Theodore's World

Thank you Chrissie--we should ALL remember when being in the service of our nation meant something.
When we KNEW what was expected of us and we KNEW we all had to take our turn at the wheel.
There is NO higher calling than to make your life one of service to your brothers and sisters in arms.

The movie stars of today think because they play a soldier or a CIA operative in a movie, they are "experts" on the war and torture and are heroes for speaking out against the war and the President, etc etc. hee hee
Thanks for reminding us of the true heroes from a time gone by in Hollywood.

We have to remember too, not every star in Hollywood was able to wear the Uniform. Many of them did their part by visiting the troops in the field, making hospital visits, and raising money by selling war bonds.

They're many celebrities today who do their part by visiting also the troops: Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington, Charlie Daniels, Gary Sinese, Wayne Newton, Paul Rodriguez, Tony Orlando, and many others who love this country and appreciate what our military is doing.

It's good to know that their are still people in Hollywood that love out country and its military. Unfortunately, they're the minority where in times past, they were the majority.

I wish we had some of these stars back again, but at least their films live on. Today's Hollywood whackos don't even make memorable movies.

Heston came to Cu Chi in '66. I met him and shook his hand. I was told by my wife (at that time) that I was never allowed to wash it..the hand, that is. Never saw a broader set of shoulders.

We're a much different nation. I blame Dustin Hoffman.

Tom Brokejaw called that generation, ever, with this country that is arguable, we have had many great generations.

Within the last 100 years I would have to agree with him, no question. It seems that after Pearl Harbor the whole country pulled together to beat a common enemy that wanted to destroy this country any way it could.

What is different today, we had our Pearl Harbor, 9-11, more people were killed than at Pearl Harbor, damage was far in excess of that of Pearl. So what is different. We have gone almost 3 generations without a another world war. Almost all of that generation is now gone or quickly going with no one to remind us what it took to win a war.

When this generation came home, they wanted to give their kids what 'they' didn't have, and perhaps their good intentions went to far, to the point, where you have one WW 2 Vet, Henry Fonda, whose daughter is nothing but a mouth piece for a communist revolution and the rest of those malcontents who are presently at work trying to destroy the country their parents faught so bravely to preserve.

This seemed to come into full bloom in the 60's. And now those 60's malcontents had kids and hence bequeathed another generation of misfits.

Have we gone too far, I think so, in Florida the other day an Assemblyman proposed a bill to ban the phrase 'Illegal Alien' because it may be offensive to, well.. illegal aliens, which even the lOCAL NEWSPAPER picked up on it and refer to them as Mexican Nationals. The elites are so obsessed with equal rights for everybody else they have neglected the rights of the people who fight to perserve those rights.

If this keeps up we will lose our identity as a Nation and a people.

Lynn I agree, there is no higher calling. Well said Lynn.

Yankeemom, your right, just because they play one in a film, it is not even close to what true servin is in our military. Thanks Yankeemom.

Bob your so right about that. Yes many have gone to visit the troops and entertain them and wanted to thank them in person.

Tom yes your right. I miss the good films they used to make. Now it is far between when a good movie comes out and one that is not loaded with the agenda of the left.

Rhod I am sooooooo glad you got to meet Heston. He is so nice, I met him twice but back here in the States. He was such a gentleman and so kind, so real.

Hoffman, yuk! haha

Mark, well said, thank you. I agree with you, yessss and the other day when that was in the news about "ban the phrase 'Illegal Alien' I just sat here shaking my head with disgust. What next will they come up with to destroy what we are as a nation.

"If this keeps up we will lose our identity as a Nation and a people."

Good one!!

Actually, I believe todays generation of young people is the greatest generation this nation ever produced. During WWII, 34% of those who served were volunteers while today 100% of those in uniform are volunteers. Sixty six percent of those who served in Vietnam were volunteers. Although the WWII generation is called the Greatest Generation, since then then numbers of young men and women who made their way to the recruiter's office and volunteered has risen immeasurable. Right now, with combined active, reserve, and guard, their are over 2,600,000 volunteers in our Armed Forces. That's not bad considering the number of liberals in this country and the fact that our economy is doing fantastic. I believe our young people see right through the liberals. Remember Casey Sheehan was a volunteer on his second enlistment and look at the household he grew up in.

Yesterday I had the privilege of writing a recommendation for a young man, who worked under me, to enlist in the Marine Corps. He has tattoos on his forearms and the Air Force won't take him as such. He's hoping the Marines will accept him and that's why I wrote the recommendation. Here you have a young man, a college student, doing all he can to enlist.