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HopeHoops

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3. My flag is proudly flying, and will be through tomorrow.

Reply to glacierbay (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:16 PM

Nov 2012

And yet, we've got thousands of veterans on the streets and in homeless shelters. The suicide rate is profoundly disturbing. If we can't care for our veterans and first responders, how can we care for our country? Hell, my (perhaps future son-in-law) is in the army and he's got to by his own fucking patches for his uniform. That's just wrong. That's so wrong.

On Edit: I know because he was just promoted from PFC to Specialist.

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The true American heroes of today... [View all] Playinghardball Nov 2012 OP

A shout goes out, but the real heroes are our troops, veterans, and emergency responders. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #1

+100000 glacierbay Nov 2012 #2

My flag is proudly flying, and will be through tomorrow. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #3

The way our veterans are treated in this country glacierbay Nov 2012 #4

Um, powder? It doesn't work that way anymore. He's a great kid. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #6

Just an old saying from my Vietnam days in the Army glacierbay Nov 2012 #7

The saying pre-dates the Revolution - by centuries. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #8

Yeah I knew that it pre dated the revolutionary war. glacierbay Nov 2012 #9

Yep. I put red duct tape on my trashcans so I can identify them. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

TRUE!!!! I can't imagine people like Romney standing in line for hours to vote. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #5