Posts by thaiturkey

Quote: Originally Posted by hemet dennis  When they refuse their first assignment to a combat zone then they have decided to not follow legal orders. As others have said, as a soldier you don't get to pick what...

I know that the OP is about a US issue but it's also a general one in any army that sees action.   The young people who enlist or, in certain times are conscripted, cannot foresee the horrors that they might experience in...

I'm lucky in that I already have my dream home. I use the word 'home' rather than 'house ' for a reason.   In preparing to retire to Thailand, I bought some empty land and contracted with a builder to build a house to our...

Ours love cooked rice. So do the cats and the new puppy, with some meat added for them. The puppy also like sticky rice. As it happens, there's always some rice left over at the end of the day so they all get their fill.

I thought that they had been located and recovered.   I've seen the Lancaster and Spitfire flyover at Duxford. It made me think about what those young guys went through. Apart from the obvious violent aspect of it all, what a...

Quote: Originally Posted by chickened  The air battle over Britain was not luck but short of a miracle I met a man who as a child witnessed a German pilot get shot down at treetop level by a RAF pilot. He said he waved...

Quote: Originally Posted by Matthew3590  Also WW2 was because of alliances. Turned into a larger conflict than needed to be because of alliances.   That's a difficult one. The only country in Europe ready for...

Quote: Originally Posted by NCReb    THANK YOU, Rebelcowboysnb.   And Hemet Dennis, an alliance is a two-way relationship.  What we have with SKorea is basically a situation where we...

Let's get real.   It's a propaganda video for home consumption and probably shown out of context on the internet. North Korea has neither the means nor the intention of sending a shuttle-like space craft to attack New York. If...

Google warns that the Gerson website may harm you computer. Instead, read this:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Gerson   Alternative treatments should be viewed with caution. I think that they are best avoided...