Comments on: The Blank Check http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/ Come on in and stay a while... laugh a little. Maybe even think. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Repost: The Blank Check | The blog of whall http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-52010 Repost: The Blank Check | The blog of whall Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:09:23 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-52010 [...] first posted this back in 2008 and thought it deserved a re-post [...] [...] first posted this back in 2008 and thought it deserved a re-post [...]

]]> By: Becca http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-51654 Becca Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:33:07 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-51654 I signed that blank check to our Government, as did my Brother, Father, Grandfather, several Uncles & Cousins. Some of those checks were cashed & paid in full & others were either partially cashed or returned uncashed. Thank you to all the Veterans and their families; past, present & future. Freedom is never free but is bought paid for with the blood of our soldiers I signed that blank check to our Government, as did my Brother, Father, Grandfather, several Uncles & Cousins. Some of those checks were cashed & paid in full & others were either partially cashed or returned uncashed. Thank you to all the Veterans and their families; past, present & future. Freedom is never free but is bought paid for with the blood of our soldiers

]]> By: SSG James Pentecost http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-51299 SSG James Pentecost Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:50:03 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-51299 I earned my desk by doing my best in School always striving for the highest grade I could earn. After graduating I joined the Navy, fought in Desert Storm aboard the Battleship Wisconsin firing the main battery (16" guns) in direct and indirect support of the ground troops. I left the Navy after 11 years of service and found my way into the Army National Guard and later to full time National Guard service. I was selected to remain on rear detachment when my unit last deployed however am looking forward to being there for the next one. I am married to the same wonderful woman (my first and only wife) who has supported me and raised my children no matter where I was through out most of my career. I have 20 years of service, 17 of those are on active duty. The check I wrote out of highschool is still a good check. I earned my desk by doing my best in School always striving for the highest grade I could earn. After graduating I joined the Navy, fought in Desert Storm aboard the Battleship Wisconsin firing the main battery (16″ guns) in direct and indirect support of the ground troops. I left the Navy after 11 years of service and found my way into the Army National Guard and later to full time National Guard service. I was selected to remain on rear detachment when my unit last deployed however am looking forward to being there for the next one. I am married to the same wonderful woman (my first and only wife) who has supported me and raised my children no matter where I was through out most of my career. I have 20 years of service, 17 of those are on active duty. The check I wrote out of highschool is still a good check.

]]> By: Gerald http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-50938 Gerald Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:49:19 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-50938 If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, thank a veteran. Thank you to all who have and continue to serve us. If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read it in English, thank a veteran.

Thank you to all who have and continue to serve us.

]]> By: Glynis Smy http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-50713 Glynis Smy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:01:23 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-50713 I could not write a bigger cheque than anyone who laid down their life for me. I was a nurse and value life, my life is lived because I am protected by others. This is my thanks to all who defend me http://authspot.com/poetry/admiration-and-gratitude/. Your story of the desks was wonderful, what a teacher she really thought out her lesson that day. .-= Glynis Smy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.glynissmy.com/2009/11/strange-mystified-puzzled.html" rel="nofollow">Strange -Mystified-Puzzled</a> =-. I could not write a bigger cheque than anyone who laid down their life for me. I was a nurse and value life, my life is lived because I am protected by others. This is my thanks to all who defend me http://authspot.com/poetry/admiration-and-gratitude/.
Your story of the desks was wonderful, what a teacher she really thought out her lesson that day.
.-= Glynis Smy´s last blog ..Strange -Mystified-Puzzled =-.

]]> By: Master Sergeant, Retired USAF 1968-1989 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-50693 Master Sergeant, Retired USAF 1968-1989 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:16:26 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-50693 All gave some, Some gave all. All gave some, Some gave all.

]]> By: SFC Craig http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-50671 SFC Craig Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:12:13 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-50671 I am really disappointed that so many people missed the point on this one. As a 22 year veteran, I have written that check several times (we do have an all VOLUNTEER force), and plan to stay in for many more years. We do not perform our 'duty' for the president, we do our jobs for the American people. It doesn't matter who the president is, we do our jobs. That is what WE owe the American people. The oath I took was to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and I will do that with my dying breath. And before you ask...yes I am a father...the mother of my 3 children passed 2 years ago and I still plan to continue my military service. God, Family, Country!! I am really disappointed that so many people missed the point on this one. As a 22 year veteran, I have written that check several times (we do have an all VOLUNTEER force), and plan to stay in for many more years. We do not perform our ‘duty’ for the president, we do our jobs for the American people. It doesn’t matter who the president is, we do our jobs. That is what WE owe the American people. The oath I took was to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and I will do that with my dying breath. And before you ask…yes I am a father…the mother of my 3 children passed 2 years ago and I still plan to continue my military service. God, Family, Country!!

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-48637 whall Tue, 05 May 2009 21:54:32 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-48637 If you meant the quote about "whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve — is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'" -- I don't have an answer. I received it via email. I did a quick Google search and see it used in many places but no attributable quotes. If you meant the quote about “whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve — is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount of ‘up to, and including his life.’” — I don’t have an answer. I received it via email. I did a quick Google search and see it used in many places but no attributable quotes.

]]> By: Paul http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-48636 Paul Tue, 05 May 2009 21:32:44 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-48636 Looking for the author of the quote at the end of your quite poignant article "What is a vetaran?" Can you help? Looking for the author of the quote at the end of your quite poignant article “What is a vetaran?” Can you help?

]]> By: Buster http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/comment-page-1/#comment-46054 Buster Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:49 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/08/23/the-blank-check/#comment-46054 I am a vetran and I wrote my check for my country during Viet Nam. There were many people who felt that war was unnecessary also. Let me remind everyone that after the US pulled out of Viet Nam, the Khmer Rouge killed two million people in southeast asia because there was no one there to stop them. America decided to stop payment on those checks at the cost of freedom in southeast asia. Richard Nixon pulled the troups out because public opinion told him to do so. Sometimes, public opinion is just flat wrong. Leadership is about making correct decisions which are sometimes very unpopular. I am a vetran and I wrote my check for my country during Viet Nam. There were many people who felt that war was unnecessary also. Let me remind everyone that after the US pulled out of Viet Nam, the Khmer Rouge killed two million people in southeast asia because there was no one there to stop them. America decided to stop payment on those checks at the cost of freedom in southeast asia. Richard Nixon pulled the troups out because public opinion told him to do so. Sometimes, public opinion is just flat wrong. Leadership is about making correct decisions which are sometimes very unpopular.

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