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A few years ago I was in DC for Veterans Day and went to the parade. I was at an intersection and diagonally across from us were protesters from some religous group with signs saying (God hates soldiers) and other things, they had children with them holding signs(brainwashing?). As the Korean and Viet-Nam vets passed many flipped them the finger and yelled FU. Then a car with WW2 Medal of Honor recipients was turning the corner and stopped right in front of the protesters. The elderly gentelman inside stood up at attention and snapped a salute at the protesters. At that moment I became a little embarrased as tears flowed down this 60 year old construction workers face. Then when I looked around I found everyone around me had tears flowing down their faces. At that time I realized that because these hero's and the many who fought and died did what they did was precisely why the protesters had the freedom to protest.I have never been more humbled in my life! Mike Lange