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bnowlin
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Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 11, 2022, 09:24:38 PM »
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Ms. Griner,
We hope this letter finds you in good health and we understand you are having some rough times in your life. We are a group of old Vietnam Combat veterans from North Carolina. Our average age is around seventy years old. We call ourselves The Bunker Boys. We spent a lot of time living in rat and snake infested holes in the ground known as Bunkers. When we were not in the bunkers, we were crawling through the jungle being shot at and shooting back at little people wearing black pajamas.
We must be honest and tell you that the only thing we may have in common with you, is that we too, were drafted. We noticed you were drafted number one in the WNBA draft a few years ago. Since we all were drafted, we thought we might let you know what it was like when we were drafted. Unlike you, most of us had no college. The people of the United States drafted us. We consisted of all colors, religions and personal beliefs. We had no choice of which team we played for, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marines. We were sent halfway around the world to fight and kill people we didn't know in a place we had never heard of. We were paid, we know you can relate to this, $3.00 a day and required to work 24 hours a day if needed.
When we returned home, many or most of us were treated very badly by our fellow Americans. We were spit on, hit by bottles and rocks as the police stood by and watched. We did not complain, we just continued on in life and made the best of it. We fought for God, family, country and of course, the Flag and the National Anthem; a poem that was written by, of all people, a lawyer. He wrote the poem as he watched bombs fall on and kill fellow Americans. Ever since that night, our nation has played that little poem before millions of social functions. For some people it's just a little song. For a Veteran, it is a reminder of how many men and women of all colors, have given their life so the rest can have the right to be free.
We found in our research that you requested the National Anthem not be played at sporting events. We find it odd that now you are requesting the citizens of the United States to pay for your release from a jail in Russia. Yes, we the taxpayers are paying for all of those diplomats working on your release. Our government told you, and all fellow Americans in Russia, to leave Russia after the invasion of the Ukraine. You play basketball in a country that is known to treat Americans badly.
You fly a great deal and must know by now, all the rules of what one can bring into a country. All of us that travel know the rules for entering a foreign country. You are a guest and must go by the rules of the land. By your own admission, you were attempting to bring an illegal substance into a country that is known for its long prison sentences. You had to know this because you are making millions dollars a year to play a game and hold a college degree. At six feet nine inches tall, you know that security officers are going to focus on you from the moment you stand in the boarding pass line. We also noticed that you are now saying you placed the drugs in your luggage by accident. Please, that is something an 18-year-old would say.
We also found out that your net worth is somewhere around $5 million bucks for playing a game. For old guys like us, living on a fixed income, that's a lot of money for just playing a game. Don't get us wrong; we are not against you. We all went and fought so all Americans can have the freedom to make their own choices. We just hope the next time you have to endure the playing of that little poem; you will pay close attention to the "Land of the free" part.
And maybe, just maybe, the Russians will give her snake hair a badly needed haircut.
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 12:56:01 AM »
No mincing of words and feelings here ...
Those who refuse to learn the what and why such sacrifices were made by generations before shall never get it.
Act irresponsibly and / or make poor choices your getting bailed out abroad is sketchy at best.
Dang bummer for sure .... She is not the first or be the last to suffer & pay the price for conscious ignorance.
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 04:01:04 AM »
Thank you for that insight by real blokes.
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 07:48:39 AM »
A well put letter Bob.
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 10:01:45 AM »
Couldn't have said it better, A big
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 12:28:17 PM »
Here's the kicker. She has played in Russia the last seven seasons. She knows the rules. She broke the rules. If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!!
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 12:34:44 PM »
Its the sense of rampant Entitlement that rankles me….thanks for sharing…and Thanks for your service…Not that it makes a difference I tried to join in 1967 ,failed my physical…best of luck
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 01:20:01 PM »
Where's the "Like" button?
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 03:33:04 PM »
Well said! Freedom is never free, and thank you for your service!
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 04:26:32 PM »
Please don't think I wrote this, but I certainly can relate to it because it happened to me and many many others. A friend of mine sent it to me because I was one of the "Bunker Boys" in 64, and 65, and again in 66, and 67. Along with him and others. Just wanted to share with all.
Bob
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Leggett, Tx
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AIN"T THIS A GREAT PLACE TO BE?
My Papa was a Mrod, I'm a Son of a Gun, but He was not as crazy as I!
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 05:01:25 PM »
This is very close to the reasoning I shared with Betty Lou when this news first broke.
I could say alot more about this 'trade' thing but instead I'll just SMH...
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 05:02:29 PM »
It appears that accepting responsibility for one's own actions is dead.......
"It's NOT my fault" is the theme of the day.....
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August 12, 2022, 06:23:19 PM »
I thought I was the only one who called dred locks snake hair , you know like Medusa....
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 06:53:16 PM »
I know the man that wrote this personally, they have a cafe they call the bunker boys they feed vets breakfast once a month, and its the biggest best breakfast I ever had, this man is also a writer and at one time was the sheiff of Davidson county NC. he is quiet the character, David
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bnowlin
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 12, 2022, 07:55:10 PM »
Yep you are right
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Leggett, Tx
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Mrod 22 PCP Air ext and shroud ext modded valve
Mrod 25 PCP Modded valve, air ext, and shroud ext. Am I broke yet? What a gun and those Polygon LW barrels Wow.
AIN"T THIS A GREAT PLACE TO BE?
My Papa was a Mrod, I'm a Son of a Gun, but He was not as crazy as I!
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Re: Letter to Brittney Griner
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August 14, 2022, 04:03:50 AM »
Letter to WHO? A nobody. I'm a disabled 'Nam Vet, honorably discharged.
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