Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, you are absolutely right. I really worry what we will have to face from the fellows(and women) who have be dragged through the Iraq debacle. Can you imagine, A female Charles Whitman? Ric Carter wrote: > > > On Oct 13, 2006, at 5:07 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> You must realize more innocents are killed by draft dodgers and ex- >> navy rejects than by former Marines. > > > In all fairness, on active duty guys should be included in any > formulation on innocents harmed. > > > >> We just have a bad reputation because we know about yardage, >> windage, etc. Whitman, btw, had a medical problem so he has to be >> excused. > > > "There was a rumor, > about a tumor, > nestled at the base of his brain..." > --Kinky > > ric > > >> Hells bells, the NYPD shoot more unarmed black youths in a year than >> all the ex military combined. >> >> Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >>> He also brought up Charles Whitman, the UT sniper who killed a >>> bunch of people in the 60's (also an ex-marine). >>> -- >>> Jeffery >>> >>> ---- Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: >>> >>>> On Oct 13, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Walt wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Yes, I was in the Marines when that happened. If Jesus showed >>>>>> up at my >>>>>> font door and said "Walt, trust me, Oswald did it alone" I'd >>>>>> have to >>>>>> call him a liar. >>>>>> >>>> What was that line from "Full Metal Jacket"? I paraphrase here >>>> because my memory is a bit fuzzy but I recall the marine rifle >>>> instructor informing his trainees that: >>>> >>>> "Lee Harvey Oswald got off two shots in a second and a half and >>>> hit President Kennedy at a distance of two hundred yards. AND HE >>>> WAS A MARINE!" >>>> >>>> Larry Z >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >