Response to Presidential apology for U.S. arrogance
This is a compilation of an email which has been making the rounds via email forwarding.
While I did not compose the original, I wholly agree with the sentiment and so made it available here.
American 'Arrogance', in alphabetical order
289 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Aisne-Marne, France.
5,329 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Ardennes, Belgium.
4,410 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Brittany, France.
468 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Brookwood, England.
3,812 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Cambridge, England.
5,525 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Epinal, France.
368 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Flanders Field, Belgium.
4,402 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Florence, Italy.
7,992 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
10,489 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Lorraine, France.
5,076 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
14,246 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Meuse-Argonne.
8,301 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Netherlands, Netherlands.
9,387 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Normandy, France.
6,012 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Oise-Aisne, France.
861 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Rhone, France.
7,861 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Sicily, Italy.
1,844 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Somme, France.
4,153 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
St. Mihiel, France.
1,541 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at
Suresnes, France.
Apologize to no one.
Don't confuse arrogance with leadership.
We don't ask for praise but we have absolutely no need to apologize!
Remind those who complain of American arrogance of our sacrifice.
The count is 102,366 Americans who died fighting for others' freedom.
How many French, Dutch, Italian, Belgian and British are buried on our soil after defending US against OUR enemies?
And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
I hope you remember this when election time comes around again.
'Thank A Veteran', by Cliff Bramlett is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available by contacting Cliff Bramlett.
289 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne, France.
5,329 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Ardennes, Belgium.
4,410 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Brittany, France.
468 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Brookwood, England.
3,812 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Cambridge, England.
5,525 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Epinal, France.
368 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Flanders Field, Belgium.
4,402 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Florence, Italy.
7,992 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
10,489 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Lorraine, France.
5,076 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
14,246 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Meuse-Argonne.
8,301 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Netherlands, Netherlands.
9,387 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Normandy, France.
6,012 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Oise-Aisne, France.
861 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Rhone, France.
7,861 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Sicily, Italy.
1,844 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Somme, France.
4,153 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at St. Mihiel, France.
1,541 Americans interred at the American Cemetery at Suresnes, France.
Apologize to no one.
Don't confuse arrogance with leadership.
We don't ask for praise but we have absolutely no need to apologize!
Remind those who complain of American arrogance of our sacrifice.
The count is 102,366 Americans who died fighting for others' freedom.
How many French, Dutch, Italian, Belgian and British are buried on our soil after defending US against OUR enemies?
And we have to watch an American elected leader who apologizes to Europe and the Middle East that our country is "arrogant"!
I hope you remember this when election time comes around again.
'Thank A Veteran', by Cliff Bramlett is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available by contacting Cliff Bramlett.
Cliff Bramlett Photography