Poems- Not your own.

Big Sarge · 07-03-2014, 09:40 PM

Many of us have deep reverence for that flag because it is the banner we fought under and our friends died under.

True story: When Tull was killed and they got his body back to Camp Hit, I ran upstairs and got his flag off the wall. We put the flag over his body (in the body bag) until the body and wounded were flown out. We sent that flag to his mother. I met her the next year. She cried and thanked us. That flag is almost a religious icon to her.

So yes, if you fight for something it is precious to you. If you sit on your ass at home and discuss the merits of war, it is probably a piece of cloth.

DanaC · 07-08-2014, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Sarge

So yes, if you fight for something it is precious to you. If you sit on your ass at home and discuss the merits of war, it is probably a piece of cloth.

Except it isn't is it? Just a piece of cloth for those who've never fought. There seems a general reverence in the US for the flag which is unusual (to my mind).

07-03-2014, 09:40 PM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Many of us have deep reverence for that flag because it is the banner we fought under and our friends died under. True story: When Tull was killed and they got his body back to Camp Hit, I ran upstairs and got his flag off the wall. We put the flag over his body (in the body bag) until the body and wounded were flown out. We sent that flag to his mother. I met her the next year. She cried and thanked us. That flag is almost a religious icon to her. So yes, if you fight for something it is precious to you. If you sit on your ass at home and discuss the merits of war, it is probably a piece of cloth. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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