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[APO] Altered History Poll
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jesse Bridges)
Wed Oct 7 23:04:26 1998
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 23:04:17 EDT
Reply-To: Jesse Bridges <Jaybee3@NETSCAPE.NET>
From: Jesse Bridges <Jaybee3@NETSCAPE.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Somebody, Hawkeye, I think it was stated that the history has always been=
the
same. That's why I think you should know what some of you may not have k=
nown.
The history is the background of the organization. Changing it is like
covering your tracks. Because, you give it to people who may never know =
how
it sang.
I want to conduct a poll and please send it to me and I will display resu=
lts. =
Which rendition should we keep? I said "should" because I know that the=
re is
still don't believe is the heritage of this organization. If they did, no=
t a
word spoken by FRANK REED HORTON to himself, would have changed. You wou=
ld
not change the red-letters in the bible to suit what you believe in, woul=
d
you? Who knows? I would love to see earlier manuals. When did our hist=
ory
start changing and what did Mr. Horton really say?
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Within the "THE STORY OF THE FOUNDING" Section of the Pledge Manual of to=
day.
The Version of 1996 maybe. May have been further back. Please confirm d=
ate. =
Copied from the manual.
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DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, I served as an ensign in the United States Na=
vy
aboard a minesweeper in the North Sea. Our ship and its partner exploded =
more
than 1,000 magnetic mines. My law school background at Boston University =
led
to my appointment to try court-martial cases in our Division. When we rea=
ched
ports some of the sailors ran wild. Many court-martial cases resulted. I =
saw
young boys in their teens getting into trouble.
Because of these experiences, I made a firm resolution within myself that=
if I
returned alive I would try to do two things and do them with all my power=
:
First, do my best to help young people get the right start in life, by ho=
lding
up before them a "standard of manhood" that would withstand the test of t=
ime!
Second and just as important, try to help the nations of the world settle=
their disputes in a more sensible and legal manner than by war.
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Within the "OUR HERITAGE" Section of the Pledge Manual.
The Version of 1979 to my knowledge. May have been further back. Please=
confirm orginality. Copied from the manual.
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It is the FIRST WORLD WAR. A young naval attorney stands in the the court=
room
listening as, one after another, there unfolds before his eyes, the sad s=
tory
of Americans sailors who had gotten into trouble while on leave in a fore=
ign
port. For many of them, it means the loss of precious civil rights.
Listening to their stories, this naval officer makes a firm resolution t=
o
himself:
------If I return alive to the United States, I will do my utmost to help=
------young men get the right start in life, by holding before them a "
------standard of manhood" that will withstand the test of time.
He also resolves to do all that he can to help the nations of the world s=
ettle
their disputes by means other than war:
------I had been learning, at the Boston University Law School, how to
------help people settle their differences in a just and legal manner. =
------Now I was thrown into a war, where nations where resolving their
------differences by killing each other. It all seemed so senseless.
------There must be a better way to resolve international differences.
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Please don't ignore these changes. Or don't say that "So what, the histo=
ry
doesn't make that much of a difference" =
Thank you for your considerations
Jesse
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