Comments on: British Soldiers Can’t Wear Uniforms in Public http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/british_soldiers_cant_wear_uniforms_in_public/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Patrick T. McGuire http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/british_soldiers_cant_wear_uniforms_in_public/comment-page-1/#comment-296600 Patrick T. McGuire Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:54:13 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/03/british_soldiers_cant_wear_uniforms_in_public/#comment-296600 A couple of months ago, I was at the DMV for the renewal of my driver's license. There was about a dozen people patiently waiting their turn. The DMV employees were doing their best to go as slowly as possible while appearing to be busy. Just another typical visit to the DMV. After I had been there about half an hour, a US Army officer came in, dressed in his formal dress uniform. I didn't catch his rank but I think he was a sergeant. Like all others who entered the building, he took a number and sat down to wait his turn which, at the rate things were going, was going to be a couple of hours. I was just about to approach him, thank him for his service, and exchange my number for his (I was in the middle of the pack by then) when a woman beat me to it. She was next in line but immediately went over to the officer and quietly exchanged numbers with him. He thanked her and was out of there in a few minutes. It was a simple gesture without a lot of fanfare but it made me real proud to be an American. A couple of months ago, I was at the DMV for the renewal of my driver's license. There was about a dozen people patiently waiting their turn. The DMV employees were doing their best to go as slowly as possible while appearing to be busy. Just another typical visit to the DMV.

After I had been there about half an hour, a US Army officer came in, dressed in his formal dress uniform. I didn't catch his rank but I think he was a sergeant. Like all others who entered the building, he took a number and sat down to wait his turn which, at the rate things were going, was going to be a couple of hours.

I was just about to approach him, thank him for his service, and exchange my number for his (I was in the middle of the pack by then) when a woman beat me to it. She was next in line but immediately went over to the officer and quietly exchanged numbers with him. He thanked her and was out of there in a few minutes.

It was a simple gesture without a lot of fanfare but it made me real proud to be an American.

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