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Thank you, afzal.
posted by
saul_relative
on January 3, 2007 at 2:49 PM
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I considered at one time attending either West Point or the Naval Academy,
Parnell. I thought my mission in life would be as the next Robert E. Lee, perhaps a statesman-soldier that could be respected and loved. Ah, the dreams of pomp and fame... But I shied away from the physical brutality of the system that must be endured at the onset. I fear that I was more inclined toward the romantic idea of a successful warrior, Parnell, but realistic enough to understand that it was just that -- romanticism...
posted by
saul_relative
on January 3, 2007 at 2:48 PM
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A very ballanced quote .
posted by
afzal50
on January 2, 2007 at 10:59 PM
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Saul
I'm starting to think that you're a military groupie...
posted by
Antipodean
on January 2, 2007 at 10:44 PM
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