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DuffMan · March 19th, 2006, 00:56

Conversely, I once saw a kid wearing a shirt enscribed with 'Devil's Brigade' (the WW2 precursour to the US Special Forces) on Remembrance day. I cast him off as a punk-poser (as he had a lip ring and all the 'punk' regalia). He met an actual veteran of the Devil's Brigade, and ended up crying into his chest, thanking him for his service. I heard it all and my eyes watered up a bit. I judged a book by its cover and was wrong. There are kids out there wearing 'gangsta' cammo or unit regalia that know what it meant, and while it's debatable whether they have the right to wear it, some of them know what they're wearing and really respect the people who served in w/e unit.

March 19th, 2006, 00:56	#46
DuffMan Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004	Conversely, I once saw a kid wearing a shirt enscribed with 'Devil's Brigade' (the WW2 precursour to the US Special Forces) on Remembrance day. I cast him off as a punk-poser (as he had a lip ring and all the 'punk' regalia). He met an actual veteran of the Devil's Brigade, and ended up crying into his chest, thanking him for his service. I heard it all and my eyes watered up a bit. I judged a book by its cover and was wrong. There are kids out there wearing 'gangsta' cammo or unit regalia that know what it meant, and while it's debatable whether they have the right to wear it, some of them know what they're wearing and really respect the people who served in w/e unit. __________________ "He resisted. I asked him to comply." "Telling him to 'eat it, bitch' is not really a request."