One thing bothers me about the picture in the original post. (Reply #47)

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Wed Oct 1, 2014, 10:30 AM

JayhawkSD (3,163 posts)

47. One thing bothers me about the picture in the original post.

A fallen soldier is coming home carried by and being met by his brothers in arms who are wearing fatigue uniforms. To me that is a gesture of disrespect, although it seems the modern military does not regard "undress" uniforms the same way that we did when I served.

We were not allowed off base in anything other than "Class A" dress uniform, squared away and looking professional. We were proud to serve and wore the uniform with respect. We would never slouch around in public spaces in dungarees, or in dress uniform hatless. Today one almost never sees a service person wearing anything other than fatigue uniform, and half the time they do not bother with a hat. I don't know how that affects most people, but it certainly reduces my respect for them. They look like bums who have no respect for their service.

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105 replies	Author	Time	Post
Bush NEVER ONCE did this. [View all]	riqster	Sep 2014	OP
And ain't that the truth?	CaliforniaPeggy	Sep 2014	#1
Booked marked so I have this pic	Lochloosa	Sep 2014	#2
Recommended. (nt)	NYC_SKP	Sep 2014	#3
True, the corporate media even helped Bush keep the caskets off the frontpage news.	Rex	Sep 2014	#4
Jogging	Scarsdale	Oct 2014	#29
Until 2009, no media was allowed to film returning caskets.	7962	Oct 2014	#72
In 2003 the Bush WH banned media cameras from taking pictures.	Rex	Oct 2014	#74
Oops. Guess you were wrong.	Kingofalldems	Oct 2014	#75
Those good media lap dogs! Always following the rules!	Rex	Oct 2014	#76
No, I'm NOT wrong. It was policy long before W.	7962	Oct 2014	#79
George Bush put the ban in place in 1991. My mistake it was his DAD.	Rex	Oct 2014	#85
He is right, it was George Bush sr. in 1991!	Rex	Oct 2014	#86
Thanks rigster.	sheshe2	Sep 2014	#5
Thanks, sheshe.	freshwest	Sep 2014	#8
That's one of the first pictures I posted here.	sheshe2	Sep 2014	#10
Thanks back atcha for your post.	riqster	Sep 2014	#12
...	sheshe2	Sep 2014	#13
Yep. It was one of the first things the new President Obama did.	calimary	Sep 2014	#6
Now that was well said calimary.	sheshe2	Sep 2014	#11
I'll have respect for both Obama and Clinton when they address the nation on how they	Luminous Animal	Oct 2014	#22
Oh, puleeze!	Scarsdale	Oct 2014	#31
Oh nononono, Bush and Obama are exactly the same...	riqster	Oct 2014	#33
Yep. And that's EXACTLY the kind of thinking that's gonna lose us the Senate.	calimary	Oct 2014	#67
Yep. Drat that darned pony shortage, anyway...	riqster	Oct 2014	#70
There MUST be a pony! Under all that horse shit, there MUST be a pony!	calimary	Oct 2014	#73
.	stonecutter357	Oct 2014	#37
No you wont...nt	SidDithers	Oct 2014	#95
Bush even ordered one Goldstar Mother not to sell her commemorative medal on E-bay.	Octafish	Sep 2014	#7
I read it as, he JOKED to her, "don't go selling it on eBay " when he handed out the commemorative	BlancheSplanchnik	Sep 2014	#16
Holy fucking shit! nt	Guy Whitey Corngood	Oct 2014	#23
Wow! That is some twisted shite even for the AWOL pretzel boy. nt	adirondacker	Oct 2014	#82
But, but, he's not supposed to salute if he isn't wearing a hat,	pangaia	Sep 2014	#9
Well, I think it is OK,	polmaven	Oct 2014	#36
Ah ha ! Gotcha..	pangaia	Oct 2014	#39
K n R	stopwastingmymoney	Sep 2014	#14
I remember the coffins coming back ...	CaptainTruth	Sep 2014	#15
:(	BlancheSplanchnik	Sep 2014	#17
Nice!	FlatStanley	Sep 2014	#18
And why does Obama keep bombing the crap out of people?	Luminous Animal	Oct 2014	#21
Ignoring Bush's mess won't make it go away.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#32
Neither does perpetuating Bush's mess.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#44
O. would not have been chosen by the PTB if they thought he would	truedelphi	Oct 2014	#71
I think we choose who we want. It takes little effort to believe the lies and ignore actions.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#77
Which is plainly NOT what is happening here.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#84
You are correct.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#88
