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LetMyPeopleVote

(145,129 posts) Fri Apr 9, 2021, 02:44 PM Apr 2021

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have restored the POW/MIA flag to its original location

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President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have restored the POW/MIA flag to its original location (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 OP

that's unfortunate. Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #1

Why? Scrivener7 Apr 2021 #2

Yes it is gratuitous Apr 2021 #3

I've wondered zipplewrath Apr 2021 #4

Rt TY Cha Apr 2021 #5

Voltaire2

(13,009 posts)

1. that's unfortunate.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 02:44 PM

Apr 2021

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)

2. Why?

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 02:53 PM

Apr 2021

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. Yes it is

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 03:43 PM

Apr 2021

It's well past time this canard was laid to rest. It started in disingenuousness, marinated well in ersatz patriotism, and came to vintage with fairy tales like the Rambo movies.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

4. I've wondered

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 04:05 PM

Apr 2021

Does the pentagon still track anyone as MIA right now. There's a navy pilot from the first gulf war that they thought they might find after the second gulf war, be he was never found. Do we believe there are any POW's still in existence.

Cha

(297,148 posts)

5. Rt TY

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Apr 9, 2021, 04:28 PM

Apr 2021

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