In a message dated 7/9/2007 3:10:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, aweber35@sbcglobal.net writes: As interesting as all of these German prisoner stories are, personally, it sounds like they were as ungrateful as our prisoner's of today, expecting the 'best' and forgetting 'they are prisoners'. Ann Weber Ann, please do not forget that these German POWs were honorable men detained by the Allies for serving in their country's military. They were not criminals and had broken no laws. We were required by international treaty (Geneva Convention) to treat them humanly. If they felt they were not being given proper treatment they had a right to complain. The "prisoners of today" you mention I believe are the detainees from the war on terror. These men are not serving in any country's military but are the equivalent of street gangs and thugs. They act from hate and follow none of the rules of war that govern the actions of honorable military members. Please do not equate these terrorists with the Honorable men in the POW camps of the WW II era. That mistake would insult anyone who has worn a uniform and served their country anywhere. Glenn E. Barker MSgt USAF (ret.) and proud GR spouse ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

An excellent point. It is unfortunate that those serving in both houses of the U.S. Congress have clouded our minds with the "Iraq War" in place of what it really is and that is a "War on Terror". I only wish they would get their priorities straight and become more accountable to the citizens of these United States before it is too late. My thoughts are, and always will be, that at least half of them ought to be tried for treason. Don Loose Warren, Mich. On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:32 AM, Okieraven@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 7/9/2007 3:10:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > aweber35@sbcglobal.net writes: > > As interesting as all of these German prisoner stories are, > personally, it > sounds like they were as ungrateful as our prisoner's of today, > expecting > the 'best' and forgetting 'they are prisoners'. > Ann Weber > > > Ann, please do not forget that these German POWs were honorable > men detained > by the Allies for serving in their country's military. They were not > criminals and had broken no laws. We were required by international > treaty (Geneva > Convention) to treat them humanly. If they felt they were not > being given > proper treatment they had a right to complain. The "prisoners of > today" you > mention I believe are the detainees from the war on terror. These > men are not > serving in any country's military but are the equivalent of street > gangs and > thugs. They act from hate and follow none of the rules of war that > govern the > actions of honorable military members. Please do not equate these > terrorists > with the Honorable men in the POW camps of the WW II era. That > mistake would > insult anyone who has worn a uniform and served their country > anywhere. > > Glenn E. Barker > MSgt USAF (ret.) and proud GR spouse > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message