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Mon Sep 25, 2017, 12:47 PM

Sep 2017

I served in 2 branches, and swore the same oath to the US Constitution both times. The flag is used as a symbol in the military, an identifier of who is serving nearby. It is the Constitution that we defend for the Constitution IS our nation, our reason for being, our country. I was in the Air Force during Iran/Contra and my republican sister asked what I thought of Oliver North, and was shocked when I said he was a traitor. I explained he swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, not the President who was wiping his ass with it. Don't thank me for my service, work to make our country better...that will justify my willingness to die for this nation.

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