are you ready for some truth? I recieved this today and it made me proud, how about you?
You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return Is enough to bury those that did not return.' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of theFrench engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE... Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer aske sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The American said, "'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, "'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.' You could have heard a pin drop.
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1- is true. 2- Apocryphal 3- NO WAY. I've worked with the French and have NEVER, EVER heard that expressed in 24 years of military service. Besides there were no Australians, other than those in the RAF who participated in the liberation of France. They were all in the Pacific. Something that "admiral" would be well aware of. It would actually be a Brit, if anyone would've made a statement like that-which I highly doubt.... 4- Apocryphal. Never had that problem, and I've had to look for my passport before. Please, ANYONE who's gone through passport control, knows that no one asks, "have you been here before?" IT'S IN THE PASSPORT. Nor do I believe the "liberatur" would've said "last time...I didn't have to show it" and then wait for a response. Nonsense, that just sets up the resolution or denouement I guess is more appropriate.
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GOOD BOY!!! AT LEAST THERE IS ONE PATRIOTIC PERSON ON THIS FORUM!! EXCELLENT!! I TOO AM PATRIOTIC - SO THAT MAKES TWO OF US!!
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I took the time to read all of this and I'm happy I did. Thank you for sharing. I especially like the last one.
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Isn't it amazing how much ass we Americans have to kick so we won't have to learn another language? If one learns to speak Spanish, they can communicate with every hotel maid in the world.
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I just love it when people take the crud coming from the liberal media & the misinformed & shove it right back in that big gaping hole that it was spoken from.
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Yes, very proud. Thank you for posting. FYI, the one about the hateful Brit is true. What's new... http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/powell.asp
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The last one is perfect for today as today is the anniversary of D-Day.
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I got that email a while back...and it still makes me smile. My husband and I served in OIF, and we both come from long lines of war veterans. And I know this is a little off subject.... but my husband's great grandfather was born in Italy and came to Ellis Island when he was in his 20s and fought hard to become an American, learning English and joined the Army. Within a few months of coming to America he was sent overseas in WWII... he never complained that he had to learn another language, nor did he complain that he was sent to war. He simply told his wife that he was proud to have the chance to make the world a better place for his son and future grandchildren to live in.
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Some I have heard before and no matter how many times I read them I get goose bumps! Do you want to hear another story? When I was in the Navy, a Friend of mine and I took some R&R and stayed at a nice hotel in Cannes, France. We noticed a couple sitting near the outdoor pool (they were from NJ). We also noticed a few chaise loungers with towels rolled up and on them - we thought this was a hotel courtesy. My friend grabbed one of the chaise lounges and moved it to the other side of the patio. We swam, sat and laughed, drank a few beers and talked to the couple from NJ for a while. Then, a French woman came out and started yelling at the NJ couple - accusing them of taking "her chair" - then started mumbling about dirty Americans always coming to France when they are not welcome. The NJ woman stood up and pointed her finger in the French woman's face and said firmly, "You didn't complain one bit when you needed America and our military - if it weren't for us you would be spekaing German." We felt so proud! Of course, my friend did fess up and give the chaise lounger back but the French woman took it and preferred to sit on the concrete rather than the chaise lounger that was previously occupied by an American - A true story! The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) was in Cannes France in 1999.
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I dont care what some say if this is true or not, i like it, some bad apples on here just have to have something negative to say and try to put "FACTS" that they have no clue to what they are even saying. I have 5 great uncles that were in the service at that time 2 marines and 3 with the 101st and i am going to send this anyway, thanks for posting it. Its great!!!
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dang! those are all true, and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
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Thanks for the bits of information..I didn't know about the Boeing. Little facts like this restore your faith in America. God knows we need it. I truly love AMERICA.....just a little leery of the Presidents we vote in.
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A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following: Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?" Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war!"
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For 'Sophie': The Archbishop of Canterbury asked an intelligent question and received a considered answer. To call our most senior Churchman a 'hateful Brit' because you no doubt expected him to fawn, rather than pose a question every British person wanted to hear the answer to, is ignorance beyond belief and disgusts me.
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This made me sad vs. proud. Its really us against them - and them is pretty much the rest of the world. So much for the world being a better place.