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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares? Honestly. Why would pledging the flag make any difference on 9/11? If anything, 9/11 represents the start of a 20 year+ immoral war that unjustifiably killed so many people and spanned two generations of men who were conned into joining the military for it.

Any kid or adult CAN stand and any kid or adult can sit. I’m a teacher. I’m not saying it. [/quote]
Tell it to the U.S. soldiers who proudly recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis as they serve and even sacrifice their lives in order to protect your right to have choices and to live in freedom.

Visit veterans and learn from them about the concept of service to others, including those who think differently than they do. You will get a glimpse of the real meaning of pride as reflected in their sacrifice. Similar to being a parent, we love our kids even when we disagree with them. [/quote]

Do you seriously think we "proudly recite the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis?!?" GMAFB. We roll out of bed at 545 scrambling to make it to the 6am formation where we grumble about the time while doing PT. When we're done we scramble right back to housing and sleep as long as possible, get up and head into work like a regular human. At the end of the day, we avoid being outside at the "retreat" call because it is a huge PITA.

Rinse, repeat. [/quote]
It must be sad to feel that way about your sense of duty. I hope you don’t feel the same about marriage and parenting. 
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How quickly your “respect” for the military has devolved into disrespect.[/quote]
I have the highest respect for the military as I’m married to a Marine, and I have worked with military men and women for many years. My comment was directed to the attitude expressed by the PP towards his/her service since it’s very unusual to me.  By no means I expressed any disrespect for our armed forces, quite the contrary. [/quote]

You are married to someone in the military not in the military. You have no standing and no idea what people in the military talk about amongst themselves and not with spouses. [/quote]
You are correct. I have not experienced the daily inconvenience of schedule and routine to the extent you describe.  However, I can relate to disrupted sleep; sleepless nights; and to meeting the needs of others at times when I have felt the most exhausted (or sick) through my parenting experience. I am thankful I haven’t done it alone, and for having my spouse constantly modeling discipline and sacrifice throughout our marriage - traits acquired during the training and service as a Marine.  God only knows the many times my spouse must have felt exhausted and frustrated, yet has never given up on us, or on our country.

I have also taught military men and women preparing for posts abroad and we have discussed different topics in class. Some of them were leaving their families in the U.S., and the sense of sorrow was evident, even if they didn’t talk much about it. There is no way one cannot respect that kind of sacrifice.

God bless you and your family. And thank you very much for your service. [/quote]

Can we also stop this “thank you for your service” bullshit too?

It’s a job. You are paid. Do you thank other public sector workers for their service? The postal carrier? The teacher? The toll taker?[/quote]
This is not communist China. In the United States you don’t get to impose your disdain to those in uniform to others. This is a free country where we enjoy many liberties, and also have the freedom to show our gratitude to others’ sacrifice and service by thanking them the way we see fit.  [/quote]

Oh please. Not saying that does not mean there is disdain. It just means that they are all doing a job. By choice. I'm thankful but it is very over the top. VERY. You do you. But this is not something I prefer to do. And yes, I have service member family members and they are not performative about it. [/quote]

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