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Old 08-16-22, 10:28 AM   #1
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Icon14 Letter to Brittney Griner from Vets

Ms. Griner,

We hope this letter finds you in good health and we understand you are having some rough times in your life. We are a group of old Vietnam Combat veterans from North Carolina. Our average age is around seventy years old. We call ourselves The Bunker Boys. We spent a lot of time living in rat and snake infested holes in the ground known as Bunkers. When we were not in the bunkers, we were crawling through the jungle being shot at and shooting back at little people wearing black pajamas.

We must be honest and tell you that the only thing we may have in common with you, is that we too, were drafted. We noticed you were drafted number one in the WNBA draft a few years ago. Since we all were drafted, we thought we might let you know what it was like when we were drafted. Unlike you, most of us had no college. The people of the United States drafted us. We consisted of all colors, religions and personal beliefs. We had no choice of which team we played for, Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or Marines. We were sent halfway around the world to fight and kill people we didn't know in a place we had never heard of. We were paid, we know you can relate to this, $3.00 a day and required to work 24 hours a day if needed.

When we returned home, many or most of us were treated very badly by our fellow Americans. We were spit on, hit by bottles and rocks as the police stood by and watched. We did not complain, we just continued on in life and made the best of it. We fought for God, family, country and of course, the Flag and the National Anthem; a poem that was written by, of all people, a lawyer. He wrote the poem as he watched bombs fall on and kill fellow Americans. Ever since that night, our nation has played that little poem before millions of social functions. For some people it's just a little song. For a Veteran, it is a reminder of how many men and women of all colors, have given their life so the rest can have the right to be free.

We found in our research that you requested the National Anthem not be played at sporting events. We find it odd that now you are requesting the citizens of the United States to pay for your release from a jail in Russia. Yes, we the taxpayers are paying for all of those diplomats working on your release. Our government told you, and all fellow Americans in Russia, to leave Russia after the invasion of the Ukraine. You play basketball in a country that is known to treat Americans badly.

You fly a great deal and must know by now, all the rules of what one can bring into a country. All of us that travel know the rules for entering a foreign country. You are a guest and must go by the rules of the land. By your own admission, you were attempting to bring an illegal substance into a country that is known for its long prison sentences. You had to know this because you are making millions dollars a year to play a game and hold a college degree. At six feet nine inches tall, you know that security officers are going to focus on you from the moment you stand in the boarding pass line. We also noticed that you are now saying you placed the drugs in your luggage by accident. Please, that is something an 18-year-old would say.

We also found out that your net worth is somewhere around $5 million bucks for playing a game. For old guys like us, living on a fixed income, that's a lot of money for just playing a game. Don't get us wrong; we are not against you. We all went and fought so all Americans can have the freedom to make their own choices. We just hope the next time you have to endure the playing of that little poem; you will pay close attention to the "Land of the free" part.
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Old 08-16-22, 03:27 PM   #2
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Some vets will find any excuse to whine.


She has nothing to do with the military.

What happened to her has nothing to do with the military.


Civilians often make a crap ton more money than military without incurring the risks. This is nothing new.



I have little sympathy for this person. She made choices that she has to live with. But this letter accomplishes nothing.
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Old 08-16-22, 04:53 PM   #3
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If that's all you got out of it, then you missed the point.
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Old 08-16-22, 07:35 PM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
But this letter accomplishes nothing.

Might have made him feel better to write it. That's something.
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Old 08-17-22, 01:29 PM   #5
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The letter is poignant concerning freedoms or lack there of around the world.
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Old 08-17-22, 03:10 PM   #6
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So guy or girl? I think she's a dude.
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Old 08-22-22, 08:58 PM   #7
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Freedom is not free she didn't want to listen to the anthem well she got her wish let her rot over there be better if Jane joined her
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Old 08-22-22, 09:09 PM   #8
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Well she has a lot of time to reflect on being an American. Doesn't matter if you are pink, during war you are still red to the blue side.
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