[Spridgets] FYI for US veterans...

MICHAEL CARPENTER MAIL4CARPENTERS at peoplepc.com
Sun Aug 12 18:53:51 MDT 2007


Thanks Buster.  That is interesting.  I wanted to go into the Marines as a 
teen and then I am not quite sure what happened.  I guess someone talked me 
in to college instead.

I have total respect for those that serve and I thank you all for doing so.

I didn't realize their was such a code.

Mike C
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruce Evans" <b-evans at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] FYI for US veterans...


> Mike C wrote:  I have a question as all of this puzzles me. I have not 
> been in the military. I am trying to get this straight in my head. In the 
> past have you not been allowed to salute the flag? If so that sounds a bit 
> ridiculous. I must be missing something.
> Not ridiculous at all, Mike.  Few people are aware that there is a Flag 
> Code of the United States (Title 4, United States Code, Chapter 1), and 
> fewer still are aware of its contents.
> The proper way for the military to honor the flag is render a hand salute 
> of the right hand.  The manner prescribed for all civilians is with the 
> right hand placed over the heart.  If a man is wearing a hat, it is with 
> the hat placed over the heart.  Non-citizens are to simply stand at 
> attention.  Veterans are no longer in the military, and therefore 
> civilians obligated to honor the flag in the civilian manner.  Ironically, 
> police, firemen, and other occupations are civilians, but have disregarded 
> the Code's provisions and have co-opted the hand salute.
> As a Navy veteran, I have always found it difficult to place my hand over 
> my heart.  I get goose bumps and have to restrain my right hand that 
> intuitively wants to give a hand salute instead.
> Buster Evans
> Watch for the 23 Great Spridget Miracle Workers in the October "Practical 
> Classics"


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