drop-out. I retired from the military 30 years ago and have since grown tired of seeing the endless parade of old men doddering about in their ancient uniforms every Memorial Day, as if their military experience was the sum total of their lives. The day I retired, I threw my combat boots to the top of the admin building where I received my discharge, and drove home in my GI socks. The uniforms later went to Goodwill and the dumpster, and I started a new life.

I pay respect to the colors when they pass by and my heart swells with pride at having once been a part of a truly great military. But being in the military doesn't define me and it wasn't the most important thing in my life.

p>Politicians and the media are fond of using the term, "those who gave their lives" especially when holding forth on Memorial Day. That term sickens me. Those lives weren't "given", they were taken forcibly. Ripped away loudly and profanely and certainly not considered a "gift" by the takers. br> -- Sid Cowan br> Santa Rosa, CA /p> p> LIVE FOR NEW YORK br> Re: Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder's

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