[Rhodes22-list] Marine in Bosnia (entertainment)

[Todd Tavares]

   Come on now Jim; Do you believe everything you read on the internet??
   LMAO

    Barbara M makes up more lies than she debunks. Did anyone read her
   explanation why this "legend" was false?  More lies and speculation
   than the original fairy tale itself.

   Todd


   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Connolly" Date: Fri, 7 Feb
   2003 20:19:52 -0500 To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" Subject: RE:
   [Rhodes22-list] FW: From a Marine in Bosnia > Sorry to disappoint, but
   this was listed there also. > >
   http://www.snopes.com/military/marine.htm > > Not that I don't think
   the french military hat is a bit silly. > > Jim Connolly > > >
   -----Original Message----- > > From:
   rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org > >
   [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of John Tonjes >
   > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:54 PM > > To: Rhodes org.
   owners list > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] FW: From a Marine in Bosnia >
   > > > > > I just had to share this with everyone. > > > > Rummy > >
   -----Original Message----- > > From: VMontgo32@aol.com
   [mailto:VMontgo32@aol.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:39
   AM > > To: undisclosed-recipients: > > Subject: From a Marine in
   Bosnia > > > > > > >From a Marine in Bosnia > > > > > > > > > > In
   light of the French stating that they would Veto any action against >
   > Iraq > > that we may propose before the Sequrity Council of the UN,
   I thought > > this > > email from a US Marine serving in Bosnia would
   put things in > > perspective. > > > > >From a Marine in Bosnia. Note
   the signature, but read it last. > > > > A funny thing happened to me
   yesterday at Camp Bondsteel (Bosnia): > > A French army officer walked
   up to me in the PX, and told me he thought > > we > > (Americans) were
   a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war. He > > said > > if
   such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count on the support of >
   > France. > > > > I told him that it didn't surprise me. Since we had
   come to France's > > rescue > > in World War I, World War II, Vietnam,
   and the Cold War, their > > ingratitude > > and jealousy was due to
   surface at some point in the near future anyway. > > > > That is why
   France is a third-rate military power with a socialist > > economy > >
   and a bunch of faggots for soldiers. > > > > I additionally told him
   that America, being a nation of deeds and > > action, > > not words,
   would do whatever it had to do, and France's support was only > > for
   > > show anyway. Just like in ALL NATO exercises, the US would
   shoulder 85% > > of > > the burden, as evidenced by the fact that the
   French officer was > > shopping in > > the American PX, and not the
   other way around. > > > > He began to get belligerent at that point,
   and I told him if he would > > like > > to, I would meet him outside
   in front of the Burger King and beat his > > ass in > > front of the
   entire Multinational Brigade East, thus demonstrating that > > even >
   > the smallest American had more fight in him than the average
   Frenchman. > > He > > called me a barbarian cowboy and walked away in
   a huff. > > > > With friends like these, who needs enemies? > > > >
   Mary Beth Johnson Lt.Col, USMC > > > > > > DON'T YOU JUST LOVE A REAL
   AMERICAN WOMAN!!!! > > > > > >
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