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[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]

LOL. I just read this to my spouse who laughed and said that in three years of active duty, they never said the pledge once. Nor did they in their reservist years. And they can't think of anyone else who did.

And when the Star-Spangled Banner is played at 6pm, you have to stand at attention if you're outside. So at 5:55, people start to scramble to get indoors, and by 5:59, this turns into a full-fledged panic whereby people start diving into any doors they can find, including closed ones.[/quote]

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