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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Posted 11 y ago
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No it doesn't bother me. It would be rude to belittle or minimize their acknowledgement. I usually respond with "thank you for your support ".
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Yes it does! I'm a Vietnam vet and the grateful people of this country spit at me and called me a baby killer when I came home from that war. I was scorned, could not get a job because I was a Vietnam veteran! they would say oh, your a Vietnam vet? We don't want you kind around here! Thank you for your service is a little to little much to late!
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After all these years, I'll take what I can get, sometimes. BTW, thanks for your service in Vietnam. Glad you made it. Welcome home.
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And it's good to learn more.. Thank you all, also I'm sadly telling myself this everytime y'all holler back, it says it plain and pure in the notification box by your titles, man love you all like brothers and little sisters
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It use to embarrass me a little, but I always smiled and said thank you it was an honor to serve.
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For years I was uncomfortable with the comment and not sure how to respond. I realized it was my honor to serve. My response now is, "it was an honor to serve you and our great country". " thank you for your support
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Another thought...
There are only so many ways and things to say to let a veteran or military serviceperson know that you are thankful. While you may hear it often, you are hearing from people who have probably never said it to you before. Ever. They mean well. They don't know.
If nobody said anything and just took us all for granted, we would be complaining about their lack of appreciation and indifference to our service.
There are only so many ways and things to say to let a veteran or military serviceperson know that you are thankful. While you may hear it often, you are hearing from people who have probably never said it to you before. Ever. They mean well. They don't know.
If nobody said anything and just took us all for granted, we would be complaining about their lack of appreciation and indifference to our service.
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