tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post8889804863909266589..comments2024-03-25T14:09:25.720-05:00Comments on The Old Jarhead: In my experience….Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-19104997587174953712011-02-19T07:08:59.706-06:002011-02-19T07:08:59.706-06:00Wise words from a wise man....i hope you are well....Wise words from a wise man....i hope you are well. Robinrobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294530296881321116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-78537986402366703912011-02-18T07:49:26.428-06:002011-02-18T07:49:26.428-06:00Great job, as always, my good friend! This old Ja...Great job, as always, my good friend! This old Jarhead is an almost life-long friend of mine. I don't care about the cameras; the only liberty at risk is that to impose crime on ohters. About the DDT...there are many excellent replacements which can and should be used. DDT was weakening the shells of wild birds and therefore should be banned. Remember Silent Spring? Who would want to lose the delight of song birds after a long winter?<br />BonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-33910117646426999202011-02-18T00:40:06.223-06:002011-02-18T00:40:06.223-06:00This jarhead is great...and I'm not even a Mar...This jarhead is great...and I'm not even a Marine! I continue to marvel at the simplicity and wise observations he continues to write day after day. He's a joy to read.Margaret Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-24866517625600906252011-02-17T22:06:05.719-06:002011-02-17T22:06:05.719-06:00Thanks for the excellent guidance. Too bad for me...Thanks for the excellent guidance. Too bad for me I didn't read it 40 years ago. Good words.<br /><br />Semper FiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-75666615232481782812011-02-17T12:05:18.933-06:002011-02-17T12:05:18.933-06:00All good points. You go right on repeating yoursel...All good points. You go right on repeating yourself; maybe we'll learn something.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-36398316234905980122011-02-17T11:20:24.504-06:002011-02-17T11:20:24.504-06:00This is the only one I disagree with:
"In my...This is the only one I disagree with:<br /><br />"In my experience, “civil libertarians” complaining about surveillance cameras on the streets have never been mugged—or had a love one raped. The right to be safe trumps the right not to be on a grainy video no one watches unless there is a crime."<br /><br />I've been mugged (attempted) AND had a loved one raped (succeeded) and I still don't want the cameras. My take on such things is well summed up by the words of Mr Jefferson:<br /><br />"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."GunRights4UShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830687524291663778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-27438633056196183992011-02-17T10:19:03.410-06:002011-02-17T10:19:03.410-06:00Very very good stuff here, Marine! THANKS!Very very good stuff here, Marine! THANKS!Old Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01678341854029479678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362663422037727028.post-26904956833014003482011-02-17T09:16:59.798-06:002011-02-17T09:16:59.798-06:00I loved this jarhead. As fellow Marine, (1982-1990...I loved this jarhead. As fellow Marine, (1982-1990) one of the greatest leadership source material was Maj. Gene Duncan. Sorry to hear about him. I loved those little canvas backed books. <br /><br />I know about people and their war stories. When people ask me what I did in the Marines, I tell them I was a grunt. I wasn't a super ninja jumping out of planes and capturing cities single handed. I wasn't in recon, and I wasn't "attached" to the SEALS. I walked up and down hills stateside and various countries overseas. I slept in dirt holes and I cleaned the shit out of squad bays. I was a squad leader. Nothing except trying to be a good father was as rewarding.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305847625995972457noreply@blogger.com