Sorry if I ignored you, Suns, it was unintentional. I appreciate your comments and only take exception to one point. Although we Vietnam Veterans have received the short end for so many years, if you checked history, I feel the WW1 vet was treated even worse. Once, even have armed troops sent against them in Washington D.C. while they were trying to get the Government to live up to their promised benefits.
Although the governments have a dismal history of honoring their veterans, this in no way diminishes the effort made by the vets or would it stop those of us who feel patriotic to stand up to tyrany again. We do it out of a sense of fighting for what is right and helping to secure freedoms for our fellow man.
At the time, thirty years ago, I didn't think very highly of COs. Today, as long as they were following their actual conscience and not reacting to the fear we all felt, I accept them as friends and brothers. Cowards that ran away and once Carter declared total amnesty to draft dodgers, came back and declared themselves heroes, I have no use for.
For comments by Comf, nothing yadirf, happy man, or any other JW does can remove my feelings of joy in being one who is helping the woman learn about the Dad she never met. In fact, the woman is overjoyed to learn that she has been readily adopted within our group, as sort of a step-daughter and has been invited to the next reunion.
If my comments about my supporting the effort in Vietnam has offended, then please accept my apologies. My effort is not to offend, but just to share my joy. I will not change my mind about the way the war was fought or what we tried to accomplish, but I can and do respect informed opposing opinions.
If God's Spirit is filling a Kingdom Hall, how is it that Satan can manuever the ones within that Kingdom Hall at the same time?
