Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oi, Ted! After 10 years in the (US) Marines - '57 through '66 - I felt qualified to tell a flag-waving yahoo at Houston airport watching the start of operation Desert Shield, "We haven't even got there yet and we're already over our heads". He gave me a dirty look and muttered something about damn Yankee pussies... I could tell he'd never been in the military. One knows. After 10 years of active duty including a year studying Farsi (Persian - what they speak in Iran) I stand by that statement, maybe double that for Afghanistan. Good on ya, Dr. Ted. It is what it is. A damned shame. Oh - and John Wayne was never on active duty, certainly NEVER in combat, guys. Have a prosperous and peaceful New Year, Ted! Bob On Dec 31, 2009, at 6:45 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: Hi Hugh, My 2010 Happy New Year message is you safely survive that hell hole of a country! Given yesterday a very fine super human being Canadian woman journalist from The Calgary Herald, engaged to be married in July and on her first 6 week assignment was blown up along with 4 Canadian soldiers! A bloody crime! Over their to help the people. It's about time our people of the western world woke up and bring every one home! In that part of the world Afghanistan you can go back to Alexander the Great and nobody, read my lips..... NOBODY has ever changed anything other than many thousands of human beings killed for absolutely nothing! Sorry guys and gals but I knew the lady killed yesterday and they don't come any better as journalists. A very fine absolutely first class human being! Such a beautiful bubbly attitude! So if I sound a tad ticked off, well I am and furious that young men and women are being killed there for absolutely nothing! In any event Hugh I wish you every hoped for prayer and safety for 2010. Bottom line? I'd get my ass out of that place as fast as I could and screw them! HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SAFETY ALL THE WAY! My wife and I will say prayers for your safety! cheers ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Thompson" <hewthompson at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <LUG at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:48 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Happy New Year from Kabul, Afghanistan > Here are a few photos to illustrate the journey from Pakistan to > Afghanistan, and to give you an idea of what it is like in Kabul. > These photos are all taken with a Sony DSC-S950. > > I have spoken with Wendy Thurman, she is a Texas lady, we will be > meeting soon. More photos to follow once the gear is in place. > > Happy New Year to all > > Hugh > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.431 / Virus Database: 270.14.123/2595 - Release Date: 12/31/09 08:52:00 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information