TIME TO FLY THE FLAG, BACK THE TROOPS.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to put the flag back out on the front porch porch Roofed structure, usually open at front and sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect an entrance. If colonnaded, it may be called a portico. no matter what your personal feelings on the war are, the vets say. Do it for the troops. For the sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters who will be fighting in Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. . That's what really matters now, Vietnam vets like Tony Camarena and William Mally tell you as the U.S. heads into war. That the nation must hang together to show its support for the troops. Hang together, like it didn't do them for them almost 40 years ago. Putting the flag out every day until our troops come home, hopefully soon, is as good a place to start as any, they say. ``It's fine to protest your feelings peacefully about the war, but now we have to stand together as a nation to show our troops we're behind them,'' says Camarena, who served three years in Vietnam as a Navy corpsman corps·man n. 1. An enlisted person in the U.S. Navy or Marines who has been trained to give first aid and basic medical treatment, especially in combat situations. 2. attached to the 1st Marine Division. ``When we were over in `Nam fighting, it seemed like no one at home was showing us any support. We began doubting ourselves, wondering what the hell we were doing over here. We started letting our guard down. ``It had a negative effect on us, and our families - took our mind off the job we had to do,'' said Camarena, now a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Granada Hills. ``I don't want the young men and women serving our country now to have the same feeling.'' If there is one thing he would tell the nation right now, says Marine veteran William Mally, it's this: Go ahead and peacefully protest your feelings about the war if you disagree, because that's the American way The American way of life is an expression that refers to the "life style" of people living in the United States of America. It is an example of a behavioral modality, developed from the 17th century until today. . But don't take it out on the troops following the orders of the commander-in-chief - the troops putting their lives on the line. ``We have to show them that the nation supports them completely,'' said Mally, who served four years in the Marine Corps, including 14 months in Vietnam. ``Back then, I was a 17-year-old kid, numb numb (num) anesthetic (1). numb adj. 1. Being unable or only partially able to feel sensation or pain; deadened or anesthetized. 2. to what was going on at home,'' he said. ``But when I came home, I sure knew. ``The vets from World War II and Korea gave us a pat on the back, but nobody else wanted to talk about it. Nobody else wanted to welcome me home - and that included people I thought were my friends. ``It was like they were taking the war out on us,'' Mally said. And now that we've embarked on another war that is dividing the country, and the men and women who do the fighting - not the talking - want us to remember this: It's not about right and wrong, says 10-year Marine Corps veteran Fred Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the . It's about patriotism Patriotism See also Chauvinism, Loyalty. America, Captain comic-strip character known as the “protector of the American way.” [Comics: Horn, 155–156] American elm traditional symbol of American patriotism. and respect for our military men and women - about being proud of those who wear the uniform of this country. ``When I was a young Marine in uniform, I couldn't walk anywhere without someone pulling over and wanting to give me a ride,'' Flores said. ``Well, Wednesday, I pulled over and gave a young Marine just out of boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. , walking down Woodman Avenue, a ride. ``He said he was so proud to be a Marine, and I knew exactly how he felt,'' Flores said. ``All we can hope now is the rest of the country will be proud, too.'' The bottom line is this, says Hector Jones, a veteran of the Panama conflict. ``These young men and women have left behind their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl to put their lives on the line for their country,'' he said. ``They may not be coming home. ``The least we can do is support them at home.'' And we can start by flying that flag from the front porch. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: No matter whether you're for or against the war, we all should back the troops, say Sepulveda VA veterans of Vietnam. Daily News |
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