08-22-2018, 09:18 PM
(08-21-2018, 06:57 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I disagree that all Americans should be insulted by the act but I agree that some clearly sacrifice more than others.
I just saw a hole in the logic that tied the military to the protests.
It's all about perception. For me, the flag and my service were almost synonymous. I took my Oath of Enlistment in front of it. It was a patch on my Uniform. It's draped over every member who gave his/her life.
You and others are free to feel differently (that's the glory of our country), but reality is that the flag (among many things) also serves as a symbol of our military. Without that deep sense of patriotism and pride in what the Flag represents, we couldn't maintain a voluntary force.
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