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Veterans

bluescribbler

(2,116 posts) Thu Nov 11, 2021, 01:55 PM Nov 2021

Please do not thank me for my service. [View all]

Nobody thanked men when I returned from Nam in 1972. Nobody thanked me until the Bushes needed cannon fodder for their adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Military-Industrial complex tried to use me for jingoistic propaganda, and they are still trying. I won't have it.

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Please do not thank me for my service. [View all] bluescribbler Nov 2021 OP

And now they vote for traitors and try Beachnutt Nov 2021 #1

And I am curious your take on this... Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #2

I have been aware for several decades now PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #3

Anyone spatting on me The Wizard Nov 2021 #7

I have a family member who insists it is true because his dad told him so who was in Nam Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #8

and this is about the anti-war protestors' behavior, and NOT our embarrassed government, yes? NoSheep Nov 2021 #6

My link is about the lie that soldiers were spit on when they returned. Eliot Rosewater Nov 2021 #9

All I can say is that it never happened to me. bluescribbler Nov 2021 #10

if it happened it never (literally) happened to me rampartc Nov 2021 #16

I have been wondering how I can honor veterans on this day without appearing trite or tone deaf NoSheep Nov 2021 #4

Ask us questions about our service. bluescribbler Nov 2021 #11

Thanks for the tips. I won't forget them when I talk to vets. MLAA Nov 2021 #17

I'm thrilled when people thank me. They are very pleasant. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #5

I believe that most people are sincere when they thank me for my service. TomSlick Nov 2021 #12

That's right, the thanks are shallow. bluescribbler Nov 2021 #13

The vast majority of Americans today have no concept of what is meant by military service. TomSlick Nov 2021 #24

+1 rampartc Nov 2021 #14

I usually smile and say "You're welome". I don't know what else to do. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2021 #15

I knew returning Vietnam Vets back in the early/mid 70s FakeNoose Nov 2021 #18

The draft DownriverDem Nov 2021 #19

Thank a soldier privately by voting for representatives that support veterans with legislation Mr. Ected Nov 2021 #20

When somebody thanks me for my service, I laugh and say, 70sEraVet Nov 2021 #21

Glad to see so many level headed troops on here. 40RatRod Nov 2021 #22

I feel the same way Greyhead Nov 2021 #23