On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:14:20 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:12:48 -0700, korben dallas
wrote:

Tiger wrote:
...

what did you expect? the message that is delivered loud and clear into
the head of every person living in the usa is: "fake? no problem, as
long as it sounds patriotic". its results are visible on all levels,
ranging from "wmd in iraq", through us cities posting "patriotic"
bull**** on their websites (like http://www.solvangca.com/flag/1.htm),
to veterans exaggerating their service records, and to crooks posing as
veterans. the vietnam vet idea is a story in itself. can you imagine an
ss veteran in germany driving around with a car sticker identifying him
as such?

After WWII there was a lapel pin for US vets. It was a representation
of an eagle, and it was commonly referred to as the " Ruptured Duck"

This was a very practical "decoration."

When the War ended there was a serious shortage of civilian clothes
for several million demobilized vets. This pin was developed to allow
a vet to wear uniform items without running afoul of Federal laws on
military uniform wear. It was not meant to be a "bumper sticker."