Not CB related but always good times when I log on here. Its almost 11 am and I would like to thank all veterans on here for their service to this country.
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I would like to thank all veterans for theirs service.
- Thread starter secret squirrel
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Agree. Nothing but respect.
My dad was a psychiatrist in USAR during the height of the Vietnam war. After his active duty, he'd treat many fellow vets for free out of a sense of brotherhood and of duty.
It is always a good day to thank a vet.
My dad was a psychiatrist in USAR during the height of the Vietnam war. After his active duty, he'd treat many fellow vets for free out of a sense of brotherhood and of duty.
It is always a good day to thank a vet.
Thank you, Secret Squirrel! 
I'm a day late, but all veterans have my thanks and admiration and are in my prayers.
I'm a day late, but all veterans have my thanks and admiration and are in my prayers.
Instead of just mealy mouth platitudes which people say more to make themselves feel good about themselves, or even worse today feel they HAVE to say, if you truly want to thank people for their service then go do something to help an injured ex-serviceman/woman.
Personally as ex-army myself I find the whole "thank you for your service" utterly sickening to the point I want to find a bucket and puke in it. The vast majority of people who say it don't give a flying fig about my service, they just want to virtue signal. You can see just how few people truly are thankful with it when you're in need of actual help that requires someone to actually do something than regurgitate a handful of words.
Well, thanks for your service to your Country.
Without our vets we are nothing.
All gave some
SOME GAVE ALL
My dad was a WW II vet was there behind the liness on D-Day he and several others parachuted in setting expl0sives on fuel tanks
All gave some
SOME GAVE ALL
My dad was a WW II vet was there behind the liness on D-Day he and several others parachuted in setting expl0sives on fuel tanks
I’ll throw in my two cents, as a retired jarhead...
In my day to day activities, with people I meet and interact with, I’d rather no one even know my history. Not because I’m anything short of proud, but because after so long I just want to blend in and be normal.
It’s also very awkward for me to have someone offer thanks for my service. I pass on every retail military discount in existence just to avoid the situation. I never know what to say, so I don’t say anything, and then I get a look like I’m supposed to say something...and I feel even more awkward as a result.
However, I’ve never felt that people only say thanks because it makes them feel good, and I’m not sure I’d have a problem with someone feeling good for doing what they feel is right.
I believe - more often than not - that folks are doing what they believe is nice gesture, and as awkward as I may feel, I’m glad that people are thoughtful enough to say something.
The fact is, despite the purpose of the holiday, I’ve never spent a veteran’s day thinking about my career, my successes or failures, sacrifices, or anything of that nature. What tends to come to mind when Veteran’s day rolls around is the friends I had that are no longer here, and that’s just something I’d rather keep buried, or more typically...save up for a quiet night alone with a bottle of whiskey and some sad country songs, when it feels good to let that out.
It’s a balancing act for me, accepting a thanks that I know someone makes in good faith, and keeping my other feelings in check.
I don’t think you’re alone in your feelings, I’ve heard the same from many friends, but I think your conclusions about people’s intentions isn’t completely accurate.