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Old 01-25-2013, 06:01   #31
Ret10Echo
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Originally Posted by sinjefe View Post
The "Me" generation.
Not to turn this into too much of a discussion on generational attitudes and the influence of society....but IMHO The "old" attitudes have faded a bit... Things like "Patriotism" and "Esprit de corps" are seen by many as outdated.... but there are still young troops out there that have it.

Hard for them to understand those types of things if their predecessors don't pass along the meaning. It's not in the schools and probably not in most households any longer.

What's that verse....

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