Great Answer from John Glenn
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[b]Another lengthy one, but a good read and true, see the confirmation on the snopes.com link.[/b]
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it’s also a good example of one man’s explanation of why men and women in the Armed Services do what they do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of the military. Next time someone accuses you or any veteran of not having a "job" because you're in the military, quote Sen Glenn.
Howard Metzenbaum to John Glenn:
Metzenbaum: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a 'job'?"
Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I was through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions."
"I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, it was my life that was on the line. This was not a 9-to-5 job where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank."
"I ask you to go with me, as I went the other day to a Veterans Hospital, and look those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell them they didn't hold a job."
"You go with me to any Gold Star mother, and you look her in the eye and tell her that her son did not hold a job."
"You go with me to the space program, and you go as I have gone to the widows and the orphans of Ed White and Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their dad didn't hold a job."
"You go with me on Memorial Day coming up, and you stand on Arlington National Cemetery -- where I have more friends than I like to remember -- and you watch those waving flags, and you stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell me that those people didn't have a job."
"I tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men -- SOME MEN -- who held a job. And they required a dedication to purpose and a love of country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life itself."
"And their self-sacrifice is what has made this country possible."
"I HAVE HELD A JOB, HOWARD!" ---What about you?"
(For those who don't remember - During WWII, Howard Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he is a Senator!)
If you can read this, thank a teacher....If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran.......
Read it at: [url]http://www.snopes.com/quotes/glenn.htm[/url]
Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it’s also a good example of one man’s explanation of why men and women in the Armed Services do what they do for a living. This is a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of the military. Next time someone accuses you or any veteran of not having a "job" because you're in the military, quote Sen Glenn.
Howard Metzenbaum to John Glenn:
Metzenbaum: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a 'job'?"
Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I was through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions."
"I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, it was my life that was on the line. This was not a 9-to-5 job where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank."
"I ask you to go with me, as I went the other day to a Veterans Hospital, and look those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell them they didn't hold a job."
"You go with me to any Gold Star mother, and you look her in the eye and tell her that her son did not hold a job."
"You go with me to the space program, and you go as I have gone to the widows and the orphans of Ed White and Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their dad didn't hold a job."
"You go with me on Memorial Day coming up, and you stand on Arlington National Cemetery -- where I have more friends than I like to remember -- and you watch those waving flags, and you stand there, and you think about this nation, and you tell me that those people didn't have a job."
"I tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men -- SOME MEN -- who held a job. And they required a dedication to purpose and a love of country and a dedication to duty that was more important than life itself."
"And their self-sacrifice is what has made this country possible."
"I HAVE HELD A JOB, HOWARD!" ---What about you?"
(For those who don't remember - During WWII, Howard Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now he is a Senator!)
If you can read this, thank a teacher....If you are reading it in English, thank a Veteran.......
Read it at: [url]http://www.snopes.com/quotes/glenn.htm[/url]
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