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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I dont like to be thanked for doing what anyone in my shoes would have done thank you for me is seeing the flag i love so much flying freely
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CPT Jonathan Wickham
I agree everyone should take their turn on the fence, but many would be disqualified for physical or mental or character reasons. Only one half of one percent of Americans serve in the military. So what we do is so rare, let them thank you, and feel the appreciation you actually do deserve.
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It isn't so much people saying "Thank you for your service" it's that it has become automatic and feels insincere. It's like after 9/11 and everyone was driving around with those stupid window flags letting them get shredded and torn in the wind. It's like "Hey look at me, I'm really patriotic!" I really don't like it.
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LTC (Join to see) Too many have been treated poorly, so just be gracious and think you are serving for Vietnam Vets or our WWII vets who sacrificed for us. James Adair
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My Uncle went with the USMC in the 1965 to Vietnam. When he came back in 1966, San Francisco early hippies were spitting at him on his return. He was a USMC 1Lt
Signal Officer.
Signal Officer.
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LTC (Join to see) - That is why here we have people who earned some special award or becomes officers. It is about honor and respect. Thanks!
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I make it my business to thank current Service members for their service,some take it well,others kind of ignore it maybe it embarrasses them,but I remember coming home to a different kind of greeting,thankfully this doesn't happen now and that's a good thing.
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I do same thing, and just Retired, but I fill as it is my duty now, that people did it for me, so I return in kind.
Just like I would like to say welcome home to you, and thank for your service!!!
Just like I would like to say welcome home to you, and thank for your service!!!
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SGT Philip Roncari I agree with you Phillip. We came home to a much different greeting.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SGT Theodore (Ted) M. Hallock -You know Ted it wasn't the outward hostility for me,it was just people didn't care,didn't want to know brave men,kids really were getting killed and wounded and then being called baby killers in a war we didn't start,they just never understood us,enough of my ranting good night Brother.
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I don't wear my uniform except on my drill weekends. I'm not active duty but I have over 3 years of deployments.
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I don't usually wear anything that shows I'm a vet, but when I do it's nice to be appreciated. On the other hand, when I see someone in a hat, shirt, etc...or uniform, I make sure to go out of my way to thank them. I let them know I served as well, but only to let them know that I understand something of what they have sacrificed. I've seen a lot of grateful looks in their eyes. I truly think it's important to give that respect to those who have served.
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CPL David Markham
I agree with all of this Kurt, in fact being a Vietnam vet I doubly make sure people who have served no matter what era know I appreciate them and their service.
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It doesn't bother me. It's a little uncomfortable to hear now that I'm retired, but it doesn't bother me. I normally just say "Thank you; it was an honor to serve." Regardless, I feel others are much more deserving (current AD, those who deployed, disabled vets, etc.), and I know many veterans never heard any words of thanks in some bygone eras.
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The only time I feel weird about someone thanking me is when an older vet says Thank you. In my eyes they don't need to thank me for anything. It is my responsibility to them to show my gratitude for the freedom they gave me prior to my service. The thing that really gets me is when they say "you boys had it so hard over there". Yes and no. I had a pretty rough tour in Afghanistan but what I always fall back on is the fact I had an IOTV, a Kevlar helmet, and balistic plates. My big red one for father's fought without those luxuries.
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I never heard this when I was in so, while I do appreciate hearing it now (not that I do very often since I am not one to go around talking about my Marine Corps days or wearing a lot of Marine Corps related clothing and accessories), it almost seems like some kind of an after-thought.
I truly hope that people in uniform today are appreciative of the support they receive from the public . . . it wasn't that long ago that the attitude was very different.
I truly hope that people in uniform today are appreciative of the support they receive from the public . . . it wasn't that long ago that the attitude was very different.
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CPT Sarah Persinger
It was a complete turn-around after 9/11. Before that people ignored you and looked down on you. The overwhelming thought was that joining the military was a "last resort". Was never thanked before 9/11 - then, afterwards everyone wanted to thank me and after a while - it settled on a few people making the effort. Now, most of those who say anything are Veterans themselves.
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GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad
Come to think of it, you're right. It usually is a fellow Veteran that I hear it from anymore.
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