Soldiers have been known (my soldiers, in fact) to put up the American
flag upside down, or at least start to until the sergeant stops them. The
ceremony ain't as easy as it may look, and screwing it up is embarrasing due
to the import us military folks place on these things.
Those of us who have chosen to serve picked a certain branch for one
reason or another. I chose the Army, Scott and Skip chose the Navy, etc.
The Marines aren't known for their long analysis of situations, erudite
philisophy or really anything else associated with thought. They're action
oriented.
Someones said put up those flags, they did it!
But I bet the NCO in charge caught hell and gave it in spades!
I'm sure no insult was intended.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: John J. Peloquin <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
To: Robert J. Carley <rcarley@uoguelph.ca>
Cc: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>; Kevin Sullivan <kevins@khoral.com>;
mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, February 15, 1998 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: Jingoism at its best
>Dear Robert,
>
>On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Robert J. Carley wrote:
>
>=%O
>=%O
>=%O
>=%OOn Sun, 15 Feb 1998, John J. Peloquin wrote:
>=%O
>=%OI remember this event. We wondered the same thing. However, as the
world
>=%Oseries is held in the Fall of the year, maybe they thought a falling
>=%Omaple leaf was more appropriate :-)
>
>That is a nice pun/joke, but I think the error was due to the
>randomization process that happens when you're not told exactly what to
>do. As I said, I would think that the proper direction was obvious, but
>who am I to say?
>
>Is it a distress sign or insult to fly the Maple leaf that way? BTW, I
>remember the Old Canadian flag from my childhood- didn't it have a Union
>Jack and Fleur d Lise on it? It was a pretty flag.
>
>
>=%OCheers.
>=%O
>=%ORobert Carley
>=%OOntario, Canada
>=%O
>
>"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
>
>John J. Peloquin
>Molecular Biology &
> Biochemistry
>3205 BioSciences II
>UC IRVINE
>Irvine, CA 92697-3900
>jpeloqui@uci.edu
>
>
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