U.S. treatment of its KIAs/veterans puts UK to shame...

I'm from the UK, and this film brought tears to my eyes and a lot of envy and anger...

Tears for all those soldiers who fall in a foreign field...

Envy because Americans are "allowed" to be patriotic, to celebrate their flag and be proud about their country and traditions...

and anger because in my country we are not allowed to be patriotic, to celebrate our flag, traditions etc. for fear of offending certain `minorities` and being labelled a "Nazi" or a "racist".

Some of our (British) injured veterans are berated (called baby killers), spat upon and abused in civilian hospitals (yes, our craven government just dumps them in a general hospital) by left-wing/muslim hospital workers and patients, with many people refusing to treat them because "they are against the war in Iraq/Afghanistan"... Some sickos even laugh and jeer at fallen soldiers saying stuff like "serves 'em right for enrolling in the first place".

In some cases, hotel clerks have refused to allow serving soldiers/veterans to check in because "it might upset the other guests". In other cases, people have been told by the police and local councils to take down the Union flag or the Cross of St.George flag outside their houses "because it makes minorities feel threatened"! If you don't, they can fine you or either imprison you... can you imagine Americans standing for that?

No-one (civilian) salutes or pays respect to the coffins here, no-one flashes their headlights out of respect, no-one looks at the flag with respect... just glib, cynical one-liners and re-hashed left-wing cliches are the norm.

Why are Americans allowed to take pride in being American while we (white, indigenous Brits)are always having to tread on egg shells about the feelings of minorities and be basically ashamed at being white Anglos...

If I wasn't so damn proud about being an Englishman and determined to GET MY COUNTRY BACK, I'd almost be tempted to apply for U.S. citizenship I'm that envious...