When Hell Was in Session
29th March 2014
Admiral Jeremiah Denton died yesterday at the age of 89. Admiral Denton served seven-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. Denton’s is a story that should be known by all Americans. In captivity Admiral Denton gave something beyond the last full measure of devotion. His is a story of almost unbelievable endurance, courage and patriotism.
And a reminder that for about a decade we were at war with a government that paid no attention to any Geneva Convention and treated our military about the same way that the S.S. treated Jews in concentration camps — and we buy shit from that country, under that government, today. That is the saddest thing about history that has happened in our lifetime.
March 29th, 2014 at 22:12
True – that and when Jimmuh Cartuh “forgave” all of the draft dodgers that went to Canada.
‘Cause if you don’t go, that doesn’t mean the Army is screwed; it means somebody else’s son gets to go in your place.
I was at a meeting a few years ago where a consultant had managed to finagle his way onto the agenda to discuss “sustainability”. The socialist rhetoric was laid on by the metric ton. (“Soon you will no longer buy carpet. You will be required to lease it and pay a fee to have it recycled when you are done.”) Then, for some reason, he had the opportunity to tell us that he was one of the “brave” guys that stood up to the Army and went to Canada. And, yes, he did even point out that he was fortunate enough to be able to live well off of his family’s money. (No surprise there!) He went well over his time allotment (because he was so full of himself he couldn’t shut up), but finally he made a statement that gave me an opportunity to counter his arguments, point out that I didn’t consider his cowardice to be “heroic” and he needed to shut up so we could move to the next item on the agenda. People looked shocked, but I received a lot of “thank you” emails later.