I guess some folks will never understand showing appreciation for the people who die to protect us and our way of life. A lot of people (English Pete) just can't seem to wrap their minds around the concept and think that everyone is out for themselves. Believe it or not, there are plenty of folks who do though. It so happens that the most vocal about it are what you (English Pete) refer to as "hicks" or "rednecks" or "flatulating sphincters." It is OK though. Most of us who serve do it knowing full well that there are those out there that may never understand. Preservation of our great and special country take precedence over your narrow minded point of view. Ignorance is a tolerated trait. After all, you can't get mad at the ones that don't know any better. I would encourage everyone, including you English Pete, to explore something other than first world countries to fully understand how great we really have it. All the more reason to show support and appreciation for our service men and women. I don't know if you noticed, but the choir in that video is from Westpoint. I suppose they are uneducated, narrow minded individuals too? I suspect if they felt they were being exploited they wouldn't be volunteering to do something like that.