I am writing in response to Mr. Lambert’s letter in the Feb. 20, 1996 Daily Egyptian.

I too am amused and perplexed, not by the media coverage that the reservists received, but more so by your letter.

I do not even understand the purpose of your letter. Are you still lacking the 15 minutes of fame that everybody is supposed to get, or are you just plain bored?

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I am a Gulf War veteran, and I for one am very thankful for the support that we received from the reservists. I was on a hospital ship, never carried a gun, and thank god I never saw any action. Who cares, besides you, that the reservists received media coverage? As far as I am concerned they deserve it. Do you not realize it is harder for a reservist receiving the call than it is for regular military personnel?

Put yourself in their shoes. Find somebody to pay your bills, take care of your kids and your pets.

I am not a reservist, nor was I in the clerical aspect of the military, so I am not writing this out of defense, but out of anger. Give me a break Mr. Lambert. Obviously you have never been in the military, because you would know that nothing gets done until the paper work is done.

You need to realize that people deserve credit where credit is due. Just because you haven’t received it yet doesn’t give you the right to rain on somebody else’s parade. Quit wasting my time with your elementary jealousy.

Senior, health care management