hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

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Eisboch wrote:

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My father is an ex-marine. He'd never question another man's
virility.

Careful. There's no such thing as an "ex-Marine"

Eisboch


snerk


I would never expect you to understand.

Eisboch


Understand what, exactly? The old marine mystique? I'm as grateful as
any American for the service of marines and other uniformed personnel in
the last great war.

It isn't a mystique. It is a tradition service and sacrifice.