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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com
I hid from behind no one , if people find the need to be thanked everyday and be validated for doing there duty well that’s there right I just find it obsessive here . I’ll tell you another thing about the hats and badges ,I stopped asking people years ago when I saw people with airborne hats , ranger tabs , Purple Hearts some of them would say I’m honoring so and so or I wasn’t airborne I did support them in some capacity ,not everyone I asked but enough that I never asked another guy wearing a hat and again I hid behind no one , see post 42 , but people whether there vets or non vets have a right to own opinion. I don’t know of any of my close friends around the world that put in a lot of time in tough places ever wearing gear , some people are quiet patriots just like some who are quiet about there religion ,I’m one of those although Ive made the mistake of putting it out here sometimes because I get challenged for my views and that’s my problem , I shouldn’t have to justify my views , just put them out there. I will admit to one perk I do use , friends told me about getting breaks for traffic citations for having a Purple Heart plate so I went and got one and I’ve gotten a break in a few different states because of it . I know it’s a little hypocritical because of my views but it’s a one time thing lol and I don’t ask for a free lunch , just a break from a state trooper lol
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I don’t have a problem with however you deal with your postwar history but I do have a problem with your judgmental comments of those who find exceptional treatment for their service validating.
We buried a wonderful family member at age 35 with colon cancer following a stint driving those d*mn tankers around full of who knows what in Vietnam and burying two young men from our high school who never had a chance at life. They never saw any reward for their contribution to this nation’s service.
If you don’t enjoy recognition, so be it. But chiding and mocking those precious veterans that find validation and recognition isn’t necessary.