As far as I'm concerned, it counts. "Stole is such a hard word." I love it!
Of course, remember that's set in the days when a soldier, fearing his position would be overrun, would tear the unit colors off the pole and hide them inside his jacket, in hopes that the enemy wouldn't search his corpse closely enough to find and seize the colors. They took the unit symbols seriously back then.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
Of course, remember that's set in the days when a soldier, fearing his position would be overrun, would tear the unit colors off the pole and hide them inside his jacket, in hopes that the enemy wouldn't search his corpse closely enough to find and seize the colors. They took the unit symbols seriously back then.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.