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Old Nov 4, 2013 | 9:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Peter M
There is nothing sinister to respect people who put themselves in harms way to protect our freedoms. In the US, service personnel enjoy greater public respect and are encouraged to wear uniforms in public, unlike in the UK.
Going a bit OT I know, but I believe in the UK the discouragement of armed forces personnel wearing uniform in public was at least in part due to security concerns, especially in the 80s/90s with the IRA...
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