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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Its probably the first time since WWII that American service members were thanked for what they have done an continue to do. I have always appreciated what others have done and for what us of the Vietnam generation did not receive, a proper thank you. After I returned from Vietnam, there were no welcome home parades, not airport greeters unless they were protesting. In fact I had to hitch hike home from the airport!
For some of our generation the thank you for your service has come not soon enough, for others far too late and and for 58,000, it never came. So form me to all RallyPoint service members and veterans, Thank you for your service; it is appreciated.
For some of our generation the thank you for your service has come not soon enough, for others far too late and and for 58,000, it never came. So form me to all RallyPoint service members and veterans, Thank you for your service; it is appreciated.
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SFC Anthony Iocca
Yours is ok, mine follows; "You're welcome, it was an honor to serve but certainly not a pleasure."
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No & I remember when I never heard those words living in the SF Bay Area just the opposite from ACTUP, CODEPINK, GLAD ...
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It's still awkward... It always will be, simply because I know I didn't do anything for them, nor did I sacrifice anything for them. Like, really, nothing FOR THEM. They just don't realize it.
But... I do say "your welcome" awkwardly and move on... no idea how to respond to it.
But... I do say "your welcome" awkwardly and move on... no idea how to respond to it.
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It seems most people say it now with out even thinking about it. Every now and then some one will say it and you can tell they really mean it. Then you feel your service was really worth it.
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It gives a little inner boost and makes the rest of my day, especially if the person saying thanks is a young person or a teen, or if they also seem to be a vet.
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Absolutely not! I have given my blood, sweat and tears in servitude to our great country and appreciate it when someone acknowledges it. Hooah!
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I always say "You're welcome." They usually reply back "What?"...ha,ha
Seriously though, I'm gratified by people taking the time to thank me. My father, who served as a pilot in Nam and my uncle who died as a grunt there, would have been thrilled to be recognized for their service. They endured some pretty harsh treatment by the country they fought for. My father was spat on, my uncle returned in a wooden box like a parcel marked "return to sender."
I am grateful to civilians for thanking me and always take the time to talk. I know first-hand what a privilege being thanked for your service is, a luxury that some that went before me never had.
Seriously though, I'm gratified by people taking the time to thank me. My father, who served as a pilot in Nam and my uncle who died as a grunt there, would have been thrilled to be recognized for their service. They endured some pretty harsh treatment by the country they fought for. My father was spat on, my uncle returned in a wooden box like a parcel marked "return to sender."
I am grateful to civilians for thanking me and always take the time to talk. I know first-hand what a privilege being thanked for your service is, a luxury that some that went before me never had.
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