Comments on: Travesty http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gray http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468286 Gray Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:35:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468286 The item that is most bother some: "...but this whole thing has really soured me and made me second-guess what I’m doing here." If he, or anyone else thinks that it has EVER been any other way, then they are not paying attention. He, like all others that have served in good faith and diligence, are expendable. The medals and honors are to potentate and extend the mythology. Strip away all of the pep rally sentimentalism and all you have left are gardens of stone willingly created by those who "loathe the military". At what point does continuing to volunteer become enabling? The item that is most bother some: “…but this whole thing has really soured me and made me second-guess what I’m doing here.”

If he, or anyone else thinks that it has EVER been any other way, then they are not paying attention. He, like all others that have served in good faith and diligence, are expendable. The medals and honors are to potentate and extend the mythology. Strip away all of the pep rally sentimentalism and all you have left are gardens of stone willingly created by those who “loathe the military”.

At what point does continuing to volunteer become enabling?

]]> By: HomefrontSix http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468279 HomefrontSix Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:11:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468279 CJ has info on his Legal Defense Fund at <a href="http://www.soldiersperspective.us/" rel="nofollow">his blog</a>. He also has a bank account set up for donations in case you're not comfortable using PayPal. CJ has info on his Legal Defense Fund at his blog. He also has a bank account set up for donations in case you’re not comfortable using PayPal.

]]> By: Quartermaster http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468271 Quartermaster Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468271 I'd contribute if I weren't looking at more legal expenses over my grandkids. I'm hoping to hold things down, but I'm looking at nearly $6K to finally settle things for my grandkids. It's been going since Nov 2002 and I think I'm finally looking at the end of the road. We've already scraped the bottom of the barrel though. I’d contribute if I weren’t looking at more legal expenses over my grandkids. I’m hoping to hold things down, but I’m looking at nearly $6K to finally settle things for my grandkids. It’s been going since Nov 2002 and I think I’m finally looking at the end of the road. We’ve already scraped the bottom of the barrel though.

]]> By: olga http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468269 olga Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:24:06 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468269 Casey, If I remember correctly, this article does not apply to the enlisted, only to the officers. Casey,
If I remember correctly, this article does not apply to the enlisted, only to the officers.

]]> By: Russ http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468259 Russ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:36:54 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468259 Mongo, CJ has a paypal account set up that people can contribute to. Mongo, CJ has a paypal account set up that people can contribute to.

]]> By: Mongo http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/12/14/travesty/comment-page-1/#comment-468218 Mongo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:38:23 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=12892#comment-468218 Wow. Color me in awe... Wow. Color me in awe…

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