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Glorious SPAM! |
I generally distain from any and all stickers on my vehicles, but in my old age I stuck this one on the hooptie. Granted it was $2 that went to the ball so I guess it was worth it.  | |||
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| Glorious SPAM! |
Well I just got this one. No Marines hurt. Just some dumb asses.  | |||
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Armed and Gregarious |
I often thank vets for their service. I'm a vet but thankful others joined up too. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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Official Space Nerd |
I met a gentleman today who served in WWII, Korea, AND Vietnam. I thanked him for his service and felt extremely honored to shake his hand. I served almost 24 years, but I felt humbled to meet this guy (my service seems petty compared to his). I wished I could have spent a couple hours just listening to him talk about his service. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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Dirty Boat Guy |
In the proper setting I have and do as have other vets done so for me. I don't get to worked about it either way. I don't wear my service on my sleeve like some do (not in real life anyway). I refrain from anything advertising military service like Veteran plates , window stickers, etc. I guess it's just falling back upon the advise given on my first day as a part of NAVSPECWAR Group 2. They always told us not to do anything that would make us a target and those very items were among the specific examples given. So... in my daily life about the only folks who know I'm a vet are other vets so every once in while someone will ask and give thanks, when they do I reciprocate. I do however make it a point to thank active duty for their service and any Vet from the Greatest Generation. A penny saved is a government oversight. | |||
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non ducor, duco |
I'm lucky to be around vets often. I notice that vets in the same age group don't tend to thank each other. Instead they sort of share a camaraderie about their service and typically show a genuine respect for each other. When I see a larger age gap I do see some form of thanks, always mutual. First In Last Out | |||
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Cynic |
Thank you from me tac I always enjoy reading anything you post and really about your military times since I don't hear from Veteran over there. And yep I thank Vets and active duty folks too. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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| Banned |
I welcome home every Nam Vet I meet. Have walked across a room to do so and have had that done to me. There is a definite closeness. | |||
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I do. U.S. Army, Retired | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I guess I'll be the odd man out here. I think that the "Thank you for your service" has been so overdone in recent years that it has become essentially meaningless, not unlike "Hero" and "Thoughts and prayers". People say these things nowadays because they think they need to or because everyone else does, rather than as a genuinely heart-felt expression (of course, there are exceptions). To me, it/they has/have become tired, meaningless, disingenuous, and somewhat aggravating. I was in from 86-90, during which time I did nothing of note other than what I was told and collecting a (paltry) paycheck. I happily got out when I could. Someone not too long ago learned of my Army service and thanked me for it.  Save it. I signed up for a (lousy) paying job and money for college, not for any greater good or to kill terrorists or save the world from the commies. It was simply a means to an end and nothing else for me at the time.Thank someone who actually deserves it and has earned it...and when you mean it. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Now Serving 7.62 |
Only war I was a part of was the Cold War. I always feel strange when thanked for my service. Compared to the men who've seen day to day action, my contribution always seems minuscule in comparison. When I meet a vet I usually exchange unit and date information and go from there with conversation most anyone else wouldn't understand. | |||
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Dadgum allergies flared up here too. Must be all the damn cats in the house. | |||
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It took me a long time sitting here to decide whether I should respond to this or keep my thoughts to myself. But the asshole in me just had to say something... I don't particularly like people thanking me for something that I think EVERYONE should do in the first place. On top of that, how do I know if they are sincere or just following the current trend of appearing to be thankful for something they really don't give two shits about. I signed up in 71 with a draft number of 306. I could not respect myself for the rest of my life if I didn't do my part. How could I thank someone for going over when I stayed in the rear with the girls. Sorry for the rant. Just don't thank me. If I know that you are a VET just know that I have your back. | |||
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| Banned |
Your answer was perfect but not to the question asked  . "Do Vets Thank Vets"If I were to thank you, it would be sincere and not because others are trending that way. it would be from one vet to another, me boy. | |||
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this helps, thanks. even if you didn't throw a grenade that ended a battle, shoulder an M60, or cart others to the front in an APC, you may have been away from Mom and dad, you may have been missing your gal or wife or just longing for that peaceful farm pond on a spring day, that was a thousand miles away. If I say it or pay it it's by all means sincere. thanks to those making what ever sacrifice Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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A Grateful American |
"Do Vets Thank Vets"  Yes, they do! "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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If I see a Vet with something stating Viet Vet I Always say "Welcome Home Brother or Sister". People who say Thank You for Your Service when I'm wearing My Viet Vet hat (Grandkids got it for Me) makes Me feel Weird. | |||
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weird uncomfortable ? Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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Like USMC above, I was hesitant to reply. I had enlisted and returned home from Nam 28 December 1969. People affiliated with USAA, TriWest, and the VA always make it a point to say: "Thank you for your service." My reply is always "You are welcome." However, when anyone from my generation says this, I have to bite my tongue not to say "You are about fifty years too late." To answer your question, no I never thank a vet for their service because I believe that no one in the volunteer service, enlisted to receive my thanks - or any thanks - they enlisted for many reasons, but none were for approbation and I will not insult them by this meaningless phrase. Over the past years, I have had the opportunity to be in the presence of several WW II Medal of Honor holders. The first was an elderly gentleman in a three piece suit in an elevator back in the early 1970s. He was wearing the MOA lapel pin. I was also in a suit. When I entered the elevator there was only the two of us. I did not say a word. I came to attention and saluted him. He nodded his head in acknowledgement and we didn't say a word. I learned a great deal from that one encounter. I meet three other WW II holders. I did not salute them, but gave them all the respect and courtesy I could muster. Short answer: Basically, I am uncomfortable when someone thanks me. I was doing my duty for my country as I saw it. I do not wear the hats, etc., because they are "Hey, look at what I did." I do not thank other vets because they probably feel the way I do - especially the Nam vets, Guess I have turned into a old fart. . “Leave the Artillerymen alone, they are an obstinate lot. . .” – Napoleon Bonaparte http://poundsstudio.com/ | |||
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