Cute human gesture, but isn't it kinda weird how much sport and the military seem to be linked in the U.S.?
Well, I guess recruiting more people gives them more reasons for mounting more of these nifty plaques long-term.
Sports is often about tribalism.
Us-vs-them thinking is really beneficial for military service motivation
You're beginning to see...
I wish we held our current veterans in such reverence as the ones who never made it home.
Teachers too.
Well the ones who never made it back only require a plaque. The ones who do require healthcare and social services.
Also they might have awkward political opinions, such as whether the wars they were sent to fight were wise and just.
These are similar reasons to why right-wingers spend so much energy protecting "the unborn" and then forget about them at the very instant of birth. It's easy to care about people who aren't around to actually demand anything of you.
We also have opinions that aren't always convenient
It's a lot cheaper to pay some lip service to the ones who die than it is to support the ones who make it back
In a sports arena........
Yeah, it seems really strange. Why have a starting area at an arena roped off as a memorial with someone posted over it? And is the person always there, or just when there's a game? Very odd.
Should we have those at the grocery store? Movie theater? I don't get it.
Just a heads up, the person in the uniform is a high school JROTC cadet. Not saying he doesn't deserve the respect of not getting wet in the rain, but at the point the picture was taken, he never served a day. Just kinda strange imo that a stranger would do this for a high schooler.
FYI, the shoulder patch and lack of rank on the upper arm is a dead giveaway.
I don't know, I might actually be more inclined to do it for some high school kid.
Definitely MCJROTC. His rank is the 3 pips on the epaulettes.
Cult
Let me just say that takes a lot of strength and stamina to hold your arm out like that for an extended period of time. Props to the guy in red for his commitment.
I, too, am over 40
"Sweetie, take a picture with me holding an umbrella for a soldier"
"We'll say the caption is 'helping the soldiers for people missing since WWI' it'll be perfect"
What's the significance of the seat?
