Amos - I certainly enjoyed your clarification of all of the above.

Bobert - When you drop the hillbilly act you are one of the clearest writers I know. But I believe you still don't get it about combat veterans and how we perceive verbal diatribes like yours. "Licking some Marine's boots" - get real. No one is asking that. No one even insinuated it. Your last post was on both sides of the fence - first an apology (Accepted and forgiven by the way) - then the boot thing. Incongruent and uncalled for I think. Say it to your friend and see how he reacts.

And BTW - I signed mine "Former Corporal of Marines" so why didn't you jump on me as you did the Lt.? And Claymore is a long standing member of this forum - that he signed on as Guest first was most likely due to cookie death.

Steve