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I served 5 years in the military, attained the rank of corporal and did my stints overseas. I jumped from planes in the dark black of the night, was spit at, stabbed and shot at. When I left the service I had two children and a wife. That's when things really got bad, I figured, "Okay", I have some service time behind me...what now. Well maybe a jail guard would be a good job. Nope. Hardware store... not. It went on and on turned down at every opportunity I could not get a job to save my life. The look of disappointment on my wife's face as time after time I was turned down. The employers that did gave a reason said, "No experience, sorry." Finally a job...serving tables in a bar. But it was a job. My father once said to me when I was a boy in school, there are winners and there are looser's. I never knew what that meant until I left the service. Life has not been great but we managed... thanks. I did enjoy serving my country I felt like a winner. So when your vets come home, and leave the service remember, they need a job and may not have the experience you require but they can be trained, after all they where trained to protect you and your freedoms.
Probie, you will find that nobody cares out here. Sorry, just the way it is.
As a fellow service member, I wish it was different. It isn't. Thank You, you are just another joe blow off the street, who did you say you were, again?
However, as one service member to another, Hi, glad to meet ya.
You are correct about that and I found out the hard way. I am reminded of a story about a young man that went off to war. I am paraphrasing her, when he was home on leave and went to the bar it was, "Johnny, pull up a chair let me buy you a drink.", "Johnny let me buy you lunch." Johnny this and Johnny that. Then after the war it was, "Johnny this and Johnny that, kick him out the bum!"
Glad to meet you as well.
Post Vietnam veterans are treated much better, IMO.
Maybe it was the guilt from the way that Vietnam vets were treated, I don't know.
But the OIF and OEF guys are treated pretty well.
I've had lunch/dinner paid for at restaurants from anonymous strangers. Few weeks ago, a group of us went to Olive Garden for lunch. When we asked for our checks, the waitress said, "Oh, a customer paid for it already and left. She said to thank you for your service." At first, we looked at each other like which on you is playing a joke on us... Then we realized she wasn't joking and got a look because there were 12 of us. We left the waitress a tip, though.
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Slapping a dumb ribbon on the back of your car is NOT *thanking veterans or active military*.
Saying, it to a vet or active Serviceman, is what works !
Doing anything, but slapping on that ribbon works.
Dumb ribbon ? Yes, it is bad for your car !
I could not agree with you more irman.... dumbest thing I have ever seen. I have volunteered to sell poppies over the years and when you have someone look you in the eyes and I mean in the eyes and say, "Thank You," you know they mean and that just makes my day.
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when you have someone look you in the eyes and I mean in the eyes and say, "Thank You," you know they mean and that just makes my day.
We as vets, get discounts at many places, but you have to ask for it !
So almost always, at those places who do give us the discount,
they almost always tell us : *Thank you for your service*
I always answer with: *Thank you for remembering*
That's nice irman... makes it all worth while, "Thank you for your service," way better than a beat up old ribbon on a car. I think you have nicer things down there as far as discounts go, up here you pretty much have to live in a large urban area to receive discounts and they are only through the presentation of a legion card.
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which on you is playing a joke on us... Then we realized she wasn't joking and got a 
look because there were 12 of us. We left the waitress a tip, though.
