The 2nd Crimean War?

[ordnance11]

Logan Darklighter wrote:

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Pardon me, Ord, just to be clear, you're a native of the Phillipines? (I must've had you slightly confused with one of the other posters, cause I had the impression until now you were in Canada.)

I was born and raised in the Philippines. Came to the US as a teenager. Enlisted and got my U.S. citizenship through that route. Got my officer commission through ROTC. Now working in the U.S. civil service. In law enforcement of all things. Rob Kelk (from Ottawa) is the other forum denizen who is a civil servant.
Make no mistake, I could had gone the safe and normal route once I got here in the States. Once I got my green card, I could have just paid my taxes, got a job and just ignore the rest of the world. I choose to be a citizen of the U.S, with all the obligations and privileges that entails. Also because I did not want to pass through my life being a cipher. I felt the need at the time to make my mark in the world.
You can see from my politics Logan, I am views tend to follow that of the Roosevelt's.  TR and FDR. Progressive/liberal at home and internationalist abroad.
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