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Old 20th Nov 2006, 12:50
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dinoorin
 
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Originally Posted by RobinXe
If you mean that, when asked, the man in the street will answer 'yes' to the question 'do you support our armed forces?' then you may well be right, but when you look at how servicemen/women in the states are treated; able to walk the streets in their uniform without being abused or assaulted, offered discounts/upgrades pretty much everywhere, and generally made to feel welcome in spite of any small inconveniences their service may place on civilians, then you can see that actions really do speak louder than words!
As evidenced in this weeks mail on Sunday. 'Army officer in uniform denied entry to Harrods following a remembrance day parade because he was in uniform - reason given, it may offend or overwhelm the customers to see a military uniform'.
About time our government got off their rears and started openly supporting our guys by slamming companies whenever they do stupid things like this.
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