Why do people mock me for wanting to do my patriotic duty?
370605
Hmm, so by you're own admission you're basically fat AND stupid...sounds like the perfect military candidate to me!
735451
I don't.  Why would I?  You volunteer to defend a free society so that people can choose the life they want.  For some, that life is in the military.  For others, it's elsewhere.  Being part of a free society means you acknowledge the validity of other people's choices.  You fight so that they can have that.
558183
Wow, it sounds like this guy has a permanent stick up his ass, so I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.  If you are disciplined because of him, it is definitely a violation of your rights.  You can sit down or stand up whenever the hell you want.  People need to start worrying about themselves, especially when it comes to something like patriotism.  And for all of those people who say "get the hell out of this country," check yourself, please.
605824
you are very well come there its appear from the answer of the people of those country in here sorry but ur question and the answer of the people in here made me laugh if u cant value ur own country and respect ur nationality u really deserve the answer that people gave u in here \nwhy dont u stay on ur country and try to make it a better place ? why dont u wipe it from ur enemies ?why do u like to go to the place that their government killed alot of innocence people from ur country?\nwhy do u like to adhere to ur enemies?\nRemember we are shot with our own arrow.
358049
THEY ARE ALL THREATENING YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS OF YOUR PAST MILITARY CAREER. PROBABLY MOST OF THE ONES DOING THE THREATENING. HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A CAREER IN ANY MILITARY, LET ALONE THE GLORIOUS RED ARMY. MY ADVICE TO YOU WOULD BE NOT TO LISTEN TO THEM.\nIt May also have something to do with one of your earlier questions that you were also a submarine commander i think people do not know how versatile the Russian soldiers can be.\nI thought you had gone back to Russia its been a long While since i have seen one of your questions.
733170
I honor our servicemen EVERY day. I have my brother's Plebe Summer cap in my back window along with the American flag. I am a flag waver from WAY back...when it was unpopular and frowned upon...it still sickens me to remember the turbulence of the 60's. It wasn't all wonderful music. It was practically another Civil War. I love my country so much.\nTo honor our Veterans:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyI8By-a5uM
1154355
It really hurts my soul to know that there are people out there who protest the rights and freedoms of the United States, and do it in someone elses name, someones name that gave them the right to protest and speak there mind. Most of these people have never been throught the Military and have no clue what it means to be apart of a brotherhood, a band of brothers, to go to war with your best friend you watch his back he watches yours, you bond and you respect that fact. Many tears have been shed, and blood spilled all spilled and shed so some asshole has the right to protest his or her name becuase of what they believe, someone needs knock some sense into some people. \n\nSemper FI
914611
No it doesn't mean that.. Period.  To me it means you are a free thinking, Astute, Brave and Objective individual who is not swayed by the premise of false patriotism whilst a few feather their nests.\n\nKeep up the good work pal.
1017845
Not by people I consider idiots. I shrug it off pr if they carry on I tell them straight and go for the weak points.....because they just deserve it. Sometimes enough is enough.\nSeems those days I get offended more on other people behalfs' who are not able to defend themselves properly.
1187548
How can I express my opinion without insulting anyone?  I agree with the comment that it is a completely different mission.  The Corps trains its troops to be strong, fit and tough both mentally and physically.  They have to!  When you know that your primary job is that of a foot solider you have to be dependable.  Example- You are a 22 year old Sergeant (E5) a squad leader responsible for the lives of 12 Marines.  Your given orders to enter a town and a certain house.  Those Marines are depending on you to get them in and out safely.  Plus each of them is carrying 80 extra lbs of equipment on their bodies.  You have to be tough.  ( Most 22 year olds back home are doing what?????  Playing video games living with Mom and Dad and bitching because life sucks so much.  God I'm so PROUD of this new generation of warriors we have today!  These young men and women are trying to build something good out of something that their fathers screwed up decades ago...God love them and watch out over them).\n\nNow for the so called whimpy Air Force guys.  I'll use my background.  You have to be an expert in your profession, you have to know your job as well as some of the specialists primary job.  You have to work long hours when deployed and be able to do so in the heat and cold.  You are working on mult-million dollar aircraft and weapons systems designed to kill or blow things up.  One mistake can kill you and your crew.  One mistake can cause an airplane to crash and kill a pilot.  In some cases you have to endure Scud attacks, motor attacks and even sniper fire.  Your primary equipment is a primary target and so are you.  Your exposed on the flightline and hope that your security forces are doing their job as well as you.\n\nI was told once by an Army Vietnam Veteran (Silver Star, Couple of Bronze Stars, and three purple hearts) that I wasn't really in the military, I was in the AF.  I kinda laughed and said, "Yeah you're right.  But it sure felt good for you when the Air Force was there providing close air support for you wasn't it?"  He didn't have much to say after that either.  Different jobs, different missions, but the same fight!  Semper Fi and Aim High my friend!\n\nVr  RJ
308459
I was called those names when I returned from Viet Nam.  I'll tell you it wasn't Vietnamese doing it.  It was a bunch of women hippies whose boy friends had propelled their cowardly a$$es across the border into Canada.  I served when called, and I am disabled because of it.  The cowards were forgiven and the illegals are welcomed with open arms.  I sometimes ask myself; why did I do it?
903610
I hope that this isn't really all talk ..  like all thos e protests b4 we went to war lol ..\n\nanyway ...  BAD .. Level 4 soldier of fortune at your service !!!!\n\n\nDr BAd\nMercenary for hire ... (cheap seasonal rates)
302814
I don't hate you foo I think some people might be a little over sensitive when you pose questions challenging their American dream, ,, poor loves they can give it but they cant take it\nChristians might have an issue as well,, I'm not a christial so I don't give a rats
717822
Hip! Hip! Hooray! for you I come from from my father's side, mexican and from my mother's american. Both of our parent's had instill in us to be patriotic to our country, which is the good old U.S. of A. and I am proud to be an american. I am a 64 yr. old women and What you wrote about the illegals is very true. Why do they have to flaunt their flag in our soil, we do not go to Mexico and do the same. They should be ashamed of themselves in trying to force their ways in us. Can't they see that they all looked ridiculous doing that.
104391
I got into a large argument about this with a friend that I soons after made not-my friend.Their seems to be 2 types of people that react to this question in 2 different ways.\n\n1.A large group of people who under all evidence totally refuse to even ponder the question and usually attack the people asking this question of a con-theory/inside job.These people often get very angry and also can become violent about it.There point of view is that this is absurd and that asking such a thing is silly and unfounded.There P.O.V is accepted and they have the right to say what they want,just as I have a right to ponder if it was an inside job.BUT-They seem to want to outlaw or "Silence" people asking this question.They are hyocrites because under the guise of there supposed "Patriotism"they forget that patriotism in itself is partially based on the right to question the goverment you live under.Also they compound their hypocrisy by becoming violent about the actual right of someone to ask a question about the goverments possible role in corruption.\n\n2. The open minded person who is also a patriot but just has reservations about their government and wantss to understand factual things about a national event that don't correspond with what the government told us happened.This person is NOT a communist,NOT a "Conspiracy theorist,NOT crazy,and most importantly just a loyal citizen wanting to know the truth.
616674
It's people like you that make this country great. You come to this country the right way, you make something of yourself, and I get the impression that you are patriotic- that you would sooner wave the american flag than the italian. However, it's people like pancha over there, that drags this country back down. Go home, senorita, no one wants you here anyway.
867688
The only people that have to salute the flag are active military personnel.  What bothers me is when people don't respect the flag by not removing their hats during the National Anthem(rednecks at NASCAR races).  People who think it's part of the freedom of speech to desecrate the flag( i.e. burning it, defecating on it, etc.).