Yes, this is ridiculous. Since I am not sure of the military etiquette for saluting allied soldiers as a retired soldier in civilian clothes, I have no idea whether it is appropriate.

However, I do know that we have our own Poppy Day here in the US, and it's the 27th of May, not the 7th of December, which is solely intended to remember the events of Pearl Harbor.

Even though I get the impression that Harry wasn't the best soldier in his unit, I think he did get something out of being in the army which he keeps trying to recreate.

I do feel slightly bad for him about that because it seems that he did get something out of the army that helped him in his day to day life, but this picture makes me uncomfortable and I don't know why.