Kid Told He Can't Fly US Flag on his BIKE at School...and AWESOMENESS Ensues - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 11-16-10, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

ahhh, the good kind of patriotism, should have more of it over here. But a purple heart, shouldnt some medal for merit (dont know the names, americans should know which ones) be given to him and not a purple heart, though his confidence might have been injured while bullied

That would be true if he was being officially honored, but this was a case of a purple heart winner giving him a cap out of respect. A veteran is free to give his medals, or anything else, to whomever he likes. The boy wouldn't be free to wear the medal, but a cap? Sure.

Takeda Shingen · 11-16-10, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That would be true if he was being officially honored, but this was a case of a purple heart winner giving him a cap out of respect. A veteran is free to give his medals, or anything else, to whomever he likes. The boy wouldn't be free to wear the medal, but a cap? Sure.

Yes. It's a ball cap; let him have it. Good on all of them.

nikimcbee · 11-16-10, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Cali, say no more, but at least sensibilities won through in the end and good on those who rode with Cody, that's one kid who's going to remember that moment for the rest of his life.

Good lad...no...Good man.

My thoughts too. On a side note, I've heard similar types of stories during fleet week with our PT boat. The anti-military types come out of the woodwork. They don't like our pt boat "coz "it's got guns on it".

WarlordATF · 11-16-10, 11:29 AM

The only problem with this story is that the idiot who made the kid take the flag down will not be punished. Racial Tensions over the American Flag?? Too freaking bad this is still the USA and as Americans we should have the right to fly the flag anytime we want.

I'd bet several kids in that school have worn T-shirts with the flag on it, yet because this kid made a statement by flying a flag from his bike he was singled out and punished for his patriotism.

It just seems to me that when i was in school teachers had more common sense and disciplining children was part of their job. We all dealt with bullys growing up, Only these kids are never given a chance to develop the skills needed to deal with them.

A simple schoolyard fight now usually ends up with assault charges, sometimes on both kids and normal kids ending up in the justice system over things we all did as kids. I really dread the day these sheltered children end up in the real world, because no one has bothered to teach them that the world isn't all sunshine and lollypops.

11-16-10, 11:29 AM	#19
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	The only problem with this story is that the idiot who made the kid take the flag down will not be punished. Racial Tensions over the American Flag?? Too freaking bad this is still the USA and as Americans we should have the right to fly the flag anytime we want. I'd bet several kids in that school have worn T-shirts with the flag on it, yet because this kid made a statement by flying a flag from his bike he was singled out and punished for his patriotism. It just seems to me that when i was in school teachers had more common sense and disciplining children was part of their job. We all dealt with bullys growing up, Only these kids are never given a chance to develop the skills needed to deal with them. A simple schoolyard fight now usually ends up with assault charges, sometimes on both kids and normal kids ending up in the justice system over things we all did as kids. I really dread the day these sheltered children end up in the real world, because no one has bothered to teach them that the world isn't all sunshine and lollypops. __________________