tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post8327511199236017767..comments2024-01-29T01:32:16.780-07:00Comments on 704 Houser Street: A Touch of ClassUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-51644297774749210782013-06-06T10:47:02.999-06:002013-06-06T10:47:02.999-06:00I just looked it up online, and SarahsDaughter is ...I just looked it up online, and SarahsDaughter is correct; as of 2008 and the passage of the Defense Authorization Act of 2009, which President Bush signed on Oct. 14, 2008, <a href="http://www.military.com/benefits/resources/rules-for-rendering-hand-salute-of-u.s.-flag" rel="nofollow">non-uniformed military and all veterans may render a salute at the playing of the National Anthem</a>:<br /><br /><i>SEC. 595. MILITARY SALUTE FOR THE FLAG DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM <br /> BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES NOT IN <br /> UNIFORM AND BY VETERANS.<br /><br /> Section 301(b)(1) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by <br />striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following new <br />subparagraphs:<br /> ``(A) individuals in uniform should give the <br /> military salute at the first note of the anthem and <br /> maintain that position until the last note;<br /> ``(B) members of the Armed Forces and veterans who <br /> are present but not in uniform may render the military<br /> salute in the manner provided for individuals in <br /> uniform; and<br /> ``(C) all other persons present should face the flag <br /> and stand at attention with their right hand over the <br /> heart, and men not in uniform, if applicable, should <br /> remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it <br /> at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart;</i><br /><br />Thanks very much for the heads-up, SD. I've been out of the military since 2003, and was not aware they had changed the law since then.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-38090334895213667232013-06-05T23:23:47.115-06:002013-06-05T23:23:47.115-06:00Yes, JROTC is still going, as is Civil Air Patrol....Yes, JROTC is still going, as is Civil Air Patrol. The salute should be hand over the heart unless the youths are in uniform, then the Military Salute is appropriate. Active duty and Veterans may give the Military Salute when not in uniform. <br /><br />It's cute when a little kid mimics the Military salute (though proper etiquette should be taught), it's moving when one's child is in one of these junior Military programs and shows proper respect. But it moves me to tears when an elderly Veteran before me renders the full Military Salute. <br />SarahsDaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070845597474113030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-76656125069602354542013-06-05T19:04:42.592-06:002013-06-05T19:04:42.592-06:00Soon to be modified to incorporate a limp wristSoon to be modified to incorporate a limp wristAstrosmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324568399324478233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-8215030544774897802013-06-05T13:41:44.345-06:002013-06-05T13:41:44.345-06:00"Do they still do JROTC?"
Yes. But it&...<b>"<i>Do they still do JROTC?</i>"</b><br /><br />Yes. But it's limited to those 14 and older, and I couldn't tell if that boy was old enough. Based on the other kids around him, though, I'm guessing it's more likely to be junior high band than high school...which would not have such a program.<br /><br /><b>"<i>In scouts you use a modified hand salute, at least we did when I was in.</i>"</b><br /><br />Yes, it was two fingers for Cub Scouts and three fingers for Boy Scouts when I was in, too. But I didn't know if that has been subsequently modified, since that was almost 40 years ago.<br /><br />Then again, the boy could also have just been mimicking something he had seen recently, too; being fresher in memory, he might have been inclined to perform a salute, instead.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-19532394864134693672013-06-05T12:42:05.402-06:002013-06-05T12:42:05.402-06:00"calling the kid "America's most pat..."calling the kid "America's most patriotic kid" is a bit much."<br /><br />FTR thats not me saying so, that's what I've seen others calling him.<br /><br /><br /><br />Do they still do JROTC?<br /><br /><br />In scouts you use a modified hand salute, at least we did when I was in.Res Ipsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433725505878267643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-88706711379481220282013-06-05T11:43:36.094-06:002013-06-05T11:43:36.094-06:00Thinking on this some more, I began to wonder if t...Thinking on this some more, I began to wonder if the boy might have been part of some JROTC-type of program, or in the Boy Scouts. If he was used to saluting the flag already in some way, he might have instinctually gone with that instead of the hand-over-heart.<br /><br />Your point still holds, but it might explain why he saluted.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-61764360194349174492013-06-05T11:28:47.111-06:002013-06-05T11:28:47.111-06:00You are 100% correct, and I agree with you wholehe...You are 100% correct, and I agree with you wholeheartedly.WaterBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22583491.post-66738016974513761152013-06-05T10:51:24.935-06:002013-06-05T10:51:24.935-06:00You're not wrong.
OTOH, though, calling the...You're not wrong. <br /><br />OTOH, though, calling the kid "America's most patriotic kid" is a bit much.<br /><br />"A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician." -- Samuel JohnsonThe Old Sargenoreply@blogger.com