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The New York Giants field goal kicker used to be with the Atlanta Falcons. Younghoe Koo started out good. They let him go earlier this...

I want to question this guy's Americanism. He speaks American but it sounds funny. He's right about the map, so he's clearly an American...

This guy got it. I didn't know him, but he's my new hero.

I swear this must be the Scottish national anthem.

I think that’s part of the reason we Americans thank our vets.

There’s still some out there. I know Nixon was one, and Joan Baez apparently still practices.

I agree. I would also add that it's because of how Vietnam vets were treated. After Desert Storm it was decided to do things...

Quakers, Amish, Jehovah Witness and a few others qualify for conscientious objectors here in the US, I believe. I'm not even sure there...

My dad was color blind and flat footed so he served at a base in Florida. He knew a number of young men that went to Vietnam and never...

I'm sorry to hear that. War is horrific. I would never wish it on anyone. I hope your father had a good life in spite of his injuries.

We had here in Sweden that all men age 18, had to do a thing we call "Mönstring" (translates as "Inspection/Scrutiny" "), which was...

200 years. I wonder what the US would be like if we could have made that claim. Your statement confused me a little. You were drafted...

Nope not common here in Sweden. I am old enough to have served and been drafted. They have changed so it was a professional military at...

Ulfgeir, is it common in Sweden for people to thank those in the military or veterans for their service? Do you know if it's common in...