huntinsonovagun Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I got this in an email from Dad today...... "Good Comeback" A woman writes: My son serves in the military. He is still stateside right now. He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him, and his troops, everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands, and thank them for being willing to serve, and fight, for not only our own freedoms but so that others may have them also. But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday, on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha. He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly, "Yes, I always wear it and I probably always will." The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi. A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward, putting his arm around my son's shoulders, and nodding towards my son, said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman: "Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid." Everyone within hearing distance cheered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Awesome! I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lostiniowa Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Wish I was there I would have given his a standing ovation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Awesome. Kudos to that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! I bet we could take a donation to send Iraqis home and we would get more money than the national deficit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosdog2 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Woo hoo! Go Navy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! That's what I'm talking about!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Good for him... Yeah, they all need a one way ticket back to were they came from... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! That is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! That was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browning_gold_12 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisha Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! That gave me chills! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! [ QUOTE ] I bet we could take a donation to send Iraqis home and we would get more money than the national deficit. [/ QUOTE ] You better believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Re: Good Comeback! Congrats to that stand up guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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