Re: Public Apology to Bill from John P. re: Military Service

James F. Mayer wrote:
> "Bill" <OutofWildWildWest@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1135031709.698718.289510@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> pohaku.kane@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Karl Hungus wrote:
> > > "Airto Moreíra" <Brazil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:kPEpf.39294$L7.18180@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > John P wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> "Airto Moreíra" wrote in a message
> > > >
> > > >>>Also, "Bill" has no reason to be apologized to...
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> It was the deal I made. Bill lived up to his end of the bargain and I
> > > >> was
> > > >> bound to live up to mine.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I honor your decision.
> > >
> > >
> > > Then you shouldn't have questioned it in the first place.
> >
> > It is unlikely that a late poster to this thread, Airto Moreíra, was
> > aware of the earlier exchange. He "questioned it" to obtain
> > information, that he then responded to honorably. We are over 700
> > postings so far.
> >
> > Your need to vilify someone for not knowing, and upon finding out more
> > information responding honestly says a great deal about you. Too much
> > perhaps.
> >
> > Or had you something you wished to contribute and are just bashful and
> > a slow starter?
> >
> > I too apologize publically to Bill for calling his service into
> > question, (certainly for nothing else though) and will happily post my
> > own records should he ask, as I invited him to request after posting
> > his.
> >
> > I do feel, however, as others, that his records are questionable. He
> > put "something" up, so obscured as to be laughable. Yet I'll still
> > honor my promise to him should he make the request. It is a DoD 214
> > document.
> >
> > John's honorable response to keep his word, regardless, as long as it
> > looked like anyone's discharge papers, and Bill's posting of what does
> > in fact, with NO prior clarifying answers as he was asked, bring
> > considerable question to my mind of the validity.
> >
> > I can see though, given that I have some training, military
> > intelligence operations training in photo interpretation, why he was
> > reluctant to post clear, easily read, or for that matter any
> > information.
> >
> > If you can read the DD214 he posted and can make out the various
> > details and fill in the blanks as I can (my own DD214 is exactly the
> > same form, so I know what belongs were, and what certain phrases mean,
> > and what the missing bits filled in spell out) you'd see my point.
> >
> > Nevertheless, if that is his DD214, and he did indeed serve honorably
> > he can assume my apology for doubting he had. He did work at obscuring
> > it didn't he though. Only he knows the truth at this point...so if he
> > lied and put up something else from someone else, he has to live with
> > himself.
> >
> > Considering his many post's contents, his displayed ignorance of
> > military matters (his specialty may help explain that...no fault
> > intended...I was a desk jockey most of my service) along with his
> > insulting other veterans, brought his credibility into question by his
> > own creation.
> >
> > Now if he wishes, just as I promised, I will endeavor to post mine.
> >
> > It will take a few days, and he certainly took his time, as my old
> > Visioneer scanner will not work with my XP "upgrade" (isn't that a
> > laughable term though) and I have considerable ice and snow to drive
> > through for about 10 miles over mountain roads to my nearest friend
> > with a scanner and CD burner. If they plow I might get out today. So I
> > await the request.
> >
> > So he or for that matter as I previously stated, anyone wishing to see
> > my discharge papers, with conderably clearer resolution by the way
> > though five years older than his, need only request it.
> >
> > Frankly I had forgotten that I have military service I should have been
> > prouder of. Thanks to John P, Scout, and others, such as PLMerite that
> > reminded me.
>
> Cut the garbage! Post your proof of service or eat crow!
> >
> > Peace and happy Christmas to you if you are Christian, otherwise, make
> > the best of it,
> >
> > Q{}:o } ho ho ho ho ho
>
>
> I will post mine also after I get it scanned to show that what I
> expected from you I will reciprocate. I expect you to eat your words below.
>
> "You are another name switching, crazy, *** eating, cowardly, mother
> fucking guntard."

Cut the garbage! Post your proof of service or eat crow!
Posted so far:
John P
Bill
The rest is garbage.

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