[QUOTE=ejonkou;25998419]Or you could learn your history son.[/QUOTE]
Nazi Germany didn't have an army?
I marched with my Air Force ROTC detachment in our local Veterans Day parade today. We were at the very front of the parade, so we finished first and got to see all the tanks and humvees roll by, along with a couple flyovers by a Huey helicopter and a KC135. It was my first time in a parade, I enjoyed it.
Our school showed a video for Veteran's day. It was all stupid shitty patriotic country/pop music and pictures of teachers who were/are in the military. We were all making fun of it silently or ignoring it, at least until the end. Right before the end, the video played the funeral march and showed a picture of the "missing soldier" boots and helmet on a gun setup, ending with an image of the Vietnam Memorial. It sounds stupid, but it was weirdly powerful and we all fell dead silent, with serious faces, staring at the image on the screen for about thirty seconds.
Right up until my dumbass teacher said, "oh, is it over?" There was an uneasy giggle and someone said, "you just ruined it." So, yes, there was at least there was one class serious about this in America.
My family is mostly known for being in wars, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, we've served in them all and there was even a ship in our name: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mustin_(DDG-89)[/url])
Two minutes of silence while standing to attention isn't easy when you have a bad back
[QUOTE=Taggart;25999361]Two minutes of silence while standing to attention isn't easy when you have a bad back[/QUOTE]
Mmhm.
I love my Granddad. He was shot in the bum and is still going strong at 89 years old.
[QUOTE=Dragon Master;25960890][img_thumb]http://www.artsnotdead.com/v/vspfiles/photos/MB00042-2T.jpg[/img_thumb]
This is a classic example of why Great Britain was the greatest country on Earth.
[img_thumb]http://www.freefoto.com/images/11/17/11_17_6---Remembrance-Sunday_web.jpg?&k=Remembrance+Sunday[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
I think almost every country in the world has that kind of memorial... so really go fuck yourself
[QUOTE=Earthen;25999624]I think almost every country in the world has that kind of memorial... so really go fuck yourself[/QUOTE]
wow
stop with the obscenity in this thread
how is this respect for soldiers past
[QUOTE=Taggart;25999715]wow
stop with the obscenity in this thread
how is this respect for soldiers past[/QUOTE]
Is there anything some CAN do? What's with this holier than thou attitude.
[QUOTE=Earthen;25999624]I think almost every country in the world has that kind of memorial... so really go fuck yourself[/QUOTE]
get off your high horse
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000019]Is there anything some CAN do? What's with this holier than thou attitude.[/QUOTE]
yeah
you can sit down and RESPECT the soldiers that died for their countries instead of being an idiot
[QUOTE=Taggart;26000042]yeah
you can sit down and RESPECT the soldiers that died for their countries instead of being an idiot[/QUOTE]
Why should I respect someone who died for no real reason?
[editline]11th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Darth_GW7;26000024]get off your high horse[/QUOTE]
Y'know, he's kinda right. Though I dislike the military.
[editline]11th November 2010[/editline]
and it's funny that you talk about high horse. Fucking hypocrite.
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000160]Why should I respect someone who died for no real reason?
[/QUOTE]
They died fighting for their country. [i]That[/i] is a reason.
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000160]Y'know, he's kinda right. Though I dislike the military..[/QUOTE]
Why are you here, then? Stop posting, you're just causing trouble.
[QUOTE=Taggart;26000269]They died fighting for their country. [i]That[/i] is a reason.[/QUOTE]
So I should honour the Taliban?
[editline]11th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Darth_GW7;26000286]Why are you here, then? Stop posting, you're just causing trouble.[/QUOTE]
i was responding to the guy who made himself out to be a hypocrite.
My schools presentation almost made me cry, it was great.
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000303]i was responding to the guy who made himself out to be a hypocrite.[/QUOTE]
No, you said you hated the military.
So why are you in a thread honouring the military?
[QUOTE=Earthen;25999624]I think almost every country in the world has that kind of memorial... so really go fuck yourself[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://www.mstrum.com/onmywaytokorea/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/north-korean-propaganda-other-6.JPG[/IMG]
But ours our much larger and more glorious.
[QUOTE=jeimizu;26000406][img_thumb]http://www.mstrum.com/onmywaytokorea/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/north-korean-propaganda-other-6.JPG[/img_thumb]
But ours our much larger and more glorious.[/QUOTE]
modern* military
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000470]modern* military[/QUOTE]
Jealous of our superior goat populations
[IMG]http://calitreview.com/images/ess_north_korean_39.jpg[/IMG]
Translation : “Let’s extensively raise goats in all families!”
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000303]So I should honour the Taliban?
[/QUOTE]
Yes, honour the footsoldiers of the Taliban, because they're FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Nothing else. They aren't fighting to "kill white men", just like American and British troops aren't in Iraq to "kill brown men"
Veteran's Day has been ruined by Toby Keith.
If I hear "American Soldier" one more time..
[QUOTE=Taggart;26000591]Yes, honour the footsoldiers of the Taliban, because they're FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Nothing else. They aren't fighting to "kill white men", just like American and British troops aren't in Iraq to "kill brown men"[/QUOTE]
uh
[QUOTE=Darth_GW7;26000633]uh[/QUOTE]
Remembrance Day is not just for US/Commonwealth/whatever else soldiers
Almost all countries have had soldiers die in conflicts needlessly. It doesn't matter who they're affiliated to, they made the greatest sacrifice for their country and no matter what you should honour them.
P.S. this is being said by a currently ex-British Soldier
I learned about Remembrance Day from the show [I]The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret[/I].
[QUOTE=Taggart;26000591]Yes, honour the footsoldiers of the Taliban, because they're FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
Nothing else. They aren't fighting to "kill white men", just like American and British troops aren't in Iraq to "kill brown men"[/QUOTE]
Y'know, they're just defending themselves, right?
So why would I honour people who are killing others for no reason?
[editline]11th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Taggart;26000686]Remembrance Day is not just for US/Commonwealth/whatever else soldiers
Almost all countries have had soldiers die in conflicts needlessly. It doesn't matter who they're affiliated to, they made the greatest sacrifice for their country and no matter what you should honour them.
P.S. this is being said by a currently ex-British Soldier[/QUOTE]
For what? What the hell did they do that was respectable?
[editline]11th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=jeimizu;26000629]Veteran's Day has been ruined by Toby Keith.
If I hear "American Soldier" one more time..[/QUOTE]
Toby Keith ruins everything
The class joker was laughing and trying to make people laugh during our 2 minutes silence today. The fat cunt.
[QUOTE=Warhol;26000718]
For what? What the hell did they do that was respectable?
[/QUOTE]
Did you read anything I said at all? They died fighting for their country - they died fighting to defend their loved ones, their townspeople, their neighbors - something which it seems you would not do.
It does not matter who they are affiliated to. If they are fighting for their country, it's a just cause. The fact they died for such a cause demands respect.
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