[NFBMT] FW: Coulda Heard a Pin Drop

[Sheila Leigland]

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On 6/30/2017 5:23 PM, Edward Robbins via NFBMT wrote:
> Happy 4th of July.  Aren't we glad we live where we do.
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> Subject: FW: Could a heard a Pin Drop
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> Coulda Heard a Pin Drop
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> Here is refresher on how some of our former officials handled negative
> comments about our great country.
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> JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when
> Charles DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO.
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> DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
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> Rusk responded, "Does that include those who are buried here?"
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> DeGaulle did not respond.
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> You could have heard a pin drop.
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> When in England, at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the
> Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
> 'empire building' by George Bush.
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> He answered by saying:
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> "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and
> women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only
> amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that
> did not return."
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> You could have heard a pin drop.
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> There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers
> were taking part, including French and American.
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> During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying:
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> "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done?  He has sent an
> aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims.  What does he
> intend to do, bomb them?"
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> A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly:
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> "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred
> people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power
> to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed
> 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of
> fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters
> for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck."
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> "We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?"
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> You could have heard a pin drop.
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> A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals
> from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies
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> At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of
> officers that included personnel from most of those countries.
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> Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks, but a
> French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many
> languages, Americans learn only English.
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> He then asked, "Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
> conferences rather than speaking French?"
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> Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied:
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> "Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged
> it so you wouldn't have to speak German."
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> You could have heard a pin drop.
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> AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
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> Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.  At
> French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry
> on.
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> "You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked
> sarcastically.
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> Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
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> "Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
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> The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
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> "Impossible... Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in
> France!"
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> The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.  Then, he quietly
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> ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on, D-Day in 1944 to help liberate
> this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
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> You could have heard a pin drop.
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> If you are proud to be an American, pass this on!
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> If not, delete it.
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> I am proud to be of this land . America!
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> I am proud to be an America!
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