Iraq War Veteran Talks to a College Student......Classic (deployed, campus, worker) - Relocation, families, vets, bases, Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, VA loans - City-Data Forum

Spokanejobseeker · 01-11-2011, 01:40 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXjp...layer_embedded

The Dissenter · 01-11-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Spokanejobseeker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXjp...layer_embedded

Sadly, I think you can find some people as clueless as that on most college campuses. I do believe you can support the troops fully but not agree with the wars that Washington start.

I'm a college senior (Bus. Mgmt. major), but I also work on Ft. Knox, KY and have the honor of interacting with the troops all day. I tell anyone who is about to deploy, do what you have to to make it back. I have two uncles who have done tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and a co-worker whose husband just deployed to Afghanistan. Being a college student is much easier than going through what the troops as well as their families have to endure.

Also, the PTSD comment was really just ignorant by the student. With what I read with causes of PTSD, you have a good chance of developing it without ever going to war.

SpanielGirl · 01-11-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Spokanejobseeker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXjp...layer_embedded

This "student" represents a full 98% of the idiots that I attend college with. Heaven Help Us!

macjr82 · 01-11-2011, 10:02 PM

Reminds me of a story my MGysgt told about when he was arguing with his brother, who went the college route, over politics and his brother was saying things he felt was real ignorant. His retort, and conversation ender, was "that just goes to show they let just about anybody go to college"

sskkc · 01-12-2011, 08:28 AM

Awesome... and yet sad that this is typical of so many 'educated' people these days!

Submariner · 01-14-2011, 11:18 AM

Very well done.

southbel · 01-14-2011, 02:50 PM

My favorite part was the end when you can tell he just had enough...hilarious.

plwhit · 01-20-2011, 02:19 PM

You see this attitude in numerous posts in some forums on CD....

macjr82 · 01-20-2011, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by plwhit

You see this attitude in numerous posts in some forums on CD....

the reason wy I don't go to or post on the politcal &controversial topic board. I went there once and my head almost exploded reading a single thread.

I backed out w/o posting never to return.

OC Investor2 · 01-21-2011, 09:48 AM

I'm pretty sure you could have the same conversation with half the civillian population, not just college kids.