Veterans Day

[KRC1959]

It is a shame that even though this forum is for people, including me, that no one has even brought up that it is Veterans day. Because most of us, not all, are in a drug induced haze, or detoxing or clean, We forget that a lot of our fellow Americans are out there and have been for 100s of years fighting for us, so we could could be in a country like the USA and get doped up if we want. I am a veteran of the United States Navy and served on an Aircraft Carrier for 4 years, so all of you could sleep peacefully at night and go on being happy on your pills, and not worrying that someone is going to come here and take away your freedom....... But hey, I understand.                      JayDean

[CATUF]

This Thread make a good case for some of the 12 Traditions of AA & NA, especially:

1.  Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends on AA/NA unity; and

10. NA/AA has no opinion on outside issues . . .

CATUF
Day-888

[NautyOne]

i am only speaking from the mouth of Rumsfool.  he said it.....i didn't

[beachtowel]

I am also a Vietnam veteran who came back to the states a Heroin addict like thousands of others did......We were all kept for 6 months in a drug detox and rehab before allowed to go home......

In 1970 President Nixon because of the Heroin explosion with all the soldiers made them take a drug test and test negative before they could come home from Vietnam.......

On my license plate is says Vietnam veteran and i am proud of it but another right people have living in the US is that they are not obligated to thank all the veterans for there military time because all of us enlisted by our own choice none of us here were drafted.....I just missed the draft when I was in highschool I am remember my senior year was the last day of the draft my number was 535

Deal with getting better and not being mad at people for not thanking you for your military time.....

I hope you start feeling better soon........

[wickedwanderer]

my boyfriend's best friend was in Iraq.  Luckily, he's home safe...but...he thought he was there FOR A PURPOSE.  he was all for the CAUSE when there WAS NOT a CAUSE.  they teach soldiers to believe in whatever they want them to believe in.  

my .02 cents.

[avisg]

my husband is in the military he fights for a country that he loves NOT BECUASE ANYONE HAS BRAINWASHED HIM....... He is about to go to iraq for the second time  away from his family that he loves because he loves this country as well .....
avis

[NautyOne]

I heard it straight from the  horses mouth.  That these men and women must be brainwashed or u can call it basic training, whatever,  but i wish I could remember the exact word Donald Rumsfeld said......but it was a gentle but firm word for brainwashing.