Re: [pct-l] Rights, Freedoms, Codes and Backpacking

    I am a VietNam veteran and an occasional backpacker. I'm a product of the
1950"s and 1960's. While many people have fought and gave/lost their lives
defending this country and have kept it from being subjugated to some other
power; I know from personal experience that many (probably a substantial
majority) of the military of all ranks don't give a hoot about many of our
freedoms and rights. Rather we owe our freedoms more to the courageous and rare
individuals who have fought for these rights in civilian life -- whether thru
court actions, lobbying, legislating, demonstrating, voting, petitioning, going
to jail, and even dying.

John

Hiker97@aol.com wrote:

> I any discussion about freedoms, etc., we should take a moment to thank the
> men and women in military uniform who are on the front lines to protect those
> rights.
>
> Yes, lawyers, advocates, and concerned citizens all contriubte too.  But it
> is the commitment and courage of our fellow citizens in uniform that allows
> everything else to exist. In America we too often take for granted our
> freedoms, because we do NOT have the policitical and destructive history like
> other countries.


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