I am not bothered by the hats (am definitely of the era that taught that), but am extremely bothered by the disrespect for our flag. I quit going to some of the parades because of the ones too disrespectful and lazy to honor the passing of the colors. The flag does not have to be borne by the military to be honored. Many do not stand, do not remove their hats, and do not interrupt their conversations for those few seconds. I have noticed some of the gentlemen in
wheelchairs struggle to a standing position and I truly applaud them. Not everyone is able to do that and I totally understand, but they do remove their hats, etc. The ones I take issue with are the physically able who show zero respect.
