Posted on 05/04/2010 7:20:28 PM PDT by Man50D
A widely regarded Southern symbol of pride and states' rights is standing in the way of would-be Marines in their quest to serve their country – a Confederate battle flag.
Straight out of high school, one 18-year-old Tennessee man was determined to serve his country as a Marine. His friend said he passed the pre-enlistment tests and physical exams and looked forward with excitement to the day he would ship out to boot camp.
But there would be no shouting drill instructors, no rigorous physical training and no action-packed stories for the aspiring Marine to share with his family.
Shortly before he was scheduled to leave Nashville for boot camp, the Marine Corps rejected him.
Now, the young man, who wishes to remain unnamed and declined to be interviewed, has chosen to return to school and is no longer an aspiring Marine.
"I think he just wants to let it go," said former Marine 1st Lt. Gene Andrews, a friend of the man and patriotic Southerner who served in Vietnam from 1968 through 1971. Andrews is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group of male descendents of Confederate soldiers. He counseled the young man when he decided to become a Marine.
"He had been talking to me, and he was all fired up about joining," he told WND. "He asked my opinion of it, and I just tried to tell him the truth, good points and bad points."
When the young recruit didn't go to boot camp, Andrews learned of his rejection based on his tattoo of the Confederate battle flag on his shoulder.
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Yup, the Confederacy was a foreign enemy that attacked the United States of America.
I’d love to see what kind of tattoos our illegal alien soldiers are sporting.
Damn this pisses me off.
Hey young Libs are you taking notes? If there is every another draft, you don’t have to flee to Canada to dodge the draft like your grandparents did. Just get a Confederate Flag tattooed on you arm.
swastika’s are their favorites...
Some profiling allowed.....
So was Great Britain... an we got over that
If only he had a pink triangle tattoo, he would be enlisted.
“Semper Guy!!!”
Gash I hate Obamas world.
At this rate “Don’t Tread on Me” tattoo will disqualify you soon.
What about a crecent moon on a gravestone at Arlington?
Obviously a tattoo of a cross or a crucifix is next as well as a Star of David to be banned..
Hopefully the kid will take history classes and learn that the Confederacy is not a fit symbol for "Southern pride".
More should follow. If the Corps rejects a recruit strictly for this, a problem will ensue.
“Yup, the Confederacy was a foreign enemy that attacked the United States of America.”
I actually agree here. Perhaps this was harsh, but I wouldn’t want a Marine with a tattoo of a Britain, German or Japanese flag.
Marines have high standards. I’m sure he can join the Army.
You Sir have just slapped Southern Pride and have absolutely no standing in the history of this Nation. Make light of it all you want.
Too bad these “confederates” haven’t gotten over it.
MS-13 tats are ok, though...
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