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20. I am a Navy veteran

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:49 AM

Mar 2020

hence my greater familiarity with ships. Still isn’t right IMO.

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Marine general orders removal of Confederate items at bases [View all] groundloop Feb 2020 OP

I'm surprised that's a thing that needs to be done ck4829 Feb 2020 #1

I belong to a couple of Marine Corps veterans groups on Facebook SnowCritter Feb 2020 #14

Yep, dware Mar 2020 #16

Wonder if that applies to vehicles on base? unc70 Feb 2020 #2

the idea they were ever allowed to display such racist trash Skittles Feb 2020 #4

yes, exactly. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #7

I do NOT remember seeing that when I served Skittles Feb 2020 #13

Different times Skittles, dware Mar 2020 #17

yeah Skittles Mar 2020 #22

I was Army, and I saw lots of them Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2020 #18

Soon he won't have a job. Trump will see to that. blueinredohio Feb 2020 #6

I agree wholeheartedly. blueinredohio Feb 2020 #10

Yep ck4829 Mar 2020 #25

Racism implications aside, Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #9

I was always puzzled by naming US Naval vessels after confederate figures Cirque du So-What Feb 2020 #11

They also named Army bases after them. Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2020 #19

I am a Navy veteran Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #20

I am an Army veteran Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2020 #21

It's weird for sure ck4829 Mar 2020 #24

Additional source, Confederate-related paraphernalia must be removed ... littlemissmartypants Feb 2020 #12

confederate items are not 'heritage'... cntrfthrs Feb 2020 #15

+1 ck4829 Mar 2020 #23