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 Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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JOHN MCCAIN'S REMARKS ABOUT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE!!!
(CHECKED THIS OUT THRU TRUTH AND FICTION, THIS IS TRUE!)
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In light of the recent appeals court ruling in California, with respect
to the Pledge of Allegiance, the following recollection from Senator
John McCain is very appropriate: "The Pledge of Allegiance" - by
Senator John McCain
As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war
during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA
kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971 the
NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with
as many as 30 to 40 men to a room.
This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct
result of the efforts of millions of Americans onbehalf of a few hundred
POWs 10,000 miles from home.
One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike
Christian. Mike came from a small town near Selma, Alabama. He didn't
wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in
the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training
School Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and
captured in 1967.
Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities this country
and our military provide for people who want to work and want to
succeed.
As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some
prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages were
handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing. Mike got himself a
bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an
American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt. Every afternoon,
before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall of
the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of
our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed
the most important and meaningful event.
One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and
discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it.
That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the
benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple
of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We
cleaned him up as well as we could.
The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which
we slept. Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room.
As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could.
After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and
sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth,
another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He
was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had
received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag
because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag
because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our
allegiance to our flag and country.
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never
forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made
to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must
remember our duty, our honor, and our country
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to
the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all."
PASS THIS ON... and on... and on! You can even send it back to me, I
don't mind, because its worth reading again
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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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I am sure that some members of this net will object to this message because it has nothing to do with building Zenith airplanes. I for one am glad Dave put this on the net even if it is against the rules.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
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pacificpainting(at)comcas
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:28 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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This is to the whole list.
I am sorry for sharing this. It won't happen again.
Dave
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WClagg
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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I have been a member of this list for probably close to a year. I have never posted a thing, you'd be surprised what you learn by just keeping your mouth shut and listening.
However I DO feel this message is important enough for me to spout off.
One word... Bravo
Dave, You have nothing to be sorry for in my eyes.
Wayne Clagg
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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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Yes, I'll be posting my entire political philosophy (which all right-thinking people agree with) to the list over the next few weeks. Anyone who dares to criticize it is an enemy combatant and will be locked up until the war is won.
Maybe I'll work on my plane too.
-- Craig
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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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Wayne,
It's good to have another supporter. It's true about keeping your mouth shut and your ears and eyes open if you wish to learn however all builders have different experiences and discussing them is what this net is all about. If you are building a Zenith aircraft of any kind, you have something to offer.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
ZodiacXL DO NOT ARCHIVE
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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Hey,
Thanks for the kind words. I am getting started on a 701, all the metal is in the shop. I'll get going pretty soon and you will surely here from me as problems / solutions crop up !
Glad to be aboard.
Wayne
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:47 am Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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same here and proud of who i am!!
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mijniljj(at)yahoo.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: John Mc Cain's remark's about the Pledge of Allegiance !!! |
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Don't see john Mcains remarks anywhere.
Jim
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[quote] same here and proud of who i am!!
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