“It’s too bad they have to be the ones to do it. The country they protected should be doing it for them.”
Most vets will look at it as just part of the oath they took years ago to protect this country.
The liberal whiney pseudo vets will have something else to cry and whine about. Ones like Kerry, Murtha, Harkin, McDermott and other whiney liberal vets.
Well God bless you and the rest of the vets. I'm just thinking that vets, who already have made sacrifices, (including the ultimate, their lives)... the country/govt/citizens should be protecting your citizen rights as well. It should never be the vets job to continue by themselves. It's not appropriate.....but for some reason, the value of honoring our soldiers isn't on the priority list as it should be. I realize that I've included too many topics that might be considered not-related to the flag issue, but it's just a pet peeve of mine. Most of us could not live through or make it through what vets have....(past bootcamp for example)..the least we can do is... 1. create certain laws that indicate/support/show solidarity. IE:the flag issue or even making english the national language. I hope this makes sense....fighting a headache here. :)
The oath that I first took in 1966 and have renewed at four and six year periods since, with another renewal coming up in about two months is not to protect my country, nor the flag, nor my fellow citizens or their property. It is to support, defend and bear true faith to the U.S.Constitution.
I, (NAME)(SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the Army of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of Major, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."--DA Form 71, 1 August 1959, for officers.