Posted on Mar 25, 2015
Capt Brandon Charters
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This photo snapped today of children using the The Vietnam Women’s Memorial as a playground fixture has gone viral after Matthew Munson posted it online. It's sparking quite a debate. I find it hard not to get a little fired up about this and believe it has a lot to do with the parents not explaining the proper etiquette & behavior to have around a war memorial.

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I think it's both. It's innocent because kids don't know any better, but disrespectful because the parents don't teach them respect
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Capt Brandon Charters
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Nailed it brother. As much as we hate to see this, I know all of our eyes would've been scanning for parents.
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SSgt Aircraft Structural Maintenance
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Spot on SPC Cody Voye, I tend to lean to the fact that this is how the next generation is coming up. Sad day indeed.
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SPC Voye...great response!
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SSG Robert Burns
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I fault the parents 100% and the children zero. Respect for these things must be instilled in our children and their lack of respect is evidence of their parents not having any. The picture of the vet in the wheelchair says it all.
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LTC Field Artillery Officer
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SSG Robert Burns Couldn't agree more that it is 100% the parents fault....but what does that say about the current state of our Society where parents think this ok....even laughing about it.
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I love the look on the WW II Veterans face and the guy pushing him. I imagine him saying something like " Your daddy should be neutered so he doesn't further contaminate the world"

Can't blame the kids, they don't know any better...and that's the problem.
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I said *relatively* the same thing... A lot less colorful, of course.
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