Name:	hub -	Reply
Subject:	A Needed refresher on "pin drop"
Date:	11/12/2014 7:43:37 AM

> > Here's a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about > our country. > > > JFK'S > Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when > DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US > military out of France as soon as possible. > > > Rusk responded, > > "Does that include those who are buried here?" > > > DeGaulle did not respond. > > > > You could have heard a pin drop. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > 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. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > 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 > intend 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 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 > Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't > have to speak German." > > You could have heard a pin drop. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > AND > THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THe ABOVe... > > 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 their 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 > 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen > to show a passport to." > > > > You could have heard a pin drop. > > > > If > you are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not, delete it. > > I am proud to be of this land, AMeRICA > >