Does it bother you to hear "Thank you for your service!"?

You can always say "I'm not finished, yet. I continue to serve my country."

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.

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.

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!

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.

Yes

I am grateful when the young people say it because they have been taught by someone. Better than what we got when we came home. I respond with Thanks for your support.

The ones who spit at us are the same kind (maybe even the same ones) who attacked Henry Kissinger the other day.

It doesn't bother me at all, although it does make me feel odd for hearing it because I merely see my service as a flightline/ISO crew chief who didn't really do anything heroic.

Actually, it does not bother me at all. It sure would have been nice to hear it in 60s/70s. I simply respond with thank You.

Yes. First of all, in defending the nation, I am doing what I should do as a citizen. Why should I be thanked for doing my duty? Second, when I was growing up, my father and most of the men of his generation were WW II and Korea veterans. Then there were lots of Vietnam veterans around. Then I and many of my friends joined & served. The older generation defended me when I couldn't defend myself, then I defended them when they were too old to defend themselves. Who was supposed to thank who? Third, when someone who hasn't served thanks me, I get the feeling that they are just trying to assuage their guilt for not having served.