It's Like Herding Kittens!!!

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Look, they're break dance fighting!

Name that movie.

Second, and more seriously, AH!! People can be such JACK-ASSES!

I wear the uniform of our country, quite proudly, I might say. It is one of those things you do, when in the service of one's country, that when the flag of your beloved nation is raised or lowered, you pay the proper respect to said flag.

The red white and blue banner that has become a cultural icon for today's global plight is much more than 13 stripes with 50 white stars sprinkled over a blue field. It represents the tireless resolve of this country to lead the way in all things having to deal with freedom and democracy. Where people see that flag, they know that freedom lives there. Our country, the greatest damn country on earth, is founded on a set of principles, the greatest of which, the God given right to the pursuit of hapiness, is the basic framework in our Declaration of Independence, used to wretch ourselves free from a tyrannical monarchy. The Constitution of the United States is the law of how to ensure that all Americans are afforded that right. Our flag is representative of that constitution, hence that Declaration, and so that right. We, in the armed forces, are the bearers of this flag. It is our solemn vow to uphold these ideals, against all enemies, and should the need arise, lay down our lives so that the pursuit of freedom be continued.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen have and spilt blood in the defense of this flag. Should my country require me to do so, I would with no hesitation. I wholeheartedly support and believe in everything that our flag stands for.

So it is with a nighted cover (name the play I'm stealing a line from) over my heart that I report that at the end of the day today, as the flag of the country that I love was being lowered and Retreat was blaring across the loudspeakers on Ft. Bragg, NC, I witnessed a soldier running back inside to avoid having to pay the proper respect to our country. This immediatley vacated any respect as a soldier I had for this individual, and the next time I see him, he will hear an earful about what loyalty to country means.

AHHH!! Some people should be slapped with a rotten cod!

1 Comments:

  • At 12:58 PM, Blogger Stan said…

    Zoolander? And dude, I hear you on the respect thing. I'm no soldier. I fact, I doubt the military would have me, but I get completely annoyed when people can't even shut up during the national anthem at sporting events. Oh and take your dang hat off you dumb schlub! The irreverence is disturbing. Kudos to you for having class.

     

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