Compensation

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The following was received today via Shorty Estabrook (A Korean War POW). It was sent to him by one of his fellow EX-POWs (Ed Soria). I thought that you may like to see it!!

Rick
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Subject: Compensation (fwd)


Good morning:

The below piece was written by Ed Soria who is my brother Tiger. When he get mad he can really write a great piece.

Shorty
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LETS SEE... YOU GO OVER THERE AND BE PREPARED TO LOOSE YOUR LIFE, IN ORDER THAT WE CAN BE A FREE PEOPLE. NOW SOME OF YOU EGG HEADS DON'T HAVE TO GO... ITS EASY, WE GIVE YOU A DEFERMENT FROM THE DRAFT... EVEN UP TO 5 DEFERNMENTS, NO SWEAT. JUST ENTER THE UNIVERSITY AND GET EDUCATED.

YOU WILL FIND THAT MOST PATRIOTS HAVE NEVER HEARD A RIFLE SHOT IN ANGER... YET YOU WILL FIND THIS SO CALLED PSEUDO SUPPER AMERICANS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE COST TO SUPPORT OUR ARMED FORCES. WHY, GEE, ITS COSTING TOO MUCH FOR THOSE VETERANS THAT SURVIVE. WHY, LETS CUT THEIR BENEFITS... OR LETS ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.

BUT DO THE EGG HEADS EVER GO AND INQUIRE WHAT ALL THIS VETERANS DID TO PERSERVE THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE... A FREE PEOPLE. DO THEY ASK ME HOW MANY DIED TO DEFEND FREEDOM, DO THEY WONDER ABOUT HOW MANY ARE STILL BURIED IN FOREIGN SOIL, DO THEY ASK HOW MANY ARE MISSING IN ACTION, DO THEY ASK HOW MANY FAMILIES LOST THEIR BROTHERS, FATHERS, COUSINS, UNCLES, AND FRIENDS OF THERE FAMILY,... NO, THEY DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS THE COST... NEVER DO THEY PUT A FACE ON THE VETERANS... THERE JUST NUMBERS TO BE ADJUSTED AND BUDGETS.

IN THE POW CAMP THAT I WAS IN IN NORTH KOREA... WE LEFT OVER THERE 0VER 250 AMERICANS, THEY ARE STILL THERE, THEY ARE NOT NUMBERS. THEY WERE ALIVE ONE TIME DEFENDING OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE... PRECIOUS FREEDOM AND LIBERTY. OVER 34 THOUSAND GIVE THERE LIVES IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD KOREA. THE COLD WAR WAS ONE BY THIS GENERATION, WE BROUGHT THE BERLIN WALL DOWN AND DEFEATED COMMUNISM WITH PURE GUTS. NOT WITH NUMBERS AND COST ANALYSIS AS SOME EGG HEADS BELIEVE.

TONIGHT WE CAN ALL SLEEP IN COMFORT IN OUR HOMES... BUT TONIGHT SOME AMERICAN GI WILL LOOSE HIS LIFE... I NEVER WANT TO FORGET WHAT THE RIGHT COST IS... ITS OUR DAUGTHERS AND SONS DEFENDING ALL OF US... EVEN THE EGG HEADS.

BEST REGARDS ED SORIA COMBAT VETERAN & POW