This is kinda cool. Apparently, (heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend, kinda thing. No confirmed sources.) several active duty and discharged veteran Marines are planing to go to Wall Street during Off Duty, dressed in the Class A uniform (the one that earned the nickname "Sea Going Bellhop". Much flashier than any other branch of the Armed Services. Maybe deservedly so...) to stand between the Law Enforcement Officers and the protestors, in an effort to protect the protestors.
The quote I read goes a little like this:
"I didn't fight for Wall St. I fought for America."
This kind of behavior, and the actions of these marines, are exactly the sort of thing that I was taught to believe was a part of the contract between the people and the government. I'm pretty sure it fell under the heading of Civic Duty, as the Cub, and Boy Scouts used to teach it.
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