Quote: nora ferrell

Perhaps you just misread the intent of the posters.

I don't think anyone is in any way trying to make you feel obligated for anything.

However, this is an interesting story, in light of the comments of this thread and topic and many would like to read it.

As I'm sure you are learning, many/most on this forum don't easily rely on anything without some sort support, justification and defense.

Smart thinkers.

Hi Nora,

I still haven't read any of the posts in between my replies. I was PM'd by another forum member and told, direct quote, "I feel you are in fact obligated to respond".

I don't fault anyone for wanting evidence, it's just not available any longer. News sources commonly remove stories from their archives. Yeah, it's in California. I spent an hour looking for both it and another story from around the same time where a former NFL star had his cattle shot by thrill killers, thinking I might have gotten the two stories mixed. I couldn't find that one either. I have a friend who lives near that NFL player (can't remember his name) and I posted a comment about it on her MySpace profile, I referenced that for the date (Nov. 30 '08). This was in Newcastle and the former was in the Sutter-Buttes. The only story I can find that even remotely relates is about two teenagers thrill killing 13 deer in the Buttes, also from the same time frame. My wife remembers both of the other stories as does the friend I mentioned.

Damn straight he was obligated, you don't throw stuff like that out about veterans, particularly on this forum, without a cite. I get sick and tired of the MSM playing the same song over and over "(pick your war) veteran goes insane and shoots ....."

 Quote: scott garrett

Note, I haven't clicked on this topic since my last post. Apparently I'm being questioned and am "obligated to reply".

The story was run as local news in the local paper and the article is no longer available. Sorry.

BS.
Several poster and I have been exchanging PM's and were betting that you would be unable to back up that ridiculous story that you posted.

You have called your credibility into question and insulted veterans by some idiot story which you conveniently couldn't back up - big surprise.

Just what the forum needed, another troll with an anti-veteran agenda.

Wow, you both just pole vaulted the conclusion gap. Yeah, I'm so anti-veteran. I was born on Beale AFB, my father served 2.5 years in 'nam, he served 26 years before retiring as an E10, I spent my first 11 years on Beale, my mother served as an AF nurse for 12 years, and many of my friends are vets...one in Delta Force with two years of time in Afghanistan and Iraq flying a black hawk. Oh, but I don't have a news story for any of that so I'm obviously lying, right? I insulted veterans by telling a real story? I insulted veterans by saying this dog would still be alive if it had been crated? I insulted veterans by saying that Luttrell acted like a true professional? Who have I trolled by making my TWO original posts in this topic, that simply go against YOUR grain? The only reason I even looked at this topic again was because I was contacted. Had that member not sent me a message, I wouldn't be typing this message. Such trollish behavior. (that last sentence is sarcasm, by the way.) It appears that you're trolling me at the moment...which isn't surprising coming from such a raging hypocrite (emphasis on the rage).

And Dennis, the only thing I'm obligated to do is die some day. You can both go to hell with your BS, arrogant, condescending, elitist, and hypocritical attitudes. This is exactly why I didn't bother coming back to this topic until I was contacted.

I won't be coming back to this topic. Feel free to continue lowering my "star rating" like the children you seem to enjoy acting like.

Why are mods not sending this argument to P.M.'s?

There have been threads recently (yesterday) locked way quicker for less.

This is getting away from dogs.

I'm sorry, but what's an E10? There's no such rank in the Military....

Michael,
My sincere apologies, but when someone is posting a fictional "vet goes wild with fully automatic weapon" story that I know is BS, I call them on it.
People posting rumors and gossip without any ability to back up the crazy story is one of the reasons that vets take so much grief.

I'll lock the topic, and again my apologies if I offended anyone.

Mr Garret will not be posting to any thread that concerns veterans again.

To change directions on this thread. Maybe someone should try and find out if Mr. Luttrell would want a replacement dog and then what breed.

Ed

I'm on board to contribute to that fund.

I'd be proud to contribute if allowed to.

I bet Alyssa has contacts to find out how the American hero Mr Luttrell is doing and if there is anything we can do.


Randy