[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Flag salute by veterans okayed!

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

BUT, as my Senator Inhofe pointed out, the
current rules have always been interpreted
by the military services to be that only uniformed
personnel were permitted to salute!  That was
the rule during my 20 years in USAF.  Salute
only authorized when the service member was
in uniform and "covered."  Members of veteran
organizations were included when those members
were in organizational uniforms.  Same for Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts.


Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City
USAF, 1961-1981



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Michael Tauson" <kongomt at gmail.com>
To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net, milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Flag salute by veterans okayed!
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 14:55:13 -1000

On 8/7/07, D C *Mac* Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com> wrote:

 > ==========

 > Inhofe Legislation Allows Veterans to Salute the Flag.

It *allows* us?  We *EARNED* that right long before this or any
congress critter came along and got us "permission".  Some of aren't
here to exercise it so, if nothing else, we're honoring their memory.
We don't need anyone's permission to do that.

Best regards ... and a heartfelt salute to any other 214ers here,

Michael