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Old 13th May 2015, 01:20
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I am available for saluting duties at £50 a go

Travelling will be extra


The Pentagon paid 14 NFL teams $5.4 million to 'salute troops'
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After a quick calculation, the NHL teams (US and Canadian) donated about $9million to veterans over the same period, with Military/Veterans Appreciations nights put on free (often including free tickets for some vets).

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=738627
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Remember that despite the $$$$B's that the NFL generates, it is still classed as a non-profit organization (no taxes)...go figure that one!


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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-...b_1321635.html
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It's an insult to those being used as marketing props and a deception to the nation. To the bitter end, integrity is expendible and comes with a price tag.
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With the amount of padding those guys wear, I'm surprised they can lift their arms up.
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Nutty,
I reckon you could double your fee by offering tuition to our cousins and probably treble it for giving advice to that fella oft seen jumping out of a chopper on his back lawn with his wife and couple of kids in tow. You don't return a salute when not wearing a hat.
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Talking

Sorry Nutty. I will do it for £49 a go and first class travel/accommodation.
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I'll work for food! (In the right place of course, plus reasonable expenses (and I'll be the judge of reasonable)).
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I think I wanna be sick .............
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PP - I think our transAtlantic cousins do - watch any military/USAF/USN based movie.
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Originally Posted by Pom Pax
Nutty,
I reckon you could double your fee by offering tuition to our cousins and probably treble it for giving advice to that fella oft seen jumping out of a chopper on his back lawn with his wife and couple of kids in tow. You don't return a salute when not wearing a hat.
You do when you are the US Commander in Chief. They're foreign - they can't help it.
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A practice started by Saint Ronald, ever the actor...
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