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I'm an old Patriots fan from way back and even I am tired of seeing them in the Super Bowl. So...

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Mary Lou West's avatar

I do not think that the connection between sports and the military is weird. The connection is primarily with the players not the audience. Many sports and board games are training for war, developing teamwork, obedience to authority (rules), hard work, risk-taking courage, and competitiveness. The British were especially good at this. "The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton" is popularly ascribed to the Duke of Wellington, who was a graduate of Eton College and commander in chief of the British and allied armies at Waterloo, where they defeated Napoleon.

I would like to see schoolteachers and health care aides honored at an NFL games.

P.S. nice sweater, and you have great recycling trucks.

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