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From: bettyj <>
Subject: Re: Let's try to stick to genealogy, please
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 16:32:57 -0500


RAH!! RAH!! RAH!! Three cheers for Jim Ward.
Let's stick to genealogy.

Betty Naff Mitchell
Descendant of Jacob Naff of Franklin County, VA

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> Subject: Let's try to stick to genealogy, please.
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2000 15:17:11 -0600
> From: "Jim Ward" <>
> To:
>
> To all:
>
> I want to make something absolutely crystal clear before anyone reads what I
> have to say and attempts to question my patriotism. I left the US Navy
> after five years of service with the rank of Lieutenant. Three of those
> years I spent attached to the US Marines at Camp Pendleton as a Naval
> Gunfire Liaison Officer. I am also proud to be an American. That being
> said, however, I know as sure as shooting that there will be a number of
> people that will get bent out of shape by what I am about to say.
>
> I have tried very hard not to publicly respond to the "Proud to be an
> American" discussion. But, quite frankly, I am not a member of this mailing
> list to discuss the patriotism of any American, or how/what other countries
> think about us. IMHO, there is absolutely nothing relevant to Germanna
> history about a song recorded in Canada at the end of the Vietnam War era in
> 1974. Repeat...nothing relevant. Every one of the discussions on this
> subject could have just as easily been held via private email, or in other
> more appropriate mailing lists and/or forums.
>
> I also see no point in questioning any American's patriotism. What purpose
> does that really serve here on this mailing list? For all of you that
> participate in this list and are from other countries, I'm sorry that you
> are being exposed to additional non-relevant topics.
>
> Look, we are all here trying very hard to uncover our Germanna roots, and
> all of the posts on the subject mentioned above are, quite frankly,
> counter-productive. Even my comments on this subject are counter-productive
> to the purposes of this mailing list, and I am probably going to receive
> flames...so be it. Additionally, a lot of us are on a number of other
> mailing lists where the post referenced above has also been hashed and
> rehashed.
>
> There are a number of other mailing lists and other sites on the Web where
> anything from the subject of American patriotism, to old Canadian music can
> be discussed. May I please ask that in the future that all off-topic
> conversations be conducted in private or in the appropriate mailing
> lists/forums?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Ward
> Descendant of Christopher Yowell

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