When you meet a veteran(from any war) for the first time, do you reach out, shake their hand and thank them for their service?
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holeinthewoods
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Most veterans will not be readily apparent. Are you speaking just of veterans who were on the "right" side? What about an Egyptian veteran of the 1967 war? This question covers a very broad range of people and circumstances.
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Nope. And the only time I ever knew a veteran that I wasn't related to he was a total perv. It didn't help that he was a WWII vet lol! If I did that he would have probably tried to cop a feel or something. God I miss him.
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Sure, if they're advertising it. If not it's basically a moot point now isn't it?
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no not really. some ppl dont want to be reminded of that kind of thing. they know who they are and i know who they are so i just treat them like everyone else.
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No...because it seems like that's a fake gesture people do to make themselves feel good about themselves. I believe some of them who have families or who have been in the service themselves can do so. But you can totally tell sometimes people are just doing it to make themselves look "patriotic." It's like when all the flags went up after 9/11. I didn't fly one because I never have before, so I'd feel like a sell out if I suddenly did. Instead I bought a Roy Orbison greatest hits CD and everytime I hear "You Got It" I picture those towers. The thanking of soldiers it's a nice gesture but if I was in the military I don't think I'd want people coming up all the time thanking me. I didn't even like hearing , "good game" from fans after pitching when I played baseball.
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If I see a WWII veteran, I walk up extend my hand and say "Thank you for my FREEDOM!"
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No, I'm a veteran too and don't feel comfortable when people do that. I didn't join for the country's gratitude. Actually when I joined, 1966, it seemed no one was grateful for my service but I was never one to follow the herd. I was with a college professor in an airport and he kept waking up to guys in uniform and thanking them for their service. I think he was over-compensating. In my opinion, every citizen has an obligation to his country. How it is fulfilled is his own business. My way was to serve 12 years in the Navy. I have friends that served two years in the Peace Corps. Others joined the Salvation Army and worked in the ghettos. They should be thanked too. This business of thanking veterans makes me uncomfortable and is just a way to reduce the guilt of sending them on useless and stupid missions. If you really support the troops, get them out of places they should never have been sent.
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