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 have never been sure of what to say when thanked for my service but after reading the below comments I like "It was an honor to serve." My thanks to those below who provided the appropriate comments. It feels right.
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It doesn't bother me at all. Our Vietnam Veterans were getting yelled at, spit on, backs turned on them, and the Government generally forgetting about them until recently. When someone says "Thank you for service," I respond your welcome and I would do it again, because someone has to protect our Freedoms.
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When someone says "Thank you for your service" I usually respond with "thank you, it was an honor to serve".
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It bothers me but not for that reason. I was PROUD to serve. I am proud to say I served. To me it was an honor to serve. My problem is saying "Your Welcomed" is so not right. I'm sure many have seen the saying that says something like "I didn't join because I hate what's in front of me. I joined because I love what I left behind."
So after many years I now reply with "Don't thank me. It was an honor that most Americans will never know."
So after many years I now reply with "Don't thank me. It was an honor that most Americans will never know."
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SPC Larry Buck It used to make me feel uncomfortable, but I have grown to understand and learned how to handle it. What bothers me is the LTC in the picture's beret!
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You can always say "I'm not finished, yet. I continue to serve my country."
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No. It is my and at the time I did not understand, because all the people I knew were proud of me. When I did return, there was a class reunion and there were a lot of vets there from my class 1966. So we as a school had the support. The School was St. Emma Military Academy.
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It doesn't "bother" me in the sense of being offended by it. I appreciate the fact that people appreciate our military. I don't necessarily feel worthy of it though. I was a peace time Marine so I never really was in harms way. However I really like for my brothers and sisters in arms who were in harms way to be appreciated; especially since both of my older biological brothers were combat Marines.
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I get it most any time I'm in uniform off post: I'm a reservist, never even got deployed somehow though I've been in since '99. So I nod and acknowledge it with a bit of awkwardness: shouldn't I have at least seen foreign soil or gotten a Purple Heart by accident? I'm not one to steal valor, but at some point the uniform itself is treated like a Superman cape!
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Not at all, in fact, I have an equal statement in return for their appreciation for my service. "Thank you for your support!" I believe we must acknowledge their support as not everyone supports our service and those who have sacrificed on their behalf.
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