You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop
At a time when too many of our politicians tend to apologize for our
country’s prior actions, 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
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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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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.
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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 speak German.”
You could have heard a pin drop.
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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.
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If you are proud to be an American, pass this on! If not, delete it.
I am proud to be of this land, AMERICA. I hope we can keep it.
If you can read this, thank a teacher.
If you can read it in English, thank a Veteran
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