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jeff47

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5. Protocol says Presidents don't salute.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 09:04 PM

May 2013

Soldiers salute. Presidents are civilians.

No president saluted soldiers until Reagan. Including presidents like Ike, who was quite familiar with saluting protocol.

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Haven't we been through this already!!? [View all] ashling May 2013 OP

1. He's got a lot of stuff on his mind right now. trof May 2013 #1

More from the lame stream media. Kiss off, shills. freshwest May 2013 #2

Thanks for that, ashlig! sheshe2 May 2013 #3

Reagan is in hell; Bush will be. GeorgeGist May 2013 #4

Protocol says Presidents don't salute. jeff47 May 2013 #5

I spare myself this crap BainsBane May 2013 #6

I'm sure the marine cried himself to sleep. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #7

Don't know if babylonsister May 2013 #8

Thank You corkhead May 2013 #9

thanks for OPing this ashling.. I commented on this "awkwardly" in Politics2013 Cha May 2013 #10

hell, when he salutes correctly, the righties will get offended because he wasn't in the military 0rganism May 2013 #11