Message-ID: <14079605.1075841069194.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:09:51 -0800 (PST) From: shane.dobbs@fctg.com To: watch-it!@enron.com, baron@enron.com, bart@enron.com, beene@enron.com, beth@enron.com, bev@enron.com, blossom@enron.com, bud@enron.com, chance@enron.com, cof@enron.com, fulford@enron.com, jim@enron.com, jult@enron.com, know-it-all@enron.com, ld@enron.com, leslie@enron.com, matt@enron.com, natalie@enron.com, one-up@enron.com, paulie@enron.com, m..love@enron.com, poe@enron.com, robert@enron.com, robin@enron.com, stacy@enron.com, steve@enron.com Subject: FW: The Sad State of Our Military Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Dobbs_Shane @ENRON X-To: Watch-it! , Baron , Bart , Beene , beth , Bev , BLOSSOM , Bud , Chance , Cof , Fulford , Jim , Jult , KNOW-IT-ALL , LD , Leslie , Matt , Natalie , ONE-up , Paulie , Love, Phillip M. , Poe , Robert , Robin , Stacy , Steve X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Love, Phillip M.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LOVE-P X-FileName: phillip love 6-25-02.PST The Sad State of Our Military I sat, as millions of other Americans and watched as our government underwent a peaceful transition of power January 2001. At first, I felt a swell of pride and patriotism as I watched George W. Bush take his oath of office. However, all that pride vanished as I watched William Jefferson Clinton board Air Force One for the final time. I saw 21 US Marines in full dress, with rifles, fire a 21 gun salute to the outgoing president. It was then that I realized how far America's military deteriorated. Every last one of them missed!!!!!! Bonnie Wilson Department of Civil Engineering Auburn University 201 Harbert Engineering 334/844-6285