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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:32 PM Sep 2017

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97-year-old WWII vet has something to say about protesting NFL players.

A 97-year-old World War II veteran from Missouri took a knee Sunday morning in support of NFL football players’ protests, and his grandson’s photo of it took Twitter by storm.

“My grandpa is a 97 year-old WWII vet & Missouri farmer who wanted to join w/ those who #TakeaKnee,” Brennan Gilmore tweeted about John Middlemas.

Then, quoting his grandfather, Gilmore added: “Those kids have every right to protest.”

Middlemas of Willard, Mo., took his knee around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, an hour and a half before legions of NFL players, coaches and owners would be reacting to President Donald Trump’s criticism of player protests during the national anthem.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article175162996.html#fmp

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97-year-old WWII vet has something to say about protesting NFL players. (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2017 OP

Beautiful, beautiful eyes: beautiful soul. fierywoman Sep 2017 #1

How sweet it is...... CatMor Sep 2017 #2

THAT.......... MyOwnPeace Sep 2017 #3

The very last of the Greatest Generation. Dawson Leery Sep 2017 #4

Thank you, sir! Aristus Sep 2017 #5

Bravo! gademocrat7 Sep 2017 #6

Thanks for posting More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #7

Lovely malaise Sep 2017 #8

Thank you John Middlemas. NT enough Sep 2017 #9

"Every right." dchill Sep 2017 #10

His service continues! TomSlick Sep 2017 #11

K&R. lunamagica Sep 2017 #12

That would be my dad, if he were still alive. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #13

Same here. We lost my Dad 4 years ago. Hd was a WWII Vet. CentralMass Sep 2017 #19

My dad was a WWII Vet too. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #20

Glad to know this fellow gets it! The Genealogist Sep 2017 #14

At that distance Revanchist Sep 2017 #24

Thank you sir! smirkymonkey Sep 2017 #15

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country .... LenaBaby61 Sep 2017 #16

Trump, and his entire family of grifters need to pack up their circus tent and defect to Russia. Snake Plissken Sep 2017 #17

Beautiful Gesture, Sir! burrowowl Sep 2017 #18

That's awesome and so inspiring! montana_hazeleyes Sep 2017 #21

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Bravo, Sir. You are a beautiful man!! davekriss Sep 2017 #23

fierywoman

(7,686 posts)

1. Beautiful, beautiful eyes: beautiful soul.

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:35 PM

Sep 2017

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

2. How sweet it is......

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:35 PM

Sep 2017

what a man.

MyOwnPeace

(16,928 posts)

3. THAT..........

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:41 PM

Sep 2017

is what America is about!

Thank you, SIR, for your service AND your helping us all to understand what it means to live in "the land of the free!"

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

4. The very last of the Greatest Generation.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:47 PM

Sep 2017

Aristus

(66,388 posts)

5. Thank you, sir!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:49 PM

Sep 2017

gademocrat7

(10,659 posts)

6. Bravo!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 07:58 PM

Sep 2017

Thank you, Mr. Middlemas.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)

7. Thanks for posting

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:04 PM

Sep 2017

And of course, thanks to Mr. Middlemas and Mr. Gilmore.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

8. Lovely

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:05 PM

Sep 2017

Rec

enough

(13,259 posts)

9. Thank you John Middlemas. NT

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:14 PM

Sep 2017

dchill

(38,505 posts)

10. "Every right."

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:22 PM

Sep 2017

Exactly so.

TomSlick

(11,100 posts)

11. His service continues!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:39 PM

Sep 2017

That's the thing about oaths to defend the Constitution - they have no expiration date.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

12. K&R.

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 08:41 PM

Sep 2017

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

13. That would be my dad, if he were still alive.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:03 PM

Sep 2017

Mr. Middlemas gets it.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

19. Same here. We lost my Dad 4 years ago. Hd was a WWII Vet.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:35 PM

Sep 2017

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

20. My dad was a WWII Vet too.

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #19)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:52 PM

Sep 2017

The Genealogist

(4,723 posts)

14. Glad to know this fellow gets it!

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:13 PM

Sep 2017

Willard is about 10 miles from where I live. Nice to hear about this, above the raving local jingoistic screeches.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)

24. At that distance

Reply to The Genealogist (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 03:12 AM

Sep 2017

You should be able to seek him out and shake his hand for his gesture.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

15. Thank you sir!

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:25 PM

Sep 2017

LenaBaby61

(6,974 posts)

16. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service to our country ....

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:44 PM

Sep 2017

And may the Good Lord bless you with MANY more years on this earth so you can continue taking the knee you fought for others to take

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)

17. Trump, and his entire family of grifters need to pack up their circus tent and defect to Russia.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 09:52 PM

Sep 2017

Americans do not want you here.

burrowowl

(17,641 posts)

18. Beautiful Gesture, Sir!

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:16 PM

Sep 2017

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

21. That's awesome and so inspiring!

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:59 PM

Sep 2017

John Middlemas is a true hero!

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davekriss

(4,618 posts)

23. Bravo, Sir. You are a beautiful man!!

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Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:24 PM

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