What are some AWESOME ways to individually show care for aging Veterans?

Spend time with them, they are a National Treasure and they want to share their wealth of knowledge with us. Spend the time and listen.

Going to our local Huddle House for breakfast on either Saturday or Sunday morning is normal routine for us. We have high number of retired Veterans here in the Fort Stewart/Hinesville, GA area and the Huddle House is also an early morning routine for some of them. We have come to know them due being there at the same time, license plates, decals, hats, patches on jackets, etc. Most are from the VN era and a few are Korean War Vets. Everyone knows each other by first name, and even though I'm 60, for me, I still call them Mr. Bill, Mr. Steve, etc out of respect of their being older then me.

Everyone knows the waitresses and cooks by sight and name; making it a more enjoyable environment to kick off the day. I don't do it all the time, but at least once a month as we're paying to leave or before we sit down , I let the waitress know, that my wife and I are paying for their breakfast, but she does not let them know who did it and tell them when they ask, the person said "I can only say, the person said to tell you Thank you for your service!"
Some mornings we are also at the table with them, when Lisa tells them, so they have no Idea who is doing it. It's enjoyable to sit around the table when they (we) look around for who it might done it and their appreciation for it. It will at times lead to talks about experiences about their return to the US, in which they received a lot of the opposite.

They continue to wonder and talk about it, but we'll never tell.

Just listen to them.....don't judge them.....don't be condescending......don't try to "out-do" their "war-stories"........just listen........it means more than you know.