Letters to the Editor

‘It’s my country, I’ll serve’

To the Editor:

As we observe Vietnam Veterans Day, I think back on my military service in the U. S. Army. While driving me to the B & O railroad station in Connellsville on that cold day in December 1961 to begin my service, my father looked over. He said, “You should have gone back to school. You will just be cannon fodder!” (A World War I term for those of us who could be in danger of being killed while in the military).

Now, I’ve never been a “gung-ho” person. I was a 23-year-old college graduate, not a young 18-yearold just out of high school. But somehow my response came out, “ It’s my country, I’ll serve!” He was silent after that and only added, “Make sure you call your mother!”

Like all of my fellow recruits, we had no idea of what would happen to us over the next few years. As a draftee, I was obligated to serve two years of active duty, two years of active reserve, and two years of standby reserve. I could have been trained for anything and assigned to any type of service and danger. The Vietnam war was just in its beginning stages. The Berlin Wall erection was one potential area of assignment. Less than a year later, the Cuban Missile Crisis presented the next possible assignment “in harm’s way.”

And, the following year, the assassination of President Kennedy posed yet another risk of being sent to danger. There was never at any time a promise of never being called on to “kill or be killed.”

Even after my honorable discharge in November 1967, I could have gone, and would have gone, back into service if needed. As it turned out, most of my tour of duty, like 85 to 90% of us, was not in battle. I served the need for mail contact with their homes of those recently entering the service. In the words of the 6888 WAC postal battalion, “I wanted to do my part.” It’s our country, and we did serve!

Saverio Fred Natale Monessen

To the Editor:

The brilliant left of our society somehow believes setting Teslas on fire or shooting up a Tesla dealership is some kind of righteous protest against Elon Musk. People keying the car like juvenile delinquents, or spray painting the front of a dealership, or painting Nazi on the car. These people are morons!

Number one, what they are doing is a federal crime and if they are caught they will go to jail. Number two, Teslas have surround digital surveillance cameras. Number three, this actually hurts the dealer and the employees and the people who make Teslas. Elon has about 12% of Tesla stock, so the people hurt the most are the big pension plans heavily invested in Tesla stock. So Mr. Moron Protester, if you have a 401k, you are protesting yourself. Tim Walz forgot that when he made a fool of himself, his state pension has a huge investment in Tesla. Good move Timmy, that will make you a hero with the Michigan voters.

As promised, the president and homeland security is ridding our country of illegal immigrant murderers, rapists, drug dealers and gang members. MS-13, and Tren de Aragua, the most vicious and dangerous criminals, are being rounded up and deported. Well the left can’t have that!

A federal circuit judge wants them back and has ordered the president to do so. It is amazing that this Judge would endanger us because he doesn’t like President Trump, and he is not the only one. Since the president has taken office, he has had 15 injunctions in two months. These roadblocks are for things the majority of people want. Like no men competing with women or getting illegal immigrants with existing criminal records deported.

Now in comparison, Biden had 12 injunctions in four years. Like the injunction on student loan forgiveness, he just ignored the order from the courts including the Supreme Court. It is interesting that all, or close to all, of the judges who have filed an injunction on the president were appointed by Obama, Clinton, or Biden. Doesn’t that seem a little fishy?

The left is so focused on Musk being unelected and is saving us money, but they have no problem with unelected federal judges overruling the President of the United States. The Legislature will take up at least one bill soon to limit the authority of these regional judges. It is about time!

Jim Blair

Rostraver Township