A "Real" Job
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Some people still don't understand why military personnel
do what they do for a living. This exchange Between Senators John Glenn
and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive
and impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's explanation
of why men and women in the Armed Services do what they do for a living.
This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who
have never served think of the Military. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a "real job?" Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine
Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was
hit by I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was
my Life on the line. It was not a nine to five job, where I took time
off I ask you to go with me ... as I went the other day... to a Veterans Hospital and look those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee...and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every
day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN -
who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and
a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more important
than life I HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"
For those who don't remember - During WWII, Howard Metzenbaum was an
attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he is a Senator!
And guess who he's endorsing for president????? Yep, Howard Dean! |