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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (4400)	9/29/2003 9:12:00 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 6945

You wrote:<font color=blue>"You are growing more desperate as the days go by..."<font color=black> What a poor excuse for an answer. I suggested that there are some things that are worth fighting and dying for, and you come back with a lame response. For you, the cowardly liar of SI, the only thing that interests you is spreading hatred towards others and spreading lies about others. Many Americans of all races and religions have died to keep their families free, and to defend our great democracy. The same goes for the Jews of Israel. Here is someone else you can hate: Lieutenant Frances Slanger: Jewish Nurse Killed In World War II "She was short and a brunette and she was one of the first nurses to land in France, wading ashore with the hospital platoon. She had to hold on to the belts of the soldiers to keep from being swept off her feet in the waves. Once she landed, she started to take care of the wounded and sick soldiers who were sent to the back lines for medical treatment." fau.edu Also from the article: "It was while taking care of the wounded that Slanger began to appreciate the sacrifices that these men were making. She felt that she had to express this feeling and she decided to write her letter to STARS AND STRIPES, the newspaper for the GIs: "I'm writing this by flashlight. The GIs say we rough it, but we in our little tent can't see it. We wade ankle deep in mud. You have to lie in it. We are restricted to our immediate area, a cow pasture or a hay field, but then who is not restricted? We have a stove and coal. We even have a laundry line in the tent. Our GI drawers are at this moment doing the dance of the pants, what with the wind howling, the tent waving precariously, the rain beating down, the guns firing... Sure we rough it. But you, the men behind the guns, driving our tanks, flying our planes, sailing our ships, building our bridges and the men who pave the way and the men who were left behind - it is to you we doff our helmets. To every GI wearing the American uniform, for you we have the greatest admiration and respect." Slanger was buried in a military cemetery in France. Her grave was flanked by the fighting men that she admired and respected. Over her grave was the Star of David telling the world that here lies a Jewish heroine who died fighting for her country. Years later, her remains were moved to a Jewish cemetary in the Boston area. Jewish women veterans of World War II formed an all women chapter of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA and named it the "Lieutenant Frances Slanger Memorial Post."