If you believe Obama is worse than Bush, you're not a liberal, or a Democrat.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#90
Before you make a complete fool of yourself with YOUR PURITY	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#91
You've already made a fool of yourself with your false, baseless accusations.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#92
I'm just making the President "do it" like he asked me to.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#93
Predictable. You've entered crazy-assed Teabagger territory.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#94
That would fit in your world view, I know.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#96
Wow. Seriously?...nt	SidDithers	Oct 2014	#98
Seriously what?	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#99
Right, supporting the Democratic President & the Democratic Party is now "drinking koolaid" on DU.	baldguy	Oct 2014	#105
Continuing Bush's strategy won't make it go away.	Luminous Animal	Oct 2014	#97
Because Chess.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#43
Because some people NEED the crap bombed out of them!	7962	Oct 2014	#80
Oh, man. Can we PLEASE have this as the picture of the day tomorrow?	TrollBuster9090	Oct 2014	#19
Yes. Bush was an asshole. But Jesus Fucking Christ. Saluting the dead does not absolve Obama	Luminous Animal	Oct 2014	#20
.	stonecutter357	Oct 2014	#38
The OP NEVER SAID IT DID.	riqster	Oct 2014	#42
Yes it does. It shows he cares.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#45
The phrase directly and unequivocally implying that his salute absolves him is where exactly?	LanternWaste	Oct 2014	#54
Bushco wanted to cover up the dead soldiers.. Pres Obama is acknowledging them and that they	Cha	Oct 2014	#24
We do get it. We also get that drones eases our conscience thus making perpetual war palatable.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#48
How will we pay to take care of our troops in this new war?	grahamhgreen	Oct 2014	#25
Good stamps. Pay attention.	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#49
Oh yeah....	grahamhgreen	Oct 2014	#52
I hate auto-incorrect! Or maybe my fingers are too big	FlatStanley	Oct 2014	#56
Gets me all the time!	grahamhgreen	Oct 2014	#63
Ain't that the truth!	MADem	Oct 2014	#26
Thanks for this!	JustAnotherGen	Oct 2014	#27
What Bush never once did	IronLionZion	Oct 2014	#28
You Forgot The Tan Suit	ProfessorGAC	Oct 2014	#35
The best way to honor the dead	RedCappedBandit	Oct 2014	#30
They showed the fighting and the coffins on television for Vietnam and American's hated that war.	tecelote	Oct 2014	#34
Also, no draft.	DeadLetterOffice	Oct 2014	#64
bushieboy. jr	heaven05	Oct 2014	#40
Thought you may like this	4Q2u2	Oct 2014	#57
I do like	heaven05	Oct 2014	#69
Very emotional :(	Lenomsky	Oct 2014	#41
Good point. Kids who die for their countries get a raw deal.	riqster	Oct 2014	#51
I wish Obama would pull our troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq.	former9thward	Oct 2014	#46
One thing bothers me about the picture in the original post.	JayhawkSD	Oct 2014	#47
I believe the ceremony was at Dover AFB. On post.	riqster	Oct 2014	#50
Doesn't justify fatigues.	JayhawkSD	Oct 2014	#53
Exactly!	ctsnowman	Oct 2014	#55
And Joe Biden has never done this:	Initech	Oct 2014	#58
Nor did he shoot anyone in the face.	riqster	Oct 2014	#59
And make the other guy apologize for getting in the way of his shot.	Initech	Oct 2014	#61
This seems so naive.	Marr	Oct 2014	#60
Nope. I am a bitter, cynical old fart.	riqster	Oct 2014	#65
Bush was a bad CIC	Gothmog	Oct 2014	#62
Illegal and illegitimate for starters. Then he got worse.	riqster	Oct 2014	#66
Told the truth about something (including 9/11) ???	blkmusclmachine	Oct 2014	#68
K&R	Raffi Ella	Oct 2014	#78
Actually, We Do Not Know	erpowers	Oct 2014	#81
There are also no pictures of the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus.	riqster	Oct 2014	#83
Totally Different	erpowers	Oct 2014	#87
Since Bush prohibited the cameras, it's his own fault if there are none.	riqster	Oct 2014	#89
I have not read this thread.	Jenoch	Oct 2014	#100
Partly true.	riqster	Oct 2014	#101
I am unaware of him mocking family	Jenoch	Oct 2014	#102
Read upthread for the "eBay" remark. That is mockery.	riqster	Oct 2014	#103
I'll check out that thread.	Jenoch	Oct 2014	#104

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