NFL may change anthem policy next season...

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, it's kind of ridiculous. I respect the tough mofo's who are walking around in Afghanistan, but that's a pretty small percent of veterans. I'm not sure that a guy who ran the laundry at Fort Drum should be boarding the plane ahead of everybody else and getting free meals at Applebee's.

My dad is a war vet from Gulf War I, though he was sitting in a carrier in the Indian Ocean and not anywhere near danger other than loss of sleep. He certainly doesn't bring it up and didn't wear his dress uniform to anyplace but Navy functions where it was required.