--- r jones <atlsnxs@...> wrote:
>
> --- Bob wrote:>>
> > Subject: forwarded message inline
> > Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:14:03 -0600
> >
> > Hi, all.. the proletariet out in HollyWIERD keep
> stepping on it. We
> > need to jerk their collective chains.. read this
> about dumbass cindy
> > williams..
> > pass it on..
> > Again, HOOHAH!!! for our troops.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: CONVERSE, JOHN
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:28 AM
> > > To: BONDURANT, JANICE; DETCHMAN, VICKI; DIXON,
> KIMBERLY A; HEIMANN,
> > MELISSA; HEITMAN, KAREN; HOEKSTRA, BEVERLY;
> JOHNSON, BEVERLY;
> > LAMKINS, ANN;
> > SCAUZZO, VICTOR; TOLSON, MAURICE; WEBER, SHARON R;
> WOODARD, CYNTHIA
> > > Subject: FW: You've got to read THIS ONE!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: GEER, ALICE
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 11:12 AM
> > > Subject: You've got to read THIS ONE!
> > >
> > > You've got to read THIS ONE!
> > >
> > > This Airman's response to the Washington Times
> should be printed
> > in all
> > > newspapers across America. Especially now when
> the President is
> > calling up
> > > more Reserves and National Guardsmen. Get this
> response out to
> > everyone
> > you
> > > know. It's time this country wises up and
> supports the troops that
> > defend
> > > them.
> > >
> > > Military pay article:
> > >
> > > On 12 Nov, Ms Cindy Williams (from Laverne and
> Shirley TV show)
> > wrote a
> > > piece for the Washington Times, denouncing the
> pay raise(s) coming
> > service
> > > members' way this year -- citing that the stated
> +13% incr was more
> > than
> > > they deserve.
> > > A young airman from Hill AFB responds to her
> article below. He
> > ought to
> > > get a bonus for this!
> > >
> > > "Ms Williams:
> > >
> > > I just had the pleasure of reading your
> column, "Our GIs earn
> > Enough"
> > and
> > > I am a bit confused. Frankly, I'm wondering
> where this vaunted
> > overpayment
> > > is going, because as far as I can tell, it
> disappears every month
> > between
> > > DFAS (The Defense Finance and Accounting
> Service) and my bank
> > account.
> > > Checking my latest earnings statement I see that
> I make $1,117.80
> > before
> > > taxes. After taxes, I take home $874.20. When I
> run that through
> > the
> > > calculator, I come up with an annual salary of
> $13,413.60 before
> > taxes,
> > and
> > > $10,490.40 after.
> > >
> > > I work in the Air Force Network Control Center
> where I am part of
> > the
> > team
> > > responsible for a 5,000-host computer network. I
> am involved with
> > > infrastructure segments, specifically with Cisco
> Systems equipment.
> > A
> > quick
> > > check under jobs for Network Technicians in the
> Washington, D.C.
> > area
> > > reveals a position in my career field, requiring
> three years
> > experience
> > with
> > > my job. Amazingly, this job does NOT pay
> $13,413.60 a year. No,
> > this job
> > is
> > > being offered at $70,000 to $80,000 per annum.
> I'm sure you can
> > draw the
> > > obvious conclusions. Given the tenor of your
> column, I would assume
> > that
> > you
> > > have NEVER had he pleasure of serving your
> country in her armed
> > forces.
> > > Before you take it upon yourself to once more
> castigate
> > congressional and
> > > DOD leadership for attempting to get the
> families in the military's
> > lowest
> > > pay brackets off of WIC, and food stamps, I
> suggest that you join a
> > group
> > of
> > > deploying soldiers headed for AFGHANISTAN, I
> leave the choice of
> > service
> > > branch up to you. Whatever choice you make,
> though, opt for the SIX
> > month
> > > rotation: it will guarantee you the longest
> possible time away from
> > your
> > > family and friends, thus giving you full
> "deployment experience."
> > As your
> > > group prepares to board the plane, make sure to
> note the spouses
> > and
> > > children who are saying good-bye to their loved
> ones. Also take
> > care to
> > note
> > > that several families are still unsure of how
> they'll be able to
> > make ends
> > > meet while the primary breadwinner is gone --
> obviously they've
> > been
> > > squandering the "vast" piles of cash the
> government has been giving
> > them.
> > > Try to deploy over a major holiday; Christmas
> and Thanksgiving are
> > perennial
> > > favorites. And when you're actually over there,
> sitting in a
> > foxhole,
> > > shivering against the cold desert night; and
> the flight sergeant
> > tells
> > you
> > > that there aren't enough people on shift to
> relieve you for chow,
> > remember
> > > this: trade whatever MRE (meal-ready-to-eat) you
> manage to get for
> > the
> > tuna
> > > noodle casserole or cheese tortellini, and add
> Tabasco to
> > everything. This
> > > gives some flavor. Talk to your loved ones as
> often as you are
> > permitted;>
> > > it won't nearly be long enough or often enough,
> but take what you
> > can get
> > > and be thankful for it. You may have picked up
> on the fact that I
> > disagree
> > > with most of the points you present in your
> op-ed piece. But,
> > tomorrow
> > from
> > > KABUL, I will defend to the death your right to
> say it. You see, I
> > am an
> > > American fighting man, a guarantor of your First
> Amendment rights
> > and
>
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Like Dez said;

And this is connected to Virginia Madsen how?


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