[Vision2020] local marine honored

[Saundra Lund]

Hi Again Matt,

You wrote:
"This site is suppose to be a local site, and here we have a Moscow Marine
being honored, but yet few have told him congrats or thanks."

Did I miss something?  Was there a place on the site to send Jesse a note of
gratitude?  Or, does he perhaps have loved ones subscribed to V2020 to pass
along our gratitude?

You also wrote:
"Thanks Jesse Falke for all that you have done and congrats for the award."

If you've got a way to contact him, please add my sincere thanks & congrats
along with yours, and please add my prayers that he remains safe & returns
home SOON!


Saundra (Definitely Left Side Leaning) Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Decker [mailto:mattd2107 at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:16 PM
To: sslund at roadrunner.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] local marine honored

Saundra,

Thanks for the response. I agree that it is a little upseting not getting
the response in which you feel the topic should get. I still can't
understand how some(being Vets) haven't responded to our local Moscow Man. 
This site is suppose to be a local site, and here we have a Moscow Marine
being honored, but yet few have told him congrats or thanks. Instead we wish
to argue over CC church (topic for 3 years now) and the purpose of religion.

I understand these views are high priorty to some, but some of these topics
will never be settled.

On the other hand we have a new topic, local hero, and one that is being
honored, but yet some cannot take five minutes out of their day to talk
about something new. Yeah maybe I'm venting, a little upset, don't
understand the hypocricy thick on this site, and wish to look at the
brighter side of things.

I also understand this site is mostly left side leaning. I would hope that
even those from the left could try and understand that there is nothing
wrong with telling our troops thanks.

Thanks Jesse Falke for all that you have done and congrats for the award. 
Stay safe and I buy you a couple of beers when you get back buddy.

Semper Fi
Matt Decker


>From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
>To: "'Matt Decker'" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>,<vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] local marine honored
>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:19:07 -0800
>
>Hi Matt,
>
>Sorry -- I *did* check it out when you posted, and I appreciate you 
>posting it.
>
>I think you experienced what *many* of us have experienced:  we post 
>things we think important and receive little or no feedback.  I've 
>heard this comment/concern from several V2020 participants.  Looking 
>back at things I've posted over the past couple/few years (mental 
>health parity; lack of UI data security & identity theft; the Internet 
>& child safety; food safety; the erosion of health benefits for UI 
>employees & retirees; animal welfare; the plight of those who serve our 
>country & their families compared to how much we spend on defense, to 
>name just a few), I could certainly be very disheartened over the lack 
>of response here on the Viz to these issues that are very near & dear 
>to my heart.
>
>I specifically recall being absolutely flabbergasted that there was not 
>a single comment pro or con over an article Mark Solomon posted about 
>food
>safety:
>http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2006-September/035634.html
>
>Rather than assuming the worst, I choose instead to try to think that 
>while
>*some* people might not care or read, others do even if they don't respond.
>Maybe they wrote a letter/email and sent it; maybe they just learned 
>something.  In any case, the sharing of information is a Good, IMHO, 
>whether there's any response or not.
>
>
>JMHO,
>Saundra Lund
>Moscow, ID
>
>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to 
>do nothing.
>- Edmund Burke
>
>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006, Saundra Lund.
>Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 
>forum without the express written permission of the author.*****
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
>On Behalf Of Matt Decker
>Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 2:30 PM
>To: mattd2107 at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] local marine honored
>
>All,
>
>I find it a little bit disturbing that I sent this post out about a 
>week ago and only one person made a comment. Here we have a Moscow man 
>who has been honored, and yet no one cares? I did not said this out to 
>promote yellow ribbons. My purpose, was to salute Jesse and what him 
>and others are doing.
>Also to give a little topic break from church and politics talk.
>
>Please if you have not yet, take a second out of your busy schedules 
>and check this out. It means more than you think to these warriors over 
>seas, that you think about them for one minute out of the day.
>
>Thanks,
>Matt
>
>
> >From: "Matt Decker" <mattd2107 at hotmail.com>
> >To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >Subject: [Vision2020] local marine honored
> >Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:42:17 -0800
> >
> >All,
> >
> >Please check out this site. www.magnetamerica.com/sotm.html , it 
> >honors our moscow marine Jesse Falke, whom I went to high with.
> >
> >Semper Fi Jesse and all those that are over there, we think about you 
> >daily.
> >
> >Matt