Veterans Rules
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I never served it the military but I do stand when a Flag is paraded by and as a high school teacher I insist that my class stand up when the pledge is recited every morning. I do this to remind my students how good they have it in the good old "US of A". I am always amazed at the start of a year how many students do not recite the pledge. I am very happy to report that by the end of the year, nearly every student is saying the pledge and I see much more respect then the start of the year!
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Hell's Gate
ex Air Force here. I haven't stood for the national Anthem since some hippies threw **** at me at SF airport in '67 I onlyspent some time in Goose Bay, Labrador . If I had served in Iraq I'd be a freakin' hero. Those guys over there are doing the same thing my brothers who served in Nam did and they were branded as baby killers. Besides if the National Anthem were to be America the Beautiful by Ray Charles, I'd stand.
Road Master
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From: PNW
Pablo, thank you for your service! I still get chills up and down my spine when I hear our National Anthem. I will go to my grave believing that we have made a difference because we stood up and said "NEVER AGAIN-NEVER AGAIN WILL OUR NATIONS WARRIORS BE TREATED THE WAY WE WERE!!!
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From: Cocoa Beach, Florida
Thanks MUCHO Bob.
Oh... and joromu, why you said whatever you said up until "have a nice day" is a real mystery but that's okay - you have a nice day too (whatever).
Oh... and joromu, why you said whatever you said up until "have a nice day" is a real mystery but that's okay - you have a nice day too (whatever).
Last edited by RangeRat; Mar 12, 2009 at 03:04 PM.
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From: GA
Great post. Peacetime Jarhead here with a family full of Jarheads, Grunts, Squids and Flyboys (had a nephew who was gonna be a Puddle Jumper, but ended up a Grunt in Afghanistan). I better get in shape if there is all that asskickin' to do, though!
Road Master
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From: CA
I never served it the military but I do stand when a Flag is paraded by and as a high school teacher I insist that my class stand up when the pledge is recited every morning. I do this to remind my students how good they have it in the good old "US of A". I am always amazed at the start of a year how many students do not recite the pledge. I am very happy to report that by the end of the year, nearly every student is saying the pledge and I see much more respect then the start of the year!
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.
The past Veterans that have fought, my hat goes to you. And to the high school teacher, hats off to you for showing the students on what the right thing to do is, whether or not you served.
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Florida
So that's the answer, the hippies win huh! Pretty WEAK in my opinion! I bet your Brothers who served in NAM - the ones doing the fighting - still stand and show respect for THEIR Flag and THEIR Country! Whether you are aware of it or not, some of us Iraq Veterans have been disrespected, spit on, had tires slashed and cars keyed due to our Service. Do you think the D'Bags that do this to us think that we are Heroes? The reason we get the respect that we do is because VIETNAM VETS stood up and said NEVER AGAIN-NEVER AGAIN WILL OUR NATIONS WARRIORS BE TREATED THE WAY WE WERE!!! Fact is - Vietnam Vets ARE HEROES - but vets like you do a disservice to ALL Veterans!
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I never served it the military but I do stand when a Flag is paraded by and as a high school teacher I insist that my class stand up when the pledge is recited every morning. I do this to remind my students how good they have it in the good old "US of A". I am always amazed at the start of a year how many students do not recite the pledge. I am very happy to report that by the end of the year, nearly every student is saying the pledge and I see much more respect then the start of the year!
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.
Thanks to everyone that reads this that served in the military. I appreciate what you have done for our country.