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**HPD SRT** · 03-25-2008, 08:17 PM

Got this e-mail from my boss a minute ago, it's priceless:

When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.

You could have heard a pin drop.

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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several l thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to s peak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.

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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to."

You could have heard a pin drop

**PackerfanXD** · 03-25-2008, 08:23 PM

Good post.

NBollinger · 03-25-2008, 08:55 PM

I like the 4th one the best. Hooah to WWII vets!

**HPD SRT** · 03-26-2008, 12:21 AM

I especially like this quote:

"Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women
into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we
have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return." -Colin Powell

**Cannibul** · 03-26-2008, 06:06 AM

First one is true but the context has been greatly simplified.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Colin Powell Quote

The rest I can not confirm. But I doubt they are completely true. Very few Internet chain letters are.

**HPD SRT** · 03-26-2008, 03:14 PM

Either way it's some good patriotic stuff!!

Reno82 · 03-26-2008, 03:52 PM

I liked all of them.... Everyone in the world if give the free right to move anywhere... I'll bet that almost all would pick up they belongings and move to the USA. We are the best nation on the green earth. We let people speak there mind, voice their opinions, draw freely their ideas, believe in any god they choose, and vote for people to run the country the way we believe it should be run. What other nation on this earth is for the people by the people....

Sendmenosigns · 03-26-2008, 04:01 PM

more inspirational than anything...however i loved the post and love the ideas in all of them

jtkratzer · 03-26-2008, 04:02 PM

True or not, the fact remains that the US is the most charitable country in the world, the first to help and lend support and aid and the last to ever ask for anything in return.

03-25-2008, 08:17 PM	#1
HPD SRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern WA Posts: 1,307	4 Awesome Stories! Got this e-mail from my boss a minute ago, it's priceless: When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush. He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return. You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several l thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to s peak German.' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE... A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France!" The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to." You could have heard a pin drop __________________ My Album SA XD-45 Tactical---Springerized! Model 1 EM-4 CAR Winchester Model 70 .308 Remington 870 Express Magnum USPSA: A-57358 PISTOLGEAR SpringerPrecision

03-25-2008, 08:23 PM	#2
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03-25-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
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03-26-2008, 12:21 AM	#4
HPD SRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern WA Posts: 1,307	I especially like this quote: "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return." -Colin Powell __________________ My Album SA XD-45 Tactical---Springerized! Model 1 EM-4 CAR Winchester Model 70 .308 Remington 870 Express Magnum USPSA: A-57358 PISTOLGEAR SpringerPrecision

03-26-2008, 03:14 PM	#6
HPD SRT XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeastern WA Posts: 1,307	Either way it's some good patriotic stuff!! __________________ My Album SA XD-45 Tactical---Springerized! Model 1 EM-4 CAR Winchester Model 70 .308 Remington 870 Express Magnum USPSA: A-57358 PISTOLGEAR SpringerPrecision

03-26-2008, 03:52 PM	#7
Reno82 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 961	I liked all of them.... Everyone in the world if give the free right to move anywhere... I'll bet that almost all would pick up they belongings and move to the USA. We are the best nation on the green earth. We let people speak there mind, voice their opinions, draw freely their ideas, believe in any god they choose, and vote for people to run the country the way we believe it should be run. What other nation on this earth is for the people by the people.... __________________ ******** XD-45acp Service (Match Gun I changed it to a compact for CCW... did a grip chop on it) Ruger Mark III 22/45 Taurus PT145 MillPro (Home Defense & CCW) Kimber SS Custom Target II 10mm Walther G22 (FUN GUN) XD-45acp Tactical (Match Gun II; upgraded the bbl from PistolGear) XD-9 Sub-Compact (Home Defense and CCW) DPMS AR-15: 9mm (1/17/08...) RRA CAR A4 Upper 223/5.56---did a lower bulid 2/21/08 and completed upper 6/3/08. in order of purchases***

03-26-2008, 04:01 PM	#8
Sendmenosigns XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boonies Posts: 118	more inspirational than anything...however i loved the post and love the ideas in all of them

03-26-2008, 04:02 PM	#9
jtkratzer XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 13,014	True or not, the fact remains that the US is the most charitable country in the world, the first to help and lend support and aid and the last to ever ask for anything in return. __________________ Hit this blog:Updated 6/13 "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson American Gun Owners Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

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