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Originally Posted by Dozer523
Little Dude and I were marching with the Cub Scouts. The Den Chief taught them about proper respect for the Colors during a parade. So, we're waiting to fall in to the flow -- we're watching the front of the parade go by. Here comes the Honor Guard. LD and his den friends come to attention and render the appropriate two finger salute. Finish and go back to being boys. Another color guard arrives . . . come to attention and the two finger salute . . . back to collecting candy thrown by the marchers and from the floats. Another and another and another. . .
I say to LD, "There sure are a lot of flags to salute, huh?"
Sez he, "Yeah. Great huh?"
It's good to be a Dad.
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There's nothing like it. I love hearing others' stories showing the products of their nonstop effort to raise their children to be strong and just. If my son sees someone wearing a hat identifying them as a veteran he checks with me prior to running over and saying, "Thank you for your service, sir/ma'am" He gives them a big smile and, on occasion, a hug before coming back to me feeling glad for having made someone's day.
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"The dignity of man is not shattered in a single blow, but slowly softened, bent, and eventually neutered. Men are seldom forced to act, but are constantly restrained from acting. Such power does not destroy outright, but prevents genuine existence. It does not tyrannize immediately, but it dampens, weakens, and ultimately suffocates, until the entire population is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid, uninspired animals, of which the government is shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville
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