tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post2902002390413293065..comments2024-03-28T16:53:39.313-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: Safety PinsPawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-35403511047919738162016-11-16T04:17:47.603-06:002016-11-16T04:17:47.603-06:00I'm with you, Budd. I was an infantry platoon...I'm with you, Budd. I was an infantry platoon sergeant in Vietnam (1969-1970) and I could HANDLE it that anyone I met in the bush who was short and had an AK47 was somebody I should shoot first.<br /><br />But trying to be a cop in America, where cops are just as much a target now as I was then, except that you never know who the Bad Guys are? Oh no, I'm not brave enough to handle that.<br /><br />My son is a Master At Arms in the Navy. He does the jobs that I couldn't do. He has received sniper training, defensive driving and other training that make him look like a policeman in civilian life, but in a more aggressive job description.<br /><br />He is one of the First Responders, for example, in the event that a terrorist attack occurs in a military base.<br /><br />When he was growing up, I prayed he would never be a cop or in the military. He chose to be both. I'm very proud of him; a son should always be a better man than his father.Jerry The Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181610016755426448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-67873588117673159602016-11-15T19:01:55.629-06:002016-11-15T19:01:55.629-06:00Maybe they should. I'm old enough to remember ...Maybe they should. I'm old enough to remember the saying "put up or shut up".<br />Thank you very much for the service you've given and continue to perform. It's a job that I freely admit I wouldn't want to do, and am probably not brave enough to do. I'm a vet, but I never had to wonder every time I walked up to a vehicle whether the occupants would end my life, or instead pass the time relatively pleasantly.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com