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In reply to the discussion: Pic: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier [View all]calimary
(81,466 posts)51. Welcome to DU, troutbrook! It's all about duty.
I guess this is just one dramatic way to demonstrate it, or symbolize it. While I too (as a mom) wish those boys were inside where they're warm and dry and hopefully not catching cold. That said, I clearly recognize the meaning behind the service in that photo. It's all about devotion to duty. Honor. Sacrifice. Service. To something greater. To some, that kind of thing will never make sense. But the transcendent is essential to our nature, and it's what elevates us out of the lizard-brain slime.
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Perhaps that's what the phrase "Semper Fi" means - even if you're not a Marine.
calimary
Oct 2012
#50
And Robme wants to outsource their honor to mercenaries and deny them benefits....
Swede Atlanta
Oct 2012
#36
Good for them! Wish I were there to give them warm soup and steak when they get off duty.
JimDandy
Oct 2012
#37
I had the pleasure of being downstairs at a church waiting for the funeral detail to carry
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
#40
I guess it doesn't matter around here that this was disingenuously faked by the US Army
Kindly Refrain
Oct 2012
#44