Respect for the kilt

[NewKilt]

Rigged,

I think returning the salute was quite appropriate. I returned the salute of the ederly gentleman that I met in the gas station. I am a Navy Vietnam veteran, and technically saluting was only done when in uniform. But personally, I see nothing wrong with a salute as a gesture of respect and acknowlegement whether you were in the military or not.

I certainly felt that the ederly gentleman I encountered deserved a return of his salute.

[Archangel]

Somewhere on the net awhile ago I found an interesting story of women in Dunkirk wearing the kilts left by soldiers. There were some pictures of them wearing them when Dunkirk was taken by the Allies.

[GMan]

All these stories make me proud to wear a kilt.

About a year ago I was at an opening of a building when this older lady in her 80's came up to me and asked if I had heard of the Ladies From Hell? I told her indeed I had, and then she informed me her father was one. We made a great connection, still see her every now and then.

[NewKilt]

Originally posted by Robin
Last night we visited my mother(76) and we took her out to a restaurant for dinner.
When I told her I ordered a kilt she told me to wear it with pride and dignity. I was a bit baffled about her respect for the kilt, after all...kilts are not common overhere.
She explained her town was liberated in '45 by Highlanders

I think your mother's advice to wear the kilt with pride and dignity is something for all of us to remember, whether you wear traditional or non-traditional styles. After all, it is a garment worn by some of the bravist men in history. In a way, we are guardians of that proud heritage because we choose to wear the kilt.

Darrell