11-11-2009, 03:53 PM
To all those who have served in a military for the purposes of defending and protecting their populations and interests from the tyrannical and the aggressive, I salute you and yours. For both parties have carried the burden that has allowed the freedom that we all enjoy.
To a long history of my family serving in the U.S. military, I offer my respects publicly here and thank Occhi for the opportunity to do so.
My mother and her family have had a male in the family serving in the military since the American Revolution, generation after generation. In an odd quirk of fate, during WWII I had my mother's side in the S.S., while my grandfather on that side was part of the landing force that later occupied Japan. My father's side we don't have a long history of the activities, however my grandfather was a medic under General Patton and was with his forces up through and into Mainz, I believe, though we do have a picture of him in Berlin later after Soviet forces had captured it. Both my father and I received medical discharges, him from having flat feet from the Army after being drafted for Vietnam and myself from the Navy last fall for physical issues.
Finally, I agree that war permeates the world, and despite my natural pessimism, I believe at some point the causations of war can be put to rest. While I'm not naive enough anymore to believe that will prevent conflict, I do hold out hope that war will no longer be waged in any theatre that doesn't include balls or recreation.
/salute,
~Timothy Farrell
To a long history of my family serving in the U.S. military, I offer my respects publicly here and thank Occhi for the opportunity to do so.
My mother and her family have had a male in the family serving in the military since the American Revolution, generation after generation. In an odd quirk of fate, during WWII I had my mother's side in the S.S., while my grandfather on that side was part of the landing force that later occupied Japan. My father's side we don't have a long history of the activities, however my grandfather was a medic under General Patton and was with his forces up through and into Mainz, I believe, though we do have a picture of him in Berlin later after Soviet forces had captured it. Both my father and I received medical discharges, him from having flat feet from the Army after being drafted for Vietnam and myself from the Navy last fall for physical issues.
Finally, I agree that war permeates the world, and despite my natural pessimism, I believe at some point the causations of war can be put to rest. While I'm not naive enough anymore to believe that will prevent conflict, I do hold out hope that war will no longer be waged in any theatre that doesn't include balls or recreation.
/salute,
~Timothy Farrell
Hardcore Diablo 1/2/3/4 & Retail/Classic WoW adventurer.