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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Veterans are not gods. I don't revere them. I don't worship them. I don't walk up to every veteran showing off his veteran cap to thank them for their service. My uncle was a veteran and I didn't thank HIM for HIS service every time I visited him, or give him a gift every time I visited him to show him my appreciation.
I certainly am not going to do that for a bunch of people I've never met, just because they're showing off their veteran status. To me, unless you're marching in a parade or attending another official military-specific event, wearing a veteran cap is nothing more than posturing and demanding to be treated differently.
I honor honorable people. A piece of crap that shoots down the enemy in a fighter jet, is still a piece of crap. A person who gives of himself, helps others, lives a peaceful life, and contributes to society, is worthy of honor even if he never served a day in the military.
My uncle served - and he was a wonderful man. But he wasn't wonderful because he served. He was wonderful because he was wonderful.
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There are a lot of people who wouldn't or couldn't serve, even if they volunteered they'd be put on a desk job well behind the lines. No risk there. Some of those people ride on the backs of people willing to do the hard part, I wouldn't call that honorable. If you aren't willing to be appreciative or respectful of people willing to giving the ultimate it's probably best to remain silent. Those that aren't willing to give thanks or respect should remain silent rather than prove themselves unworthy of the sacrifice that so many have given. To sit behind the keyboard and criticize 55 years after so many went through hell to protect the freedoms we all enjoy seems to me to be the lowest of the low.