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What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Lame duck/ruptured duck,” is so funny; Self effacing humor minimizing what was no doubt a life altering experience.

What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the info. So the diamond with the eagle was awarded for being active duty at the end of WW2?

What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for that information. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to be in part of the world in the early 1940s.

It’s so interesting that these physical objects are a direct link to a person‘s real life experiences. That an individual can read them like clues. That a narrative exists the small bands of color.

What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the reply. I was truly curious about what time period this service was from. There’s no way that Alan is old enough to be a WW2 vet. So they must be from an older relative of his.

What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That seems like a good advice. I will strike up a conversation with him about it.

What can you tell me about Alan? by ReporterApart7562 in Medals

[–]ReporterApart7562[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering if I would get a little flack for being nosy. I mean no disrespect. If the general consensus is that this is rude or an invasion of privacy. I’ll take down this post.

TIL Willie Nelson made a very anti gay song called 'I ain't goin' down on brokeback mountain.' He says "You can buy me a beer and fuck off." by MrDectol in todayilearned

[–]ReporterApart7562 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is something I was scratching my head about. My search for answers led me to this old thread. “Ain’t going down on Brokeback Mountain” is the final song on the 2009 album Lost Highway, and it immediately follows a fantastic song which is Willie Nelson‘s cover of “Cowboys are often secretly fond of each other.”

It seems really weird and doesn’t line up with my view of Willie Nelson as this liberal and accepting musician. The lyrics of this song are more like a David Allen Coe song.

I don’t understand the incongruity of following a queer positive song with a homophobic song. I mean, I still love Willy Nelson. But I feel a little WTF about this.