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One of my sons serves in the military. He is still stateside, here in California . He called me yesterday to let me know how warm and welcoming people were to him and his troops everywhere he goes, telling me how people shake their hands and thank them for being willing to serve and fight for not only our own freedoms , but so that others may have them also.
But he also told me about an incident in the grocery store he stopped at yesterday on his way home from the base. He said that ahead of several people in front of him stood a woman dressed in a burkha.
He said when she got to the cashier she loudly remarked about the U.S. flag lapel pin the cashier wore on her smock. The cashier reached up and touched the pin, and said proudly, "Yes, I always wear it and probably always will."

The woman in the burkha then asked the cashier when she was going to stop bombing her countrymen, explaining that she was Iraqi.

A gentleman standing behind my son stepped forward. Putting his arm around my son's shoulders and nodding towards my son, he said in a calm and gentle voice to the Iraqi woman:

"Lady, hundreds of thousands of men and women like this young man have fought and died so that YOU could stand here, in MY country and accuse a check-out cashier of bombing YOUR countrymen. It is my belief that had you been this outspoken in YOUR own country, we wouldn't need to be there today. But, hey, if you have now learned how to speak out so loudly and clearly, I'll gladly buy you a ticket and pay your way back to Iraq so you can straighten out the mess in YOUR country that you are obviously here in MY country to avoid.

" Everyone within hearing distance cheered!

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*clicked too soon*

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I thought it was because they had Weapons of Mass Destruction. 😕

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http://www.snopes.com/rumors/lapelpin.asp

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Originally posted by darvlay
I thought it was because they had Weapons of Mass Destruction. 😕
Shut up, or I'll tell Bush there's oil in Canada. 🙁

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Originally posted by Mimor
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/lapelpin.asp
I never said it was real dear. I simply enjoyed the email and wanted to share it. 🙂

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Originally posted by Mimor
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/lapelpin.asp
Usually when I get e-mails like that I head straight to Snopes. But when I read it on the forum here -- a veritable fountain of truth and accuracy -- it would never occur to me to check. 😞

In the meantime, it took the site so long to reload that I Stumbled upon: The Movie Trailer Guy http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?id=667

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
I never said it was real dear. I simply enjoyed the email and wanted to share it. 🙂
Some are less savvy than you, dear. 🙂

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Originally posted by Mimor
Some are less savvy than you, dear. 🙂
I seldom believe anything from a story FWD email. They all seem to be fake.

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
I seldom believe anything from a story FWD email. They all seem to be fake.
No, No! Don't listen to Mr. Soap Box Man http://tinyurl.com/2jd57f. All those e-mails are really true! Would I lie?

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Worst thread ever.

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Originally posted by Ice Cold
I seldom believe anything from a story FWD email. They all seem to be fake.
Well, if it ain't true it should be.

GRANNY.

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Originally posted by Crowley
Worst thread ever.
I could do worser.

GRANNY.

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Originally posted by smw6869
I could do worser.

GRANNY.
You just did... 😞

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Originally posted by smw6869
Well, if it ain't true it should be.

GRANNY.
Thanks I felt the same way.