My hat is off to you, because it takes a lot of guts to post and say what you have. I do respect you and say how much I admire you.

Merriam

Rose did contact people at NAS Keflavik, where I was stationed, and I had to talk with my chief and sign a report acknowledging that I was made aware that there should be a stop to potentially bad situations that could reflect poorly on the Navy.

The report was filed, mostly due to some conversation on a forum, where Jeff made the comment of something a long the lines of kicking someone’s rear end or beating someone up (Shawn). It was a horrible thing for Jeff to have said.

At that time, too, I had a blog called Moople or something. I was, from my perspective, defending my position in our argument; however, in retrospect, I see that there were some things I did not realize at the time (I did not realize some comments that had taken place between Rose and Jeff, and between Jeff and other entities). In essence, I was incorrect on some accounts, and had somewhat of a skewed perspective.

I’ve learned never to speak out of anger; to bite my tongue, no matter how “right” I think I am, because…I could be dead wrong.

So… I cannot say that Rose ever stalked me. In many ways, there were provocations that lead to defensive responses, and other actions of defense.

Considering some of the many problems we are facing in this world, it’s vital we learn to respect each other, and to understand the importance of human unity. I laud Rose for being able to look past our former differences and to extend an olive branch.