Posted on Jan 21, 2015
Does it bother you to hear "Thank you for your service!"?
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All active duty stand down(but don't walk away, this will effect you later) Veterans does it ever bother you to hear that? "Thank you for your service" I apologize but it mmmm...bugs me something awful, telling me " your done go sit down and grow feeble " needs changed to something that endures like we do something like "YO JOE!" or another saying meaning get outta my way theres work to do and I ain't done yet! Forgive if I wasted your time, just wondering.
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It bothers me more when people ask if I served in combat and I say "No" their interest fades very quickly, and the 11 or so years I did serve doesn't stand for much.
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Does it bother me?...fair question, but the answer is not a simple one. If I'm confronted with a person of today's generation and they say "thank you" , I am hone red and very moved. If confronted by someone of my generation, I am wary and very skeptical. Those from my generation, Vietnam war generation(s) are the same ones who decried our involvement and who, not only were against the war, but ridiculed and defamed we who were in the military and fought in Vietnam...for those people, I am not forgiving and never can be.
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MSgt Raymond Hickey
Yea, but the hipocracy of what they say now opposed to what happened when we came home from Nam, is real and cannot be forgiven nor forgotten.
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It doesn't bother me, but I feel a little unqualified because, although I served 20 years, they were relatively safe years and so many others have braved, endured, and lost more than I can imagine. Still its just another person's way of saying "I appreciate you". What can be wrong with that? I like SPC Diego CDeBaca's suggested response and will try to remember it so I can use it.
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I'm fine with the thank you's. Just say "thank you for your support" and carry on with your day. It's the hero talk that bothers me.
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No, and it shouldn't. You are doing or have done what a very few of the American population has done. Be proud of your service. I am!
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