What You Won't See on CNN

O.k., I'll make an admission right now about this post: I have no idea if these stories are true. Also, I have to admit that these stories make me feel good about our military, our nation, and the war we are fighting against terrorism around the world. Therefore, I felt like posting these and I'll let you decide if they're true or not (how's that for "real" journalism?). These came in an email from my friend Dr. Todd Hamilton in Anderson, SC. If you're ever there and need a root canal, look him up (I'm sure he's in the book. Look him up under "Dentists That Prescribe HGH To Pro Athlete's Without An Examination.").

Anyway, here's some stuff you won't read in the major papers or see on the networks or CNN:

Story #1--
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."

It became very quiet in the room.


Story #2--
At a conference in France a number of international engineers were taking part. During a break one of the French engineers came 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 aircraft carriers have threehospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three large cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can easly produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters that can be used for transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?"

Once again, dead silence.


Story #3--
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, when 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 its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so that you wouldn't have to speak German."

You could have heard a pin drop!


This year, on Veteran's Day, maybe we should just pray for our nation's leaders, including President Bush, pray for our soldiers, and say, "Thank You," to those who have served.