Sgt. York of WW1 fame, from the mountains of Tennessee, was a hilbilly. Audie Murphy of WW2 fame, from East Texas, was a redneck. Two of our greatest war heroes, both southerners.
Whether they were buried at Arlington, I don’t think they were.
From Wikipedia:
Murphy died in a plane crash in Virginia in 1971 shortly before his 46th birthday, and was interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Sergeant York is not buried at Arlington according to Wiki...
True enough, for both York and Murphy.
But there’s many, many more who weren’t York nor Murphy that are buried there.
Our people. Our ancestors. Our family.
People who use “hillbilly” or “redneck” as a slur against our folk are too stupid to realize that it’s an honor to be called that.
It’s good to be despised by the despicable... means we’re over the target.