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To: KeyLargo

Inappropriate? Yes. An outrage? I doubt it. FIrst, its an empty casket. Second, these are young folks who deal with death every day. Everyone has a different way of coping. And there is a such thing as gallows humor.

It was pretty stupid for anyone to take a picture and put it online, but I would hardly characterize this as an outrage in light of everything else going on in the world.


3 posted on 02/19/2014 7:59:05 AM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: bigdaddy45

I dunno, how long is it gonna be till someone accuses the soldier at the upper left of giving the nazi salute?


6 posted on 02/19/2014 8:04:39 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: bigdaddy45

Honoring the military dead is out of range for gallows humor

This brings disgrace on the honor guard

Dangerous territory and morale busting

There is a lot of room for gallows humor in war, I speak from experience. There is no place for it in the presence of a draped casket of any kind


7 posted on 02/19/2014 8:08:52 AM PST by stanne
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