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11-26-2009, 09:57 AM
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|  Letter to Obama
Got this email forwarded to me today from a friend: WW II Battleship sailor tells Obama to shape up or ship out ! This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in Hawaii for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the president. Dear President Obama, My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert. I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country. One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man. So here goes. I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish. I can't figure out what country you are the president of. You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like: " We're no longer a Christian nation" " America is arrogant" - (Your wife even announced to the world,"America is mean- spirited. " Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.) I'd say shame on the both of you, but I don't think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House. After 9/11 you said," America hasn't lived up to her ideals." Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn't mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for freedom. I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected. Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man. Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don't, I'll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves. And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don't want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don't mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don't want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists. One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you're the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you're thinking of. You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president. You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now. And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle. Sincerely, Harold B. Estes When a 95 year old hero of the "the Greatest Generation" stands up and speaks out like this, I think we owe it to him to send his words to as many Americans as we can. Please pass it on. |
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11-26-2009, 10:02 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West of Eugene, OR
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Good posting.
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11-26-2009, 10:31 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where freedom is earned.
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I could have said the same thing with more cus words. But well put for a geazer. "WORD"!!  |
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11-26-2009, 10:42 AM
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With the patriot act and the government monitoring all communications, I wont state how I feel about it. But I will say I'm adding that vet to my thankful list.
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11-26-2009, 10:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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I couldn't agree more, if only more Americans understood what the Greatest Generation did.  I applaud Mr Estes. |
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11-26-2009, 10:55 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the workbench
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| Thank you Mr. Estes.
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11-26-2009, 11:08 AM
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Well said |
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11-26-2009, 11:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples
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Only people like Mr Estes realy understand what 'Do the Right Thing' means, seems like our President hasn't a clue. Thank you for your service Mr. Estes. |
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11-26-2009, 11:50 AM
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BUT you know he will never get this letter...... | |
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11-26-2009, 03:23 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia
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11-26-2009, 10:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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I dont care who gets this letter. Im proud to be an American.
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11-26-2009, 10:33 PM
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that man has got sum balls to say this much and basically slap the president in the face.
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11-26-2009, 11:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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11-27-2009, 01:15 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia
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| he is a war hero he can say what he wants.. |
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11-27-2009, 04:20 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minnesota
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I have a feeling if you asked this guy his opinions on George Bush, they would be alot different then ours. Alot of military guys seem to be die hard republicans, and it doesnt matter WHO is in the white house, if there democrat, they are going to talk crap. (There is always gonna be crap thrown around in politics.) Before I applaud him on this letter, I would like to hear his opinions of Bush 1st.
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11-27-2009, 08:55 AM
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11-27-2009, 09:00 AM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: May 2004 Location: ROCK CRAWLIN AND RACING WHERE I WANT AND HOW I WANT!!!
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taylor, the man served this country and is a war hero, he's seen and done shit FOR THIS COUNTRY that you or i will ever see and hope we never have to... so your damn right he has sum balls and he has earned the right to slap this so called president in the face personally. | |
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11-27-2009, 11:24 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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11-27-2009, 01:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia
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Just wait, he will get a visit from the Secret Service.
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11-27-2009, 01:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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who here know s the legal rights of the citizenry to abolish the government and start over,,or even impeachment,,,or just starting a movement,,,viva la freedom!!
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