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To: tejek who wrote (213446)	12/15/2004 5:30:22 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1576160

Mayor Daley's Son Enlists In Army Nov 30, 2004 10:37 am US/Central CHICAGO (AP) Mayor Richard Daley's 29-year-old son, whose name and MBA from one of the nation's most prestigious universities would have opened doors to a well-paying career, has joined the Army instead. The mayor said Tuesday he was very proud of son Patrick Daley's decision to enlist in the Army's airborne infantry. "He believes that is part of public service," the mayor said. The younger Daley, who got his master's degree from the University of Chicago in June, says he's "always wanted to find a way to serve ... just like my grandfather and father." The elder Daley was first elected mayor in 1989 after serving as a prosecutor and state legislator. His late father, Richard J. Daley, was mayor for more than two decades before his death in 1976. "Think of it. It's amazing. I get to serve my country," Patrick Daley told the Chicago Sun-Times, which revealed his August enlistment in a story Tuesday. Mayor Daley said that he is concerned about his son's safety but did not try to talk him out of his decision. His only advice to his son was that he "stood by his decision," Daley said. Patrick Daley enlisted in August and was given his training assignment on Oct. 12, said Bill Kelo, spokesman for the Army's recruiting battalion in Chicago. Daley will report the week between Christmas and New Year's Day to Fort Benning, Ga., where he will undergo basic training, advanced infantry training and airborne training for 20 weeks, Kelo said. After that, he said, Daley could be shipped anywhere, including Iraq or Afghanistan Kelo said Daley, who since his enlistment has been going through some simple physical training to prepare him for when he reports to Fort Benning, asked that the Army not publicize his decision. "He didn't want to make a big deal out of it," said Kelo. "He didn't want any special treatment, and he didn't want any special coverage." Patrick Daley declined all interview requests Tuesday. He spoke only to Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed. Typically, people with Daley's background sign up for officer's training school rather than enlist. But he told Sneed he might make the Army his career, so "it's better to start out at the bottom." "That's my son, Patrick," the mayor said. "He made that decision. He wants to start where he believes is important." The mayor declined to discuss his opinion about the war in Iraq but insisted "you stand by the president, you stand by the men and women in the military." Mayor Daley dismissed the notion that his son joined the Army to position himself for a political career or that he did it to please his father. "Too many people make decisions for their children, and unfortunately they're never happy the rest of their lives," he said. "Let them make their own decisions and stand by them in making their decisions." Mayor Daley his wife also have two daughters. A second son, Kevin, died in 1981 at age 3 of complications related to spina bifida. Patrick Daley joins a small roster of prominent people or their sons and daughters in the military today. Fewer than a dozen members of Congress have sons who have been on active duty since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to published reports. Joseph Goodwin, a 2001 graduate of Harvard University and the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, enlisted in the Army after Sept. 11. Perhaps the most famous person to enlist was Pat Tillman, a professional football player who gave up a multimillion-dollar career to join the Army after Sept. 11. He was killed in April while on patrol in Afghanistan. Charles Moskos, a Northwestern University sociologist who studies military issues, said he hopes Patrick Daley's enlistment will highlight how few sons of daughters of the privileged are serving in the military today. continued............... cbs2chicago.com

To: tejek who wrote (213446)	12/15/2004 5:30:36 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576160

re: War funding request may hit $100 billion That will bring it to what? ~$300B total? By my rough calculation, ~$14,000 for every man, woman and child in Iraq. Then again, assume we killed 100K insurgents and civilians, that's ~$3,000,000 in cost to kill each one. And it's doing us so much good, they love us there and throughout the rest of the world! Money well spent, I say! Especially when it's all going on the Federal Credit Card. John And the jack asses want me to spend my tax dollars to send their jack ass kids to some jack ass private school, 'cause the public schools I support just are not good enough for their jack ass kids. Tell 'em to " uck off", OK?