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Originally Posted by RACooper
it's not uncommon at all to see people weeping (civilians, veterans, and military) at the services.
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That's not so uncommon at a lot of US services either. My hometown has big memorials for WWI, WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam, and some of my earliest memories are of seeing grown men crying as the tributes were given.
Also, I'm not sure if you were taking a not-so-subtle dig at the U.S., but I wouldn't characterize our rememberance activities as "overly-patriotic" or "nationalistic."
Personally, I made sure to call my father (a Vietnam vet), and remembered my grandfathers, both of whom were WWII vets.