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In reply to the discussion: Amazing Photo: Hurricane does not deter guards at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier [View all]Lionessa
(3,894 posts)Honestly standing there doing nothing is somehow regaled during good weather is in and of itself crazy and a waste of three persons' time and energy that might be spent actually doing something. Then to extend it and suggest standing in bad weather is even more honorable. Jeez. No wonder this country and it's military individuals end up so screwed up so muchh of the time.
Military should be for fighting when necessary, the national and state guards should be in the nation or state, not in the Middle East, and only directly paid armed forces should be fighting our wars and protecting our personnel interests overseas, not private, for profit mercenaries.
We have a very strange way of honoring our military men and women since we think this is so cool and honorable, this stupid standing over a non-threatened grave, and yet can't house, feed, or provide proper medical care for those that have returned to find they no longer fit into the world they left because neither themselves nor the world they left to fight for us are even close to the same as when they left, both being is pretty dire situations. PTSD and the like for the returning soldiers, and terrible economy, and useless Legislators' partisanship nipping any help for them in the bud